Midas Catalogue
Midas Catalogue
Midas Catalogue
midas Civil
Integrated Solution System
for Bridge and Civil Engineering
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Unique
Specialization
Why
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Bridging Your Innovations to Realities
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Maximized productivity
Practical
Productivity
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Ribbon Menu
Icon Toolbars
Context Menu
Task Pane
A new concept tool, which enables the user to
freely set optimal menu systems
Command Line
Modelling function similar to autoCAD commands
Modelling by one key commands
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Output Window
Tables
Analysis
Design
Iterative Process
Modelling
Analysis
Design
RC Design
s Beam / column section check
s Irregular column section design
s Auto-recognition of braced
conditions of columns
Steel Design
s Stress calculations for
user-defined sections
Composite Steel
Girder Design
PSC Design
s Coming Soon
Optimised Design
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Steel combined stress check as per Eurocode 3-2, AASHTO LRFD and other codes
midas Civil enables the user to auto-generate an MS Word report using analysis and design results
All the input and output data can be plotted (ie. material properties, section properties, reactions, member
Automatically searches for the optimized steel section with minimal section area
forces, displacements, stresses, section verication results, etc.) in a diagram, graph, text or table format
The report updates itself automatically when changes are made in the model
MS Word report
Reporting dynamic input/output tables
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Stiffener Check
Shear Connector
Check
Cross Frame /
Bracing Check
Design Report
Reinforcement and
longitudinal stiffener data
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Fast modelling of steel I, box, tub and PC composite bridges using wizard
Denition for transverse deck element spacing by number of division per span or distance
Dead load before composite and after composite action with quick generation of live load
Calculation of resultant forces on a selected region in beam, plate and solid elements
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Composite girder check as per Eurocode 4-2, AASHTO LRFD and other specications
Automatic generation of load combinations
Constructability, strength, service and fatigue limit state checks
Main girders, longitudinal stiffeners, transverse stiffeners, shear connectors, braces and cross frames
Excel format calculation report, spreadsheet format table and design result diagram
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Transverse
analysis
Strength check
Automatic generation of
transverse analysis model
Integrated solution
for PSC bridge design
Global
analysis along
the spans
Transverse
model
generation
Partial
modification
of model data
End
of design
RC design
Construction stage analysis reecting change in elements, boundary conditions & loadings
Transverse analysis model generation wizard & auto generation of loading and boundary conditions
BCM Bridge
Extradosed Bridge
Convenient auto generation of tapered sections (change in thicknesses of top/bottom anges and
PSC bridge wizards (BCM, ILM, MSS & FSM): user-dened tendons & sections possible
Automatic calculation
of effective width
Auto generation of
tapered sections
based on bridge spans
Automatic calculation of
effective width for PSC bridges
Schedule-based input of rebars
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Separate immediate and time-dependent tension losses by tendons (graphs & tables)
Normal / principal / shear / inclined stresses using PSC Stress Diagram command
Generation of member forces & stresses by construction stages and maximum &
Bending strength
check
Principal stress distribution for a PSC bridge
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Construction stage analysis reecting time-dependent material properties and pretensioning forces
External type pretension loads provided for inducting cable tensioning forces
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Grillage analysis model wizard automatically converts wide multi-celled PSC box girder sections into
a grillage mesh of longitudinal and transverse elements to perform a grillage analysis
Both slab based and web based divisions are supported to automatically calculate the section
properties such as total area, transverse shear area, torsional moment of inertia, etc for
the longitudinal and transverse beam elements
Multi-celled box girder bridge grillage model completed with prestressing tendons and
boundary conditions
The grillage analysis wizard supports tapered bridges with horizontal curvatures, multiple types of
spans, user dened bearing conditions, diaphragm and bent denition, auto live load generation,
auto-placement of tendon proles and reinforcement denitions
Web Based Division
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constraints
Large displacement method (independent models for backward analysis & forward construction stage)
Optimal initial pretensions generated to satisfy desired girder, tower & cable force and displacement
