Tutorial 2

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TUTORIAL 2. PLANT STRUCTURE

Summary 1

Analysis Model and Load Cases / 2

File Opening and Preferences Setting 3

Unit System / 3
Grid Setup / 3
User Coordinate System (UCS) Setup / 4

Enter Material and Section Properties 5

Structural Modeling Using Nodes and Elements 7

Generate Column Elements / 7

Generate Roof Truss / 8
Switch the Direction of Roof Truss Bottom Chords / 10
Generate Floor Story Girders/Beams / 12
Generate 3-D Frame / 13
Generate Roof Girders and Remove Columns / 16
Generate Longitudinal Truss / 17
Generate Wind Braces / 20
Complete 3D Modeling By Mirror Duplication / 21

Enter Structure Support Conditions 22

Enter Loading Data 23

Setup Load Cases / 23
Define Self Weight / 24
Define Floor Load / 25
Define Inclined Roof Load / 27
Define X-Direction Wind Load / 28
Define Y-Direction Wind Load / 31
Confirm the status of model data input prepared using Works Tree / 32
Perform Structural Analysis 35

Verify and Interpret Analysis Results 35

Load Combinations / 35
Verify Reactions / 37
Displacement Contour / 38
Verify Member Stresses and Process Animation / 42
 TUTORIAL 2.
PLANT STRUCTURE

Summary

This Tutorial presents an efficient method of modeling and analyzing a plant

structure.

The fundamentals and the essential functions of MIDAS/Civil are covered in

Tutorial 1.

Some of the functions introduced in Tutorial 1 will be revisited in Tutorial 2.

Additional functions not covered in Tutorial 1 will be introduced in Tutorial 2

The Install CD provides an animation illustrating all the modeling, analysis and
results verification processes of the present example with concurrent vocal
explanations. The tutorials are much easier to follow if the entire process of analysis
is first understood through the narrated animations.

The step-by-step modeling and analysis processes presented in this example are
the following:

1. File Opening and Preferences Setting

2. Enter Material and Section Properties
3. Structure Modeling using Nodes and Elements
4. Enter Structure Support conditions
5. Enter Loading Data
6. Confirm the status of model data input prepared using Works Tree
7. Perform Structural Analysis
8. Verify and Interpret Analysis Results

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Analysis Model and Load Cases

The geometric shape, boundary conditions and members for the plant structure are
shown in Fig.2.1. The load cases commonly encountered in real structures are
considered for the model. The load combinations are generated in the post-
processing stage.

Load Case 1 Self Weight

Load Case 2 Dead loads on the floors and the inclined roof
0.1 ksf on the floors
0.015 ksf on the inclined roof
Load Case 3 Live load, 0.1 ksf on the floors
Load Case 4 Live load, 0.02 ksf on the inclined roof
Load Case 5 Uniformly distributed load, 0.1 k/f on every
member in theX-direction
Load Case 6 Concentrated load, 5 kips on every node in the Y-
direction

6'-0
10'-0

3'-0
10'-0
10'-0

26
'-0

In this example, an 26'-

0
identical section 26'-
0
number has been
26'- 32'-0
attributed to the exterior 0 32'-0
columns and roof
girders for simplicity.
However, in practice, Material Type A36
for efficiency in
Section Type
structural analysis and
design, it is advisable to 1: W 16 67 : exterior columns, roof level girders
assign separate section 2: W 14 90 : interior columns
numbers to members 3: W 18 65 : floor girders / beams
with different structural 4: W 4 13 : topbottom chords of exterior trusses
characteristics such as
5: WT 7 24 : topbottom chords of interior trusses
loadings and boundary
conditions even if the 6: WT 4 9 : vertical and diagonal members of roof trusses
sections are the same. 7: L 4 4 5/16 : wind braces

Figure 2.1 Analysis Model

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 File Opening and Preferences Setting

File Opening and Preferences Setting

Select File>New Project (or ) to begin modeling and select File>Save (or )
to save the work in the given file name.

Unit System

In this example, ft and kip are the basic units.

1. Select Tools>Unit System in the Main Menu.

2. Select ft in the Length selection field.
3. Select kips(kips/g) in the Force (Mass) selection field.
4. Click .

Grid Setup

Grid displays reference points or lines in the working window to help the user
readily enter the nodes or elements.

To execute the grid function in MIDAS/Civil, use Model>Grids>Point Grid and

Line Grid. If Grid and Snap are used in combination, the mouse cursor will
automatically snap to the closest grid.

Point Grid and Line Grid can be used separately or jointly. In this case,
Point Grid is used.

1. Click Set Point Grid in the Icon Menu.

2. Enter 2, 2 in the dx, dy field.
Model Boundary
defines the Grid display
3. Click .
boundary.

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User Coordinate System (UCS) Setup

The conversion of the GCS X-Z plane into the UCS x-y plane is reviewed in
Tutorial 1.

