Additionally, you specify the geometry for each section. You have to specify the type of pier. The type can be one of three:
· Circular
· Rectangular
· Elliptical
For each section you specify a number of parameters depending on the type of section. For a circular section the height and the width (diameter) must also be specified. For a rectangular section the height, the width, the length and the radius of the corners must be specified. Finally, for an elliptical section the height, the width and the length must be specified. The sections are ordered so that the first section is at the top of the pier structure and the last section is at the bottom of the pier structure (at the sea bed), see Figure 6.13.
Figure 6.13 Definition of pier sections