Suspension Bridge
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Auto calculation of erection pretensions by entering only the pretensions of the completed state &
adding Lack of t force without having to perform backward analysis
Applicable for both large displacement and small displacement analyses
Initial equilibrium state analysis reecting the behaviours of the closure of key segments during erection
Auto calculation of construction stage pretensions accounting for creep & shrinkage
Calculation of cable pretensions by construction stages satisfying the constraints for the completed
state
Auto-iterative function provided to reect creep & shrinkage
Superb convergence for calculating unknown load factors using simultaneous equations &
object functions
Iteration
STEP 02. Forward stage analysis for a cable stayed bridge using the pretensions
of the completed state and Lack of t force
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Construction Stage
Re-analysis of construction stage
reecting inuence factors
Check
Analysis of results for each construction stage
End
Iteration control
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Construction stage analysis results
Construction stage analysis results
- nal stage
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Accurate analysis with initial member forces to reect the behaviour of a self anchored suspension
bridge subjected to axial forces in girders
Typical construction methods applicable for self anchored suspension bridges such as hanger
insertion and Jack-down construction methods
0.002m
0.004m
2 Stage 05
3 Stage 04
4 Stage 03
Removal of side span girders
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5 Stage 02
6 Erection bents,
main cables &
girders installed
Removal of main span girders
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6. Nonlinear analysis
Pushover analysis
Checking the status of safety limits of a system, which has been considered with dynamic behaviours
Nonlinear material properties & plastic hinge properties
of members
(hysteresis models, yield strengths, PM interaction &
post yielding behaviour properties)
Performance
Displacement control
Boundary nonlinear
analysis
Load control
Seismic control
Viscoelastic
Hysteretic
Seismic performance
evaluation
Effective Damping
Ductility
LRB
FPS
Effective stiffness
/effective damping device
hysteretic properties
Damping
Time Step
Seismic isolation
Seismic isolation
Direct integration
Response evaluation
Staged reactions, member
forces, stresses, displacements,
plastic hinge distribution
& system displacement ductility
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Capacity spectrum method provided to efciently evaluate nonlinear seismic response & performance
Static analysis
& member design
Load control or
displacement control
Inelastic properties
of members
Pushover analysis
Beam-Column
Lumped Hinge Type
Distributed Hinge Type
Newmark -
- Linear acceleration method
- Average acceleration method
Response evaluation
Displacement, velocity & acceleration time history
Inelastic hinge distribution
Member curvature & rotational ductility
Capacity of
a structure evaluated
Performance points
found by demand curves
Satisfactory
performance
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Evaluation
of seismic performance
Inelastic element
Spring, Truss
Capacity spectrum method
Displacement coefficient method
Displacement based design method
Seismic resistance
& isolation system evaluation
6. Nonlinear analysis
Boundary nonlinear analysis
Dampers, base isolators & inelastic elements simultaneously considered in nonlinear time history
Structural analysis using spring elements having nonlinear properties (Inelastic Hinge Property)
Various dampers & base isolators (Gap, Hook, Viscoelastic Damper, Hysteretic System, Lead Rubber
Good convergence by Runge-Kutta method (Step Sub-Division Control & Adaptive Stepsize Control)
Viscoelastic
Damper
Hysteretic System
Lead Rubber
Bearing
Isolator
Hysteretic System
Viscoelastic Damper
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Easy and multiple lane generation techniques along any type of curvilinear path
Load models and vehicles from Eurocode, AASHTO LRFD, BS and other specications
Highway trafc loads, railway trafc loads and footway pedestrian loads can be combined
automatically for moving load analysis
Construction stage analysis and moving load analysis can be done in the same model
Special vehicles can be made to straddle between two lanes
Motorway vehicles
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Rail loads
Fast generation of analysis results using clever result ltering techniques that saves physical
memory and time
Combined member force checks are possible due to availability of corresponding force components
for the max/min force effects. Eg: At maximum bending moment, combined shear + bending result
can be seen
Moving load tracer displays the adverse live load pattern for all vehicle combinations
Moving loads can be converted into equivalent static loads for detail analysis
8. Soil-Structure Interaction
Built-in wizard for RC frame/box culvert can model a 3 dimensional plate model of box culverts with
all boundary conditions and ground pressure loads