Similarly, for this example, the GCS X-Z plane is assigned as the UCS x-y plane
to model the columns and the roof truss on grid
A of the structure (see Fig.2.1).

1. Click X-Z in the Icon Menu.

2. Confirm 0, 0, 0 in the Origin field.
3. Confirm 0 in the Angle field.

If you click 4. Check ( ) Change View Direction.
after checking ( )
Change View Direction, 5. Click .
View Point changes
automatically so that
the working window
corresponds to the UCS
plane.

Refer to Tutorial 1 for

positioning Node and
Element Toolbar.

UCS
GCS

Figure 2.2 UCS Setup

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 Enter Material and Section Properties

Enter Material and Section Properties

Material properties and section data for members may be entered anytime,
regardless of the generation of elements. However, it is most convenient to define
such data prior to generating elements. Member sizes and shapes can then be
viewed by the Hidden function as the structure is modeled.

Select Geometry>Properties>Material in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu to

enter the material properties and section data.

The material properties and section data of the structural members are as
follows:

Material type A36

Section type
1: W 16 67 : exterior columns, roof level girders
2: W 14 90 : interior columns
3: W 18 65 : floor girders/beams
4: W 4 13 : topand bottom chords of exterior trusses
5: WT 7 24 : topand bottom chords of interior trusses
6: WT 4 9 : vertical and diagonal members of roof trusses

In the material and 7: L 4 4 5/16 : wind braces
section types, the part
in front of : represents
the inherent member
numbering, and the part
after : represents the
member designation.

Figure 2.3 Section Data

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For simplicity, all the member sections are chosen from the AISC sizes stored in
MIDAS/Civil.

1. Select Geometry>Properties>Material in the Menu tab of the Tree

Menu.
2. Click .
A default in the 3. Confirm 1 in the Material Number field.
Standard field can be
assigned in advance by
4. Confirm Steel in the Type selection field.
Tools>Preferences.
5. Select ASTM(S) in the Standard selection field.
6. Select A36 in the DB selection field.

Name plays the role 7. Enter Frame in the Name field.
of Description to
distinguish the material 8. Click .
properties. It is not 9. Select the Section tab at the top of the Properties dialog box.
related to any physical
properties. By selecting 10. Click .
the DB type, an identical
name is automatically 11. Confirm the DB/User tab at the top of the Section dialog box.
attributed to the Name 12. Confirm 1 in the Section ID field.
field.
13. Confirm I-Section in the Section selection field.
14. Confirm AISC in the DB selection field.

By entering the first part 15. Select W 16 67 in the Sect. Name selection field.
of the members name
in the Section Name 16. Click .
field, the members
name is automatically
17. Enter 2 to 4 in Section ID (I-section) by repeating steps 15 and 16
searched from the Drop (Fig.2.3).
List. Even if the Drop 18. Enter the remaining section data for T and Angle sections following the
List is not opened, the
lightest member among procedure similar to that for I-sections.
the members matching
19. Finally, click in the dialog box.
the first part of the
members name is 20. Confirm if there is any error in the member selection and click .
selected.

By using the Point Grid in the previously defined UCS x-y plane, position the
elements located on grid A of the structure. Generate the elements by following
the procedure below and by selecting Geometry>Elements>Create in the Menu
tab of the Tree Menu.

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Structural Modeling Using Nodes and Elements

Generate Column Elements

1. Click Hidden in the Icon Menu.

2. Click Node Number and Element Number in the Icon Menu
(Toggle on).
3. Click Point Grid Snap in the Icon Menu (Toggle on).
4. Select Geometry>Elements>Create in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
5. Confirm General beam/Tapered beam in the Element Type
selection field.
6. Confirm 1 : Frame in the Material Name selection field.
7. Confirm 1 : W 16 67 in the Section Name selection field.
8. Confirm 0 in the Beta Angle selection field.
While generating 9. Generate elements 1 & 2 (exterior columns) by linking the positions (0,
elements, if the window 0, 0) and (0, 30, 0) and positions (64, 0, 0) and (64, 30, 0) relative to
area is too small or the
position is unsuitable,
the UCS coordinates noted at the bottom of the screen (Fig.2.4 ) with

the user may adjust the the mouse cursor.
window by using Zoom
or Pan (Fig.2.4- ).
10. Select 2 : W 14 90 in the Section Name selection field.
11. Select 90 in the Beta Angle selection field.
12. Assign successively positions (32, 0, 0) and (32, 30, 0) relative to

If the node numbering UCS to generate element 3.
does not operate
automatically, click the
Nodal Connectivity field
once and execute step
12.

