MIDAS provides the best solution

in Structural Engineering.

Comparison of MIDAS/Civil V.6 ! and "M#!!$

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MIDAS provides the best solution in Structural Engineering.

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Features MIDAS/Civil vs. RM2004

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Feature (1)

MIDAS provides the best solution MIDAS provides PSC or STEE se!tion s"apes and auto#!al!ulated se!tion properties

in Structural Engineering.

MIDAS !onsiders variations in stru!tural syste$ and loadin% !onditions &or ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e MIDAS analy'es Co$posite Se!tions MIDAS provides various PSC (rid%e )i'ards &or di&&erent !onstru!tion $et"ods # FCM *(alan!ed Cantilever+, I M, FSM, MSS MIDAS re&le!ts !reep and s"rin-a%e in Ti$e Dependent Analysis

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Feature (2)

MIDAS provides the best solution in Structural Engineering. Ca.le ele$ents # Catenary, E/uivalent truss *Ernst e/.+ ineari'ed &inite displa!e$ent analysis *Me$.er &or!es at t"e &inal sta%e !onverted into initial &or!es+ Finite displa!e$ent analysis &or ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e *P#delta analysis+ inear .u!-lin% analysis For0ard/.a!-0ard sta%e analysis re&le!tin% %eo$etri! nonlinearity *lar%e displa!e$ent analysis+ Fa.ri!ation/!onstru!tion !a$.ers *Real Disp.+ Pus"over/Inelasti! Ti$e 1istory Analysis Multiple Support E2!itation

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Feature (3)

MIDAS provides the best solution

Cal!ulation o& initial !a.le &or!es o& a !a.le stayed .rid%e at t"e &inal sta%e/!onstru!tion sta%es *3n-no0n oad Fa!tors+
in Structural Engineering. Constru!tion Sta%e Analysis Constru!tion Constru!tionSta%e Sta%e
Apply unit Pretension loads # Set !onstraints

3n-no0n 3n-no0n oad oadFa!tor Fa!tor

# Cal!ulate un-no0n load &a!tors &or ea!" sta%e # Modi&y un-no0n load &a!tors .y usin% in&luen!e $atri2 i& ne!essary Re#analy'e !onstru!tion sta%es re&le!tin% un-no0n load &a!tors 4eri&y analysis results &or ea!" sta%e

Constru!tion Constru!tionSta%e Sta%e C"e!C"e!End End

MIDAS provides the best solution in Structural Engineering.

De&inition o& 3n-no0n Fa!tors oad

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Feature (4)

Ca.le#Pretension For!e Control
MIDAS provides the best solution
# Ca.le pretension &or!es !ontrolled .y t"e user # In %eneral analysis, applied !a.le &or!es are redistri.uted, .e!o$in% di&&erent &ro$ pretension loads. # )it" t"e sele!tion o& 5E2ternal For!e6, !a.le &or!es .e!o$e e/ual to pretension loads.

in Structural Engineering.

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Feature (5)

MIDAS provides the best solution

For0ard Sta%e Analysis in!orporatin% ar%e Displa!e$ent Analysis

in Structural Engineering.

For0ard Sta%e Analysis re&le!tin% P#delta E&&e!ts (a!-0ard Sta%e Analysis &or !a.le stayed .rid%e/suspension .rid%e .y su.stitutin% internal &or!es 0it" $e$.er &or!es at t"e &inal sta%e *appli!a.le 0"en !atenary ele$ents are used+

MIDAS/Civil Analysis Feature (6)

Initial Con&i%uration Analysis &or Suspension (rid%e
MIDAS provides the best solution

*Eart"#an!"ored/Sel&#an!"ored+
in Structural Engineering. 7st Con&i%uration Analysis 8 Si$pli&ied Met"od proposed .y 9"tsu-i # 3sin% e/uili.riu$ e/uation deter$ined .y .rid%e sel&0ei%"t and $ain !a.le &or!es


MIDAS provides the best solution

in Structural Engineering.

2nd Con&i%uration Analysis *Re&ined Met"od+ # Appli!a.le to SE F#A:C19RED suspension .rid%e # Initial !on&i%uration analysis .ased on !a.le !oordinates/unstressed len%t"s/"ori'ontal !a.le &or!es resultin% &ro$ t"e 7st !on&i%uration analysis

MIDAS/Civil vs. RM2 4 (1) !"asi# $o%ule

MIDAS provides the best solution

MIDAS/Civil
in Structural Engineering.
-4ersatile $odelin% &eatures / S0i&t $odelin% .y )i'ards -Can !onsider variations o& stru!tural syste$ and loadin% !onditions in !onstru!tion sta%es -Can !al!ulate se!tion properties o& irre%ular se!tions -Can a!!urately !al!ulate torsional !onstant and s"ear stress # Can de&ine a re&eren!e position .y top &i.er, .otto$ &i.er, !entroid, et!. o& a se!tion *easy# to#$odel a tapered se!tion+ -Movin% load analysis .y in&luen!e lines < sur&a!es -Movin% loads as per ea!" !ountry !ode *AAS1T9, (S, CSA, Indian, Tai0an, et!.+ -Easy#to#&ind $a2i$u$ load !ase .y usin% $ovin% load tra!er

