Systems, methods, and computer-storage media are provided that allow data from different sources and aspects of bridge design and construction to be merged into a common bridge information model. The inventive method comprises producing the base from aluminum by a forging process, casting, by way of a composite casting process, a ring support which is provided with a cooling channel into an aluminum ring element, and then welding the ring element with the base. The flux contains an acrylic resin, an activating agent, and a thixotropic agent having a hydroxyl group. In response to the first input, the CDSA Platform may create a new web Site at the received web Site address.