Figure 2.4 Generation of Column Elements

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Generate Roof Truss

The procedure for generating the roof trusses in the UCS x-y plane is illustrated
next. Even if the shape of the structure is complex such as the roof trusses,

GENw supports Structure Wizard can be a useful tool for standardized structures.
Structure Wizard for
various structures to
expedite the modeling The Truss Wizard has 3 dialog boxes that serve the following purposes:
of standardized
structures. Input tab: Assign the size and shape of the truss
Beam Edit tab: Determine whether the member is vertical and assign the
Column
material properties and sections of the truss
Arch
Frame Insert tab: Assign the position and orientation angles to set the defined
Truss
Plate truss in the model
Shell
Suspension Bridge When a truss is auto-generated by Truss Wizard, top and bottom chords are
Cable Stayed Bridge
Steel House Wall
classified as Beam Elements and vertical and diagonal members are classified as
Steel House Truss Truss Elements.
Steel House Stair
First of all, click as shown in Fig.2.4 and switch to the Tree Menu.
Then, execute Geometry>Structure Wizard>Truss to start modeling.

(a) Input (b) Edit (c) Insert

Figure 2.5 Truss Wizard

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1. Click as shown in Fig.2.4 .

2. Click Geometry>Structure Wizard>Truss in the Menu tab of the Tree
Menu.
3. Select the roof truss shape in the Type of the Input tab (Fig.2.5(a) ).
4. Confirm 4 in the Number of Panels field.
5. Enter 32 in the L field (length of truss).
6. Enter 6 in the H2 field (height of truss).

Check ( ) Show 7. Select Sym. in the Option selection field.
Dimensions. Then the
screen displays the
values of L and H2
(Fig.2.5(a)- ).

1. Select the Edit tab.

2. Check ( ) Verticals in Insertion.
3. Select 1: Frame in the Material selection field.
4. Select 5: WT 7 24 in the Top (top chord) selection field of

The material properties Section.
and section numbers
can be directly entered 5. Select 5: WT 7 24 in the Bottom (bottom chord) selection field.
by moving around the
6. Select 6: WT 4 9 in the Vertical (vertical members) selection field.
entry fields using the
Tab key. 7. Select 6: WT 4 9 in the Diagonal (diagonal members) selection

field.
Check ( ) Show
Member No. to display
the member numbers in
the Wizard Model
Window.
1. Select the Insert tab.
2. Enter (0,30,0) relative to the UCS in the Insert Point field or click the
field once and node 2 at the top end of element 1 with the mouse.
3. Confirm 1 (0, 0, 0) in the Origin Point selection field.

4. Click .
If the truss data results
are different from that in
5. Click Zoom Fit.
Fig.2.6, click Undo 6. Click to exit the Truss Wizard dialog box.
and modify the data for
Structure Wizard Truss.

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Figure 2.6 Generation of Roof Truss

Switch the Direction of Roof Truss Bottom Chords

The roof truss generated by Structure Wizard is shown in Fig.2.6.

The T-shape section members are used for the bottom chord of the roof truss
(Fig.2.7 ) and the section is non-symmetrical about the strong axis. Click
Iso View, Shrink, and Zoom Window to magnify the bottom chord of the
truss. Observation of the section of the bottom chord will show that the web is
During the data entry, oriented downward.
analysis of results or
design steps, it is most
efficient to assign the
The joint detail at the bottom chord to which the vertical or diagonal members
specific elements by connect shows that the web of the bottom chord must be oriented upward for
group. Group is an easier fabrication. The method that revises the section orientation such that the
extremely useful tool for
web is oriented upward is examined.
data entry, results
interpretation and
design. Specific The bottom chord is selected by Group, which selects and saves the entity as
elements are grouped.
determined by the user in advance.

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1. Click Select Window in the Icon Menu and drag the mouse from left

It is easier to select the to right to select only the roof truss bottom chord.
bottom chord if x is
selected in the Filter 2. Right-click the mouse in the Structure Group of Group tab and then
field (Fig.2.7- ). select New to enter Roof Bottom Chord.
3. From the Structure Group drag Roof Bottom Chord with the mouse
and drop it to the model window.
4. Click Shrink in the Icon Menu (Toggle on).
5. Click Iso View in the Icon Menu.
6. Click Zoom Window in the Icon Menu (Toggle on).
7. Magnify shown in Fig.2.7 to confirm the orientation of the bottom
chord.

Double click the Roof 8. Select the Roof Bottom Chord group and double-click the mouse.
Bottom Chord group,
then the nodes and 9. Execute Geometry>Elements>Change Element Parameters in the Menu
elements assigned as tab of the Tree Menu.
Roof Bottom Chord
group will be selected 10. Select Beta Angle in the Parameter Type selection field.
as done in step 8.
11. Select 180 in the Beta Angle field.
12. Click .

Figure 2.7 Switching the Bottom Chord Beta Angle

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Generate Floor Story Girders/Beams

Use Point Grid Snap to generate the 2 intermediate floor girders.

1. Click Auto Fitting in the Icon Menu (Toggle on).

2. Click Front View in the Icon Menu.
3. Select Create Elements in the function list (Fig.2.8 ).
4. Select 3: W 18 65 in the Section Name selection field.
5. Confirm 0 in the Beta Angle field.

