Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scanner
- Ralph DeStefano
- Mark Mlynarski, P.E.
BrDR Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scanner Application
The following sections describe :
How to run the ‘Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scanner’ application
Running the ‘Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scanner‘ Application
BrDR version 6.8.4 and earlier incorrectly stored duplicate diaphragm records. The duplicate records could result in the settings on the Brace Spec Check Selection window to be considered improperly. The Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scanner will remove the duplicate records from the database.
When a 6.8.4 and earlier file that contains duplicate diaphragm records is imported into BrDR version 7.0 or later, a message similar to the one below is displayed:
Users are encouraged to run the Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scanner to repair the bridge file even if you do not intend to modify information on the Brace Spec Check Selection window.
The ‘Diaphragm Properties Integrity Scan’ application is not available directly from BrR. It is a separate application that is installed with BrR/BrDR and can be found in the installation folder.
See the screen capture below for v7.2 of BrDR:
When the application is run, the typical login screen is displayed to access the database:
The main window of the application will then be displayed:
The application can be run on individual BIDs that are manually added or the ‘Scan’ button can be selected and the application will identify all files within the database that contain diaphragm information.
Once the bridge files to be processed have been added to the ‘Bridge Selection’ area, click the ‘Process’ button, and then click on ‘Yes’ to continue:
A ‘Scan Progress…’ window will be displayed.
Click on ‘Close’ once all files have been processed.
The application will fix and re-save the files that had duplicate diaphragm properties.