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MIDAS STRUCTURAL PACKAGE* 2016 V/S STAAD PRO v8i
*Midas Structural Package: midas Gen, Design+ and DShop
General
Analysis
Modeling
Boundary
Conditions
Loads
Design
Rebar Detailing
&
Bill of Material
Upcoming
Features...
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GENERAL FEATURES
STAAD PRO
GUI
Options to be chosen from toolbars.
Structure viewed as line model.
Works Tree: Not available
MIDAS
Tree Menu for easy usage of functions.
Structure viewed as solid model for
better and easy interpretation.
Works tree is like windows explorer
showing all the definitions in the model at
once and also can be used for editing.
Benefits with MIDAS
Productive Modeling,
Analysis, Checking of Results
& Design
Properties assigned for groups or
individul elements by using property
window
Properties assigned for selected elements
by dragging and dropping the property
from the works tree to the model view
Easy, Quick & Intuitive
Text Editor
Staad Editor
MGT (Midas Gen Text file) Command Shell
Quick & Compact
Report
Generation
Not Available
Assign Property
Report generated using analysis and
design results from midas Gen in MS
Word Format inside the software. All the
input and output data can be plotted in a
diagram, graph, text, or table format.
Easy, Quick, Comprehensive
& Practical
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MODELING FEATURES
STAAD PRO
MIDAS
Benefits with MIDAS
1. Section
Definition
Calculate the section properties in excel
and then input in Staad manually
Section properties are automatically
calculated based on section dimensions
inputted in midas Gen
Easy & Quick
2. Building
Generation
To model a multi-story bldg. after
modeling one floor, translate the single
story multiple times and then adjust the
height of each story as required
Using Building Generation tool, multistory building with different story heights
is automatically generated from typical
story modeled by user
Easy & Quick
3. Story
Diaphragm
Manually model diaphragm using rigid
links or model plate elements
Rigid diaphragm is automatically
considered at all the floor levels without
modeling plate elements for slab
Easy & Quick
4. Material
Specification
Manually enter the material properties
both before analysis and design
Material properties are automatically
taken based on the grade of material
chosen from material DB as per code
Easy & Quick
Not available
Pre/Post/Externally tensioned tendons can
be modeled in beams, columns, slabs &
mats
5. Prestressed
Concrete
Prestressed structures can
be modeled, analyzed &
designed
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BOUNDARY DEFINITION
STAAD PRO
MIDAS
1. Soil Springs
Calculate the soil spring stiffness in excel
and then input in Staad manually
Soil spring stiffness is automatically
calculated considering p-y curve based
on geotechnical parameters inputted
2. Dampers &
Base isolators
Not available
Dampers & Base isolators can be
modeled for boundary nonlinear time
history analysis
Benefits with MIDAS
Easy, Quick & more accurate
& Soil Structure Interaction
Boundary nonlinear time
history analysis
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LOAD DEFINITION
STAAD PRO
MIDAS
Benefits with MIDAS
Model the plate elements/ manually
calculate the element beam load and
apply to the floors independently
Floor load is automaticlly calculated for
all the floors at once without modeling
the floor slab
2. Prestress Load
Not available
Prestress loads can be applied to the
tendons modeled in beams, columns,
slabs & mats
3. Constuction
Stage Load
Not available
Actual construction sequence can be
reflected in model with creep and
shrinkage effects for analysis and design
More accurate,
Column Shortening Analysis
4. Response
Spectrum Load
Identify principal axis of response
spectrum loading manually
Principal axis for response spectrum
loading is automatically identified
Easy, Quick & more accurate
5. Load to Mass
Loading value needs to be specified for
floors independently for converting it to
nodal masses for seismic analysis
Self weight and applied loads are
automatically converted into masses with
user inputted factors for DL & LL
Easy, Quick & more accurate
1. Floor Load
Easy, Quick
Prestressed structures can
be modeled, analyzed &
designed
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ANALYSIS FEATURES
STAAD PRO
MIDAS
Benefits with MIDAS
Slow
Analysis speed is proportional to RAM of
your computer.