When connecting a new 6. Check ( ) Elem and Node of Intersect.
element to a particular
node on a column, use 7. Click the Nodal Connectivity field once.
Elem in the Intersect 8. Assign positions (0, 10, 0) and (32, 10, 0) relative to the UCS to
field to divide the
column member
generate the first girder.
automatically at the 9. Assign positions (0, 20, 0) and (32, 20, 0) relative to the UCS to
relevant node.
generate the second girder.

Figure 2.8 Generation of Floor Girders

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Generate 3-D Frame

By using the completed 2-D frame, duplicate 2 frames in the GCS Y-direction at
an interval of 26 ft.

First, switch the window to the 3-D state. When selecting elements to be
duplicated, exclude the 2 floor girders. Two floor girders will be duplicated later
with the small beams simultaneously.

1. Select GCS in the Icon Menu.

2. Select Iso View in the Icon Menu.
3. Click Select All in the Icon Menu.
4. Click Select Single in the Icon Menu and click the girders (elements
33 and 36) so that they are not duplicated.
5. Select Translate Elements in the functions selection field (Fig.2.9 ).
6. Confirm Copy in the Mode selection field.
7. Select Equal Distance in the Translation selection field.
8. Enter 0, 26, 0 in the dx, dy, dz field or use Mouse Editor to enter the
data automatically.
9. Enter 2 in the Number of Times field.
10. Click .
11. Click Element Number in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).
12. Click Shrink in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).
13. Click Select Single in the Icon Menu and select the two girders with
the mouse

In GENw, numerical 14. Enter 0, 26/3, 0 in the dx, dy, dz field.
values as well as
equations may be used 15. Enter 6 in the Number of Times field.
simultaneously. Most
16. Click .
operators used in
engineering can be
used.

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Figure 2.9 Duplicated 3-D Frame

Generate Floor Girders

Create the floor girders by connecting the longitudinal sides of the floors as
shown in Fig.2.10. To avoid confusion between the existing point grid and the
nodes, toggle off Point Grid and Point Grid Snap.

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1. Click Point Grid and Point Grid Snap in the Icon Menu (Toggle
off).
2. Select Create Elements in the functions selection field.
3. Confirm General Beam/Tapered Beam in the Element Type
selection field.
4. Confirm 1: Frame in the Material Name selection field.
5. Confirm 3: W 18 65 in the Section Name selection field.
6. Confirm 0 in the Beta Angle selection field.
7. Check ( ) Elem and Node of Intersect.
8. Assign nodes 20 (0, 0, 10) to 48 (0, 52, 10) to generate the lower
1 of Fig.2.1.
floor girders on grid
9. Assign nodes 21 (32, 0, 10) to 52 (32, 52, 10) to generate the lower
floor girders on grid
2 .

10. Assign nodes 22 (0, 0, 20) to 68 (0, 52, 20) to generate the upper
floor girders on grid
1 .

11. Assign nodes 23 (32, 0, 20) to 69 (32, 52, 20) to generate the upper
floor girders on grid
2 .

Figure 2.10 Generation of Floor Story Girders/Beams

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Generate Roof Girders and Remove Columns

Use Create Elements to generate the roof-level girders and remove the
generated column elements unnecessarily duplicated during the copy process.

1. Select 1: W 16 67 in the Section Name selection field.

2. Confirm 0 in the Beta Angle selection field.
3. Assign nodes 2 (0, 0, 30) to 53 (0, 52, 30) to generate the roof-level
girders (Fig.2.11 ).
4. Assign nodes 16 (32, 0, 36) to 64 (32, 52, 36) to generate the roof-
level girders (Fig.2.11 ).
5. Select Delete Elements in the functions selection field.
6. Confirm Picking in the Type selection field.
7. Click Rotate Dynamic to rotate the model to the desired orientation
for a clear view of the model.
8. Confirm that Element Snap is Toggled on.
9. Remove the column elements in Fig.2.11 by assigning with the
mouse.

Figure 2.11 Generation of Roof Girders and Removal of Columns

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Generate Longitudinal Truss

Use Structure Wizard to generate the longitudinal truss on grid 3 of the structure
(Fig.2.1). Use Rotate Left or Rotate Dynamic to change the view by
rotating the model to the desired orientation. The generation of the longitudinal
truss is similar to that of the roof-level truss and the procedure is as follows:

1. Click Rotate Dynamic in the Icon Menu and rotate the model as
shown in Fig.2.13.
2. Select Model>Structure Wizard>Truss in the Main Menu.
3. Select the truss shape (Fig.2.12(a) ) in the Type selection field of the
Input tab.
4. Enter 8 in the Number of Panels (number of divisions of Top & Bot.
Chords) field.
5. Enter 26 in the L field (length of truss).
6. Enter 3 in the H1 field (height of truss).
7. Select Sym. in the Option selection field.
8. Check ( ) Show Dimensions and confirm L and H1.