Auto calculation of soil springs from simple modulus of subgrade reaction input
Automatic calculation of earth pressure loads considering the submerged condition of soil and
the ground water level
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Bridging Your Innovations to Realities
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Option 1
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Option 2
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Option 3
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Module 1
FX+ Modeler
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Module 2
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Module 3
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Module 4
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Denition of
heat transfer
Denition of
ambient temperature
Calculate stress
using temperature
load obtained from
heat transfer analysis
Initial temperature,
exothermic temperature,
and conduction
Denition of
material properties
Denition of
boundary conditions
Stage 2
Stage 3
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Analysis results
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Ductile material
Brittle material
Analysis results
Nonlinear static analysis of
material nonlinearity
Load Step 3
Load vs displacement
Von-Misses stress & deformed shape
Various hardening models which dene the behaviours from the elastic limits to
maximum stress points (Isotropic hardening, Kinematic hardening &
Mixed hardening)
Various failure models frequently encountered in civil engineering practice
Good convergence for nonlinear analysis using shell elements, which reect large
displacements & large rotations
Material & geometric nonlinear analysis functions to carry out detail analyses of
steel structures consisting of steel box, steel plate & I-beam sections
View function supported to display plastic zone and identify the status of yielding at
integration points
Animation function provided to examine rather large deformation & stress
redistribution in real time
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Kent & Park / Japan Concrete Standard Specication / Japan Road Bridge Specication /
Nagoya Highway Cooperation / Trilinear Concrete / China Concrete Specication(GB50010-02) /
Mander Model
Analysis Flow
Static analysis and
design of members
Denition of
inelastic hinge properties
Evaluation of Seismic
performance and safety
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FX+ Modeler
midas FX+ Modeler can create
complex geometric data for
accurate FE modelling.
midas FX+ Modeler is capable of
modelling any complex conguration encountered in civil structures
and industrial facilities. Generated
meshes can be produced in various
types of data les that are fully
compatible with midas Civil.
Mesh
generators
Application Areas
CAD data
exchange
(STEP, IGES)
Geometry
modeller
Civil / Geotechnical
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Modeler
Automotive / Aerospace
Geometry modelling and clean-up
Marine / Offshore
Generated mesh
Consumer Products
FEM
pre-processor
Research / Education
Constraint
Graphic
display
Convert
1D frame to
planer /
solid elements
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Wireframe
FX+ modeler
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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Import to GSD
Step 4
Generation of moment-curvature
curve
Plot of stress contour for all the
corss-sections
- Uncracked elastic stress
- Cracked elastic stress
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Rebar non-linear
material properties
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Constructibility
Service
Limit State
Fatigue
Limit State
Strength
Limit State
Shear
Connector
Transverse
Stiffener
METHOD 2
METHOD 3
Sequential Analysis +
Accurate Time Dependent Material
Sequential Analysis +
Long-term Modular Ratio of 3n
Composite Action
without Sequential Analysis
Longitudinal
Stiffener
Project Applications
Segmental
Concrete Bridges
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Project Applications
Cable Stayed
Bridges
Suspension
Bridges
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Wining Bridge in UK
About MIDAS IT
MIDAS IT is taking flight with endless passion and devotion to provide technological solutions worldwide
MIDAS Information Technology Co., Ltd. develops and supplies mechanical / civil / structural / geotechnical engineering
software and provides professional engineering consulting and e-Biz total solutions. The company began its operation
since 1989, and currently employs 600 developers and engineers with extensive experience. MIDAS IT also has corporate
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Total Solutions for Mechanical
Engineering in structural
mechanics and CFD
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Russky
Island Bridge (Russia)
Worlds longest cable stayed
bridge
Main span: 1,104m
Auto-Drawing Module
to generate Structural
drawings and Bill of
Materials
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Structural engineers
tools
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General Pre &
Post Processor for
Finite Element
Analysis
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