Super Fast Analysis,
Time Saving
Lateral static seismic load
Response spectrum load
Pushover analysis
"Linear time history (TH) analysis only"
All the analysis types in Staad Pro. Plus
(+)
1. Nonlinear static TH analysis with fiber
material for Performance Based Design
2. Boundary Nonlinear TH analysis with
dampers, base siolators, gap, hook, etc.
3. Inelastic TH analysis with inelastic
hinges
Total solution for dynamic
analysis of any structure
3. Heat of Hydration
Analysis
Not available
HOH analysis can be performed to
observe the temperature variation in
mass concreting structure with time
4. Buckling Analysis
Not available
Buckling analysis can be performed
5. Masonry Analysis
Not available
1. Analysis Speed
2. Dynamic Analysis
Masonry nonlinear analysis can be
performed defining the geometry of
masonry structure and plastic material
properties for brick and joints
Stresses, cracking &
temperature check for mass
concreting structure by heat
of hydration analysis
Check the buckling mode
shape and critical buckling
load factors of a model
Elastic analysis for finding
the crack position in
masonry structure
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DESIGN CAPABILITIES
STAAD PRO
1. Seismic Check
Tables
2. Section for Design
3. Design Forces
4. RC Design
6. Steel Optimal Design
7. Performance Based
Design
Story Drift & Soft Story Check
MIDAS
Torsional Irregularity, Soft Story Check,
Weight irregularity ,Capacity Irregularity,
Story drift, stablity coefficient and story
shear force ratio in tabular format
Benefits with MIDAS
Hand calculations
minimized,
Easy & Quick
In preliminary design to finalize the
section size, change the section in preprocessing and analyze again and again
for multiple section sizes
Section dimensions can be changed only
for design avoiding the need of
reanalyzing for finalizing the section size
Manually combine the forces from
analysis result to get the design forces
Analysis results are automatically
combined as per load combinations to
give design forces in tabular format
Structural design without ductility
considerations for seismic forces.
Structural component design: not
available.
Design results are available in form of
summary only.
Ductile design with strong column weak
beam ratio calculations. All types of
structural systems considered for both
seismic and non-seismic design.
Structural component design: Individual,
combined, strip, mat & pile-raft footings,
basement wall, retaining wall,
corbel/bracket, buttress & staircase.
Detailed design results with all the cluses
of the codes highlighted and detailed
calculations following those clauses.
Advanced capabilities for RC
structural design
Built up section optimization is not
possible. No command over section
database to be used for optimization.
Built Up section can be optimized by
providing available plate thickness.
Sections can be optimized within
provided section database. Section
shapes can be changed during
optimization. Sections can be optimized
within user provided limits for d, Flange w
& t, Web t)
User friendly, flexible &
Quick optimization for steel
members
Pushover Method: Only for steel
structures and only straight beam and
column members are considered
Pushover Method: For RC or/and Steel
structures with shape of members
following Capacity Spectrum Method
Time History Method: Not avilable
Time History Method: Nonlinear Static
TH analysis with fiber material and
Nonlinear Dynamic TH analysis with
dampers, isolators or inelastic hinges
Easy & Quick
No loss of data,
Easy & Quick
Advanced capabilities for
PBD
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REIBAR DETAILED DRAWINGS & QUANTITY ESTIMATION OF CONCRETE AND REBAR
STAAD PRO
Detailed Reinforcement
Drawings
Not available
Quantity Estimation
Not available
MIDAS
Reinforcement detailed drawings for
beams, columns, shear walls, slabs &
structural components (Individual,
combined, strip, mat & pile-raft footings,
basement wall, retaining wall,
corbel/bracket, buttress & staircase).
Detailed drawings also for steel
structures and its components like bolt
connection, base plate, crane girder, etc.
Drafting & Editing functions identical to
AutoCAD.
Drawing environment (Layer, Text Style,
Dimension Style & Symbol selection)
saved as a template for future drawings.
Bill of material to display the quantity of
concrete, steel and reinforcement
required for construction of main
structure and its components. Formwork
area is also available.
Benefits with MIDAS
Detailed drawings in user
specified format for structure
and its components,
Saves time spent in
preparing the drawings in
Auto-CAD from scratch
Saves time spent in manual
computations or usage of
some other computational
tools
Gen 2017
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UPCOMING FEATURES FOR MIDAS STRUCTURAL PACKAGE
Description
1.
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