(a) Input (b) Edit (c) Insert

Figure 2.12 Truss Wizard

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1. Select the Edit tab.

2. Select 1 : Frame in the Material selection field.
3. Enter 4 : W 4 13 in the Top (top chord) field.
4. Enter 4 : W 4 13 in the Bottom (bottom chord) field.
5. Enter 6 : WT 4 9 in the Diagonal (diagonal member) field.
6. Check ( ) Merge Straight Members.

When Wizard Model is

inserted into the main
model, Alpha, Beta and
Gamma represent the
rotation angles which 1. Select the Insert tab.
the partial model is to
2. Enter 64, 0, 30 in the Insert Point field or use Mouse Editor to
be rotated about GCS
X, Y and Z-axes, assign node 4.
respectively.
3. Enter 90 in the Gamma field of Rotations.

If Show No. is 4. Select 12 (0, 0, 3) in the Origin Point selection field.
checked( ), the node
numbers will be 5. Click .
displayed on the screen
6. Confirm if the longitudinal truss is correctly generated and click
which will enable the
user to find the Origin in the Truss Wizard dialog box.
Point.
7. Click Iso View in the Icon Menu.

Comment 1. ...
When using MIDAS/Civil, the use of Query is a handy tool to find the distance between nodes or the length of an
element.
Selecting the Query>Query Nodes or Query Elements menus will display the Query dialog box. If the Node tab at
the top is selected and if two nodes are selected with the mouse, the Message window will indicate the positions and
the distance between the two nodes.
Similarly, select Element in the Query dialog box and assign the desired element with the mouse, then the element
and length data will appear in the Message window.

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Figure 2.13 Generation of Longitudinal truss

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Generate Wind Braces

1. Select Create Elements in the functions selection field (Fig.2.14 ).

2. Select Truss in the Element Type selection field.
3. Confirm 1 : Frame in the Material Name selection field.
4. Select 7 : L 4 4 5/16 in the Section Name selection field.

5. If Node and Elem of Intersect are already checked ( ), click once
If Elem of Intersect is again to remove the check.
checked ( ), remove 6. Connect nodes 5 (32, 0, 0) and 4 (64, 0, 30) of the X-Z plane to
the check to avoid the
automatic division of generate the wind brace.
elements at the 7. Connect nodes 6 (32, 0, 30) and 3 (64, 0, 0) to generate the wind
intersection points of X-
shape wind braces. brace.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to generate the remaining wind braces in the roof

floor and the Y-Z plane.
When nodes are to be
identified for member
generation, set
Hidden to Toggle off
or use Zoom and
Rotate to change the
View Point until it
becomes easier to
manipulate the model.

Figure 2.14 Generation of Wind Braces

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Complete 3D Modeling By Mirror Duplication

The structure is symmetrical about grid C (Fig.2.1). The structure modeled up

to this point is mirror-duplicated with respect to grid
C , thereby completing the
entire model.

1. Click Node Number in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).

2. Click Shrink in the Icon Menu (Toggle on).
3. Click Right View in the Icon Menu.
4. Select Mirror Elements in the functions selection field (Fig.2.15 ).
5. Click Select Window in the Icon Menu.
6. Drag the mouse from right to left as shown in Fig.2.15 to select the
nodes and elements to be duplicated.

As Snap cannot be 7. Select Copy in the Mode selection field.
executed when
Select Window is 8. Select z-x plane in Reflection and assign any node in the plane
Toggled on, switch containing grid C to specify 52 automatically.
Select Window to
Toggle off before 9. Click .
executing step 8.
10. Click Iso View in the Icon Menu.

When selecting
members for duplication,
exclude the elements
contained in the plane of
symmetry (Fig. 2.15- ).
When using Select
Window, only the
Mouse Drag Direction
elements completely
included in the window
are selected by dragging
the mouse from left to
right, and the elements
intersecting the
boundary of the window
are also selected by
dragging the mouse
from right to left. For this
reason the mouse is
dragged from right to
left.

Figure 2.15 Selection of Target Elements of Mirror Elements

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Enter Structure Support Conditions

When the entire model is complete, attribute the support conditions to the lower
ends of the columns. In this example, assume that the lower ends of the columns
are pinned (pin support).

1. Select the Boundary tab as shown in Fig.2.16 .

2. Confirm Supports in the functions selection field.
3. Click Select Plane in the Icon Menu.
4. Select XY Plane.
5. Enter 0 in the Z Position field (Z-axis coordinate of the lower ends of
the columns to receive support conditions). Click or assign any
node at the lower end of a column with the mouse and click .
6. Confirm Add in the Options selection field.

When the coordinates 7. Check ( ) D-ALL in the Support Type selection field.
of a node has been
defined by Node Local 8. Click .
Axis, the restraints are
also defined with
respect to the Node
Coordinate.