RM2004
# Modelin% .y usin% ;P2004 - Sa$e as MIDAS

# Sa$e as MIDAS

# Sa$e as MIDAS

- Movin% load analysis .y usin% in&luen!e lines or advan!in% stati! $ovin% loads .y a spe!i&i! spa!in% - Movin% loads as per ea!" !ountry !ode - :ot easy to &ind t"e $a2i$u$ load !ase

MIDAS/Civil vs. RM2

MIDAS/Civil
MIDAS provides the best solution
-Provides various )I=ARDs pertainin% to !onstru!tion $et"ods *FSM, MSS, I M, FCM+

!&restresse% Con#rete $o%ule

RM2004
-Provides PRE#PR9CESS9R pertainin% to I M !onstru!tion $et"od # Sa$e as MIDAS # Sa$e as MIDAS # Sa$e as MIDAS - Sa$e as MIDAS

4 (2)

in Structural Engineering.

# Provides torsional !onstant o& PSC se!tion -Tendon pla!e$ent in a >D spa!e *at any lo!ations o& a se!tion+ # Considers t"e e&&e!ts o& !reep < s"rin-a%e - Analysis re&le!tin% t"e e&&e!ts o& prestress indu!ed at ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e - Analysis o& redistri.ution o& internal &or!es re&le!tin% !reep and s"rin-a%e *transverse .endin%+

-Si$ultaneous appli!ation o& t"e a.ove alon% 0it" %eo$etri! nonlinear analysis

-Produ!es in!re$ental $e$.er &or!es and displa!e$ents &or t"e !urrent sta%e and a!!u$ulated $e$.er &or!es and displa!e$ents

# Sa$e as MIDAS

MIDAS/Civil vs. RM2 4 (3) !Co$'osite $o%ule

MIDAS/Civil
MIDAS provides the best solution
# Analysis o& !o$posite se!tion # Sa$e as MIDAS # Sa$e as MIDAS

RM2004

in Structural Engineering.

-Considers t"e e&&e!ts o& !reep and s"rin-a%e due to sta%ed !onstru!tion and $aturity even 0it"in a !ross#se!tion

! Ca(le Staye%/Sus'ension "ri%)e $o%ule

MIDAS/Civil
MIDAS provides the best solution
-Consideration o& CA( E SA; *e/uivalent truss, !atenary+

MIDAS/Civil vs. RM2

4 (4)

RM2004
-Consideration o& CA( E SA; *e/uivalent truss+ - (a!-0ard only - Sa$e as MIDAS # Sa$e as MIDAS # Sa$e as MIDAS *?ASP/ADDC9:+

in Structural Engineering.

- ar%e displa!e$ent analysis &or ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e *&or0ard/.a!-0ard+ - P#DE TA analysis &or ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e *&or0ard+ # ineari'ed &inite displa!e$ent t"eory - Produ!es pretension, at ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e, satis&yin% !onstraint !onditions at t"e &inal sta%e in !a.le stayed .rid%e analysis *3n-no0n oad Fa!tors+ - 3nder develop$ent

- Per&or$s ti$e#dependent analysis due to !reep < s"rin-a%e and P#delta analysis si$ultaneously # :ot availa.le # :ot availa.le

- Provides Ca.le Stayed (rid%e )i'ard - Initial !on&i%uration analysis o& suspension .rid%e &or sel&#an!"ored or eart"#an!"ored, and 0it" or 0it"out "an%ers - ;eo$etri! nonlinear analysis o& suspension .rid%e &or ea!" !onstru!tion sta%e *.a!-0ard+

- Sa$e as MIDAS

!Dyna$i#/*onlinear/+t,er $o%ules
MIDAS/Civil
MIDAS provides the best solution in Structural Engineering.
- Ei%envalue analysis/Response spe!tru$/Ti$e "istory analysis # :ot availa.le - Seis$i! resistan!e 0it" pus"over analysis # Inelasti! Ti$e 1istory Analysis - Provides vi.ration isolators su!" as R( and &ri!tion pendulu$ syste$ isolator - Tension#only and !o$pression#only Sprin% -:onlinear analysis re&le!tin% !on!rete !ra!-in% - Ti$e "istory analysis &or $ovin% loads - Rein&or!ed Con!rete/Steel se!tion desi%n

MIDAS/Civil vs. RM2

4 (5)

RM2004
# Sa$e as MIDAS #Dyna$i! )ind Analysis - :ot availa.le # :ot availa.le - Provides .oundary nonlinear ele$ent &or spe!i&i! vi.ration isolator - Sa$e as MIDAS - Sa$e as MIDAS - Sa$e as MIDAS - Sa$e as MIDAS