Figure 2.16 Data Entry of Support Conditions

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Enter Loading Data

Setup Load Cases

Set up load cases before entering the loading data.

1. Select the Load tab as shown in Fig.2.16 .

2. Click the button to the right of Load Case Name.
3. Enter the load cases in the Static Load Cases dialog box as shown in

Refer to Load Cases Fig.2.17.
Setup of Tutorial 1 or
On-line Manual.

Separate Roof Live

Load from normal floor
Live Load. A different
live load factor is
applied to roof live load
in LRFD or Limit States
Design.

Figure 2.17 Data Entry for Load Cases

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Define Self Weight

The Self Weight of the structure is computed automatically, reflecting the

densities and the volumes, when the material properties and sections of members
are defined. The self-weight of the structure is taken into account in the analysis
with respect to the gravity direction or any other defined direction by the given
factors through the Self Weight command.

Observe the following procedure to specify the self-weight:

1. Select Self Weight in the functions selection field (Fig.2.18 ).

2. Confirm Self Weight in the Load Case Name selection field.
3. Enter -1 in the Z field of Self Weight Factor.
4. Click in the Operation selection field.

Figure 2.18 Data Entry of Self Weight

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Define Floor Load

Specify the floor loads.

As the structure configurations and the magnitudes of floor loads are identical in
this example, the floor loads on both floors are defined simultaneously.

Activate only the loaded planes to avoid any error during the data entry in Assign
Floor Load.

The size of Floor Load

Label may be adjusted in
the Size tab in
Display Option.

Figure 2.19 Data Entry for Floor Loads

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1. Select Assign Floor Loads in the functions selection field (Fig.2.19 ).

2. Click the button to the right of Load Type.

3. Enter Floor in the Name field of Floor Load Type & Description.
4. Enter Top and Bottom identical in the Description field.
5. Select DL in the Load Case 1. selection field of Floor Load & Load

Case and enter - 0.1 in the Floor Load field.
If Sub Beam Weight is 6. Select LL in the Load Case 2. selection field and enter - 0.1 in the
checked( ), the value of
Unit Self Weight specified Floor Load field.
for the unmodeled sub-
beams are added to the
7. Click .
floor load of the load 8. Click .
cases in which the check
( ) is marked. 9. Select Floor in the Load Type selection field.
10. Select One Way in the Distribution selection field.
11. Check ( ) Copy Floor Load to enter the floor loads of the top and
bottom floors simultaneously.
12. Confirm z in the Axis selection field.

If Convert to Beam 13. Enter 10 in the Distances field.
Load Type is not
checked ( ), the load 14. Click Front View in the Icon Menu.
data will be saved as
floor load and future 15. Click Select Window in the Icon Menu and drag the mouse from left
modification will be to right to select only the bottom floor.
easy.
16. Click Active in the Icon Menu.
17. Click Node Number in the Icon Menu (Toggle on).
18. Click Iso View in the Icon Menu.
19. Click the Nodes Defining Loading Area field once and assign
sequentially the nodes (104, 20, 21, 108, 104) forming an irregular

During the floor load polygon plane defining the loaded area.
generation in GENw,
the user is cautioned to 20. Click Shrink in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).
properly define Load
Angle (A1) and Sub- 21. Click Active All in the Icon Menu.
Beam Angle (A2) in
specifying the loaded
area. The angles are
determined on the basis
of the line defined by
the 1st and 2nd nodes.
(Refer to On-line
Manual).

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Define Inclined Roof Load

Apply the dead and live loads of the inclined roof on the top chords of the roof
trusses (beam elements).

Floor Load may be applied to any plane in the model in MIDAS/Civil. Hence,
dead and live loads acting on an inclined roof as well as snow loads and wind
loads, may be specified by Floor Load.

Use Floor Load to enter the dead and live loads acting on the inclined roof in the
example.

Figure 2.20 Data Entry for Inclined Roof Loads

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1. Click Front View in the Icon Menu.

2. Click Hidden in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).
3. Confirm Assign Floor Loads in the functions selection field
(Fig.2.20 ).
4. Click the button to the right of Load Type and enter Inclined
Roof in the Name field.
5. Remove the contents in the Description field.
6. Enter - 0.015 for Floor Load in Load Case 1 from which DL has
been selected.
7. Select LR from Load Case 2. and enter - 0.02 for Floor Load.
8. Click .
9. Click .
10. Select Inclined Roof in Load Type.
11. Confirm One Way in the Distribution selection field.
12. Click Select Polygon in the Icon Menu and select only the upper

chords of the roof trusses shown in Fig.2.20
When using Select
Polygon, double click 13. Click Active and Iso View in the Icon Menu.
the last node which 14. Enter 3 in No. of Sub Beams of Unmodeled Sub-Beam.
defines the selected
area for nodes or 15. Confirm 90 in Sub-Beam Angle (A2).
elements.
16. Enter 0.033 in Unit Self Weight.
17. Remove the check ( ) in Copy Floor Load.
18. Click the Nodes Defining Loading Area field once and click nodes

2, 16, 121, 109, 2 sequentially.
Where a load such as
snow load is applied
19. Click nodes 16, 4, 117, 121,16 successively.
vertically on a projected 20. Click Active All in the Icon Menu.
plane of the roof, select
Yes in the Projection 21. Click Node Number in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).
field.

If Fast Query of the

Status Bar is used, the
attributes of
the snapped nodes or
Define X-Direction Wind Load
elements can be easily
verified.
Specify the X-direction wind load as a uniformly distributed load.

In practice, the wind load must be applied to wall and roof planes considering the
members orientation and the tributary areas. To simplify the problem, assume that
a uniformly distributed load of 0.1 k/f is applied to only the columns and girders
on grid 1 of the structure.

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 Enter Loading Data

1. Click Select Plane in the Icon Menu.

2. Select YZ Plane.
3. Click any point on grid 1 plane of the structure (Fig.2.1) to enter 0
automatically in the X Position field.
4. Click .
5. Select Element Beam Loads in the functions selection field
(Fig.2.21 ).
6. Select WX in the Load Case Name selection field.
7. Confirm Add in the Options selection field.
8. Confirm Uniform Loads in the Load Type selection field.
9. Select Global X in the Direction selection field.
10. Confirm No in the Projection selection field.
11. Enter 0.1 in the w field.
12. Click .

Figure 2.21 Data Entry for X-Direction Wind Load

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Click the button on the right of the functions selection field (Fig.2.22 ) to
confirm the loads applied to beam elements in Beam Loads Table.

When confirming the data entries such as load, release, etc. relative to a specific
element, use Element Detail Table for convenience.

1. Click Select Previous in the Icon Menu.

2. Select Query>Element Detail Table in the Main Menu.
3. Click the Bmld tab at the bottom of the Element Detail Table window
(Fig.2.22 ) and confirm the current load of the selected element.
4. Click as shown in Fig.2.22 .
5. Click Unselect All in the Icon Menu.

Figure 2.22 Element Detail Table

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Define Y-Direction Wind Load

Specify the Y-direction wind load simply as concentrated loads.

1. Click Select Plane in the Icon Menu.

2. Select XZ Plane.
3. Click any point on plane
A of the structure for the Y Position field.

4. Click .
5. Select Nodal Loads in the functions selection field.
6. Select WY in the Load Case Name selection field.
7. Confirm Add in the Options selection field.
8. Enter 5 in the FY field.
9. Click .

Figure 2.23 Data Entry for Y-Direction Wind Load

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Verify the entered nodal loads.

1. Click Select Previous in the Icon Menu.

2. Select Query>Node Detail Table in the Main Menu.
3. Click the Cnld tab at the bottom of the Node Detail Table window
(Fig.2.24 ) and confirm the current nodal load of the selected node.
4. Click as shown in Fig.2.24 .
5. Click Unselect All in the Icon Menu.

Figure 2.24 Node Detail Table

Confirm the status of model data input prepared using

Works Tree

MIDAS/Civil provides the state-of-the-art modeling capability, Works Tree,

which systematically summaries and maintains the process of input data
construction.

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From the record of data entry process contained in Works Tree, previously
entered attributes may be modified, deleted, activated or deactivated. Moreover,
appropriate attributes can be intuitively assigned through Drag & Drop.

1. Select the Works tab as shown in Fig.2.25 .

2. Select Type 1[111000] in Boundaries>Supports and right-click the
mouse.
3. Select Display From the context menu of Works Tree.
4. Confirm the entered support condition of the model as shown in Fig.2.26.
5. Select Floor Loads: 4 in Static Loads>Static Load Case2
[DL:Dead Load].
6. Select Display from Context Menu.
7. Confirm the entered floor load as shown in Fig.2.27.
8. Click Display and uncheck Support under the Boundary tab.
9. Click .

Figure 2.25 Selection of the Works tab of Tree Menu

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Figure 2.26 Confirmation of Support Condition using Works Tree

Figure 2.27 Confirmation of Floor Load input using Works Tree

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 Perform Structural Analysis

Perform Structural Analysis

Click Analysis in the Icon Menu or select Analysis>Perform Analysis in the

Main Menu to analyze the model. Once the analysis is completed, the program
switches automatically to the post-processing mode, which provides access to
the analysis and design results.

Click Preprocessing Mode in the Icon Menu or select Mode> Preprocessing

Mode in the Main Menu when the preprocessing mode has to be restored to
modify the data.

Verify and Interpret Analysis Results

Load Combinations

Use Results>Combinations in the Main Menu to specify the load combinations

prior to verifying the analysis results.

The load combinations, in conformity with the Limit State Design Method, are
auto-generated by Auto Generation. Additional Service Load combinations may
be entered to examine displacements and reactions.

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1. Select the Results>Combinations in the Main Menu.

2. Select the Steel Design tab.
3. Click .
4. Confirm Add in the Option selection field.
5. Select AISC-LRFD 93 in the Design Code field.
6. Click .
7. Click the Name field below sLCB21 in Load Combination List.

For details concerning 8. Enter additionally sLCB22 as shown in Fig.2.28.
the data entry, refer to
Load Combination of 9. Click in the Load Combinations dialog box.
Tutorial 1.

During the auto-

generation of load
combinations, the load
combination description
reflects the load case
names assigned by the
user such as wind and
earthquake.

Figure 2.28 Load Combinations

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Verify Reactions

1. Select Results>Reactions>Reaction Forces/Moments in the Main

Menu.
2. Select DS: sLCB1 in the Load Cases/Combinations selection field.
3. Select FZ in the Components selection field.
4. Check ( ) Values and Legend in the Type of Display selection field.
5. Click .

It will be more
convenient to place the
Result Toolbar in the
post-processing mode.
Refer to Tutorial 1 for
the placing of Result
Toolbar.

Figure 2.29 Reactions due to Vertical Loads

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Displacement Contour

1. Click Hidden (Toggle on) in the Icon Menu.

2. Select Deform in the post-processing functions tab (Fig.2.30 ).
3. Select Displacement Contour in the functions selection field.
4. Select DS: sLCB4 in the Load Cases/Combinations selection field.
5. Confirm DXYZ in the Components selection field.
6. Check ( ) Contour, Deform and Legend in the Type of Display
selection field.
7. Click the button on the right of Contour.
8. Select 18 in the Number of Colors selection field.
9. Check ( ) Gradient Fill.
10. Click Apply upon OK to remove the check ( ).
11. Click .
12. Click the button to the right of Deform.
13. Select Real Deform in the Deformation selection field and click
.
14. Select in in the unit conversion window of Status Bar and click
.
15. Click Render View in the Icon Menu.
16. Click Perspective in the Icon Menu.

With the appropriate use of Render View and Perspective in the post-
processing stage, diversified and interesting displays may be viewed on the screen.

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Figure 2.30 Contour of the Deformed Shape

Figure 2.31 Rendering View of the Deformed Shape

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Figure 2.32 Walk through the Deformed Shape

1. Click Render View in the Icon Menu (Toggle off).

2. Select Forces in the post-processing functions tab (Fig.2.33 ).
3. Select Beam Diagrams in the functions selection field.
4. Confirm Myz in the Components selection field.
5. Select Exact and Line Fill in the Display Options selection field.
6. Check ( ) Contour, Values and Legend in Type of Display.
7. Click the button to the right of Values.
8. Enter 1 in Decimal Points and click .
9. Select ft in the unit conversion window and click .

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If there are many elements as is the case shown in Fig.2.33, the verification of
bending moments from the diagram becomes next to impossible. In such a case
use Select Plane to selectively activate only the plane of interest.

1. Click Select Plane in the Icon Menu.

2. Select XZ Plane.
3. A to enter 0 automatically in the Y Position
Click any point on plane
field.
4. Click in the Plane & Volume Select dialog box.
5. Click Active in the Icon Menu.
6. Click Front View in the Icon Menu.

Figure 2.33 Bending Moment Diagram of the Total Model

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Figure 2.34 Bending Moment Diagram of Grid plane of the Structure (Fig.2.1)

Verify Member Stresses and Process Animation

1. Click Iso View in the Icon Menu.

2. Click Perspective (Toggle on) in the Icon Menu.
3. Click Active All in the Icon Menu.
4. Select the Stresses in the post-processing functions tab (Fig.2.35 ).
5. Select Beam Stresses in the functions selection field.
6. Select CBS: sLCB8 in the Load Cases/Combinations selection field.
7. Confirm Combined in the Components selection field.
8. Check ( ) Contour, Deform and Legend in Type of Display.
9. Select in in the unit conversion window.
10. Click .

1. Check ( ) Animate in Type of Display (Fig.2.36) and remove the

check in Legend.
2. Click .
3. Click Record as shown in Fig.2.36 .

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Figure 2.35 Combined Stress Diagram of Beams

Figure 2.36 Animation Window

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As explained in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2, the structural analysis results may be

verified by Graphic window or by text format using Text Output.

Use Results>Text Output in the Main Menu to execute Text Output. Text
Output is organized such that the user may directly select the Load Set (Load
Combinations for output), the output contents (reaction, displacement, member
force, stress, etc.), the entities to output (type of element, element number,
section number, material property number, story, etc.) and the output format
(maximum/minimum values by sectional properties, etc.).

The output file (fn.ANL) may be printed by the Text Editor in MIDAS/Civil,
which enables the user to add appropriate headings and footings as necessary for
documentation.

Refer to On-line Manual and Application Examples or Tutorial 2. Animation

of the Install CD for details on Text Output options.

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