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Practical design features
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Maximized productivity
Practical modelling features such as SPC, Tendon Practical Productivity User-friendly GUI with high speed graphic engine
Template and Transverse Model Wizard Presenting input data in Works Tree and manipulating
RC/Steel/PSC/Composite section design as per the data by Drag & Drop
Eurocodes, AASHTO and other standards Excel compatible input & output tables
Bridge load rating for PSC box and composite girder Automatic generation of analysis and design reports
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Command Line
Modelling function similar to autoCAD commands
Modelling by one key commands Output Window Tables
Analysis
Design
Composite Steel
RC Design Steel Design Girder Design PSC Design Composite PSC Design
s Beam / column section check s Stress calculations for s Flexural Strength Check s Flexural strength check s Coming Soon
user-defined sections
s Irregular column section design s Vertical Shear Resistance Check s Shear strength check s To handle PSC -I and T girders
s Combined stresses due to with concrete decks of
s Auto-recognition of braced axial & bending s Lateral Torsional Buckling s Torsional strength check different grades
conditions of columns (all sections in database) Resistance check
s Reinforcing steel calculation
s Combined stresses due to s Design check with rebars, & tendon check
bending & shear transverse and longitudinal
(all sections in database) stiffeners s Summary of construction
stage results
s Steel section Optimisation s Fatigue strength check
s Crack Width limit check
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
Stress checks for user-defined sections 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 verification results, etc.) in a diagram, graph, text or table format
(minimal weight) whilst satisfying the design strength checks The report updates itself automatically when changes are made in the model
MS Word report
Main Girder Check Stiffener Check Shear Connector Cross Frame / Design Report
Check Bracing Check
Fast modelling of steel I, box, tub and PC composite bridges using wizard Easy generation of tapered girder
4 types of model generation Definition for transverse deck element spacing by number of division per span or distance
- All plate model X bracing, V bracing, inverted V bracing and single beam cross frame
- All frame model Dead load before composite and after composite action with quick generation of live load
- Deck as plate & girder as frame Easy generation of tendon using tendon template
- Deck & web as plate, flanges as frame Automatic generation of construction stage considering deck pouring sequence
Multi-curve and different skew angle by support positions Long term effect by applying 3n in elastic modulus after composite action
Inclination in bridge deck Resultant forces at every 10 points per span
Pier and abutment modelling
Dead and live load definition Defining bridge layout with span
information and bearing data
Resultant forces in the table and text format Before composite action After composite action
Automatic steel composite girder check Automatic steel composite girder rating
Composite girder check as per Eurocode 4-2, AASHTO LRFD and other specifications Steel composite bridge load rating as per AASHTO LRFR
Automatic generation of load combinations Strength, service and fatigue limit state rating
Constructability, strength, service and fatigue limit state checks Design live load, legal load and permit load evaluation
Main girders, longitudinal stiffeners, transverse stiffeners, shear connectors, braces and cross frames Adjustment factor resulting from the comparison of measured test behavior with the analytical model
Excel format calculation report, spreadsheet format table and design result diagram Member resistances and allowable stresses in accordance with AASHTO LRFD
Excel format calculation report and spreadsheet format table
Tendon template wizard Quick generation of PSC composite section PSC composite girder design
Construction stage analysis reflecting change in elements, boundary conditions & loadings Auto generation of transverse analysis models through global analysis models
Creep & shrinkage calculation based on codes Transverse analysis model generation wizard & auto generation of loading and boundary conditions
Time dependent steel relaxation (CEB-FIP, Eurocode, Magura & IRC112) (transverse tendon assignment)
Irregular sections displayed to true shapes Automatic placement of live load for transverse analysis
Automatic positioning of loadings for plate analysis
3D/2D tendon placement assignment
Section check using RC / PSC design function
(lumped representative tendon analysis)
Strength check to Eurocode, AASHTO LRFD and other codes
BCM Bridge
Confinement effect of rebars considered for creep
Auto-calculation of section properties
considering effective width
Easy generation of non-prismatic tapered sections
over the entire or partial spans
Modelling PSC bridges of irregular sections using Section Property Calculator Convenient auto generation of tapered sections (change in thicknesses of top/bottom flanges and
PSC bridge wizards (BCM, ILM, MSS & FSM): user-defined tendons & sections possible web separately considered)
Construction stage analysis and completed state analysis reflecting auto calculated effective width
Display and design of irregular sections Exact 3D tendon and simplified 2D tendon placements
Eurocode 2-2, AASHTO LRFD and other specifications Separate immediate and time-dependent tension losses by tendons (graphs & tables)
Bending strength, shear strength & torsional strength checks Generation of tendon weights and coordinates (calculation of tendon quantity)
Transverse rebars check and resistance & factored moment diagrams Normal / principal / shear / inclined stresses using PSC Stress Diagram command
Stress check for completed state by construction stages Generation of erection cambers
Generation of member forces & stresses by construction stages and maximum & Summary of reactions at specific supports in ILM bridges
minimum stresses summary
Excel format calculation report (Crack Control check as per Eurocode)
Bending strength
check
Analysis results table Principal stress distribution for a PSC bridge
Construction stage analysis reflecting time-dependent material properties and pretensioning forces Compression-only element provided to reflect the effects of temporary bents
External type pretension loads provided for inducting cable tensioning forces Calculation of section properties of an irregular section using AutoCAD and SPC
Calculation of normal / principal / inclined stresses using the Beam Stress (PSC) command
Construction stage analysis of an extradosed bridge (BCM) Construction stage analysis of an extradosed bridge (FSM)
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Grillage analysis model wizard automatically converts wide multi-celled PSC box girder sections into Multi-celled box girder bridge grillage model completed with prestressing tendons and
a grillage mesh of longitudinal and transverse elements to perform a grillage analysis boundary conditions
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 Slab Based Division
The grillage analysis wizard supports tapered bridges with horizontal curvatures, multiple types of
spans, user defined bearing conditions, diaphragm and bent definition, auto live load generation,
auto-placement of tendon profiles and reinforcement definitions
Initial equilibrium state analysis Optimal initial pretensions generated to satisfy desired girder, tower & cable force and displacement
Cable Stayed Bridge
1 Cable nonlinearity considered (equivalent truss, constraints
nonlinear truss & catenary cable elements)
Calculation of initial pretensions for cable stayed
bridges & initial shape analysis for suspension bridges Generation of optimal cable pretension forces
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satisfying design constraints
Construction stage analysis reflecting 1 Optimum solutions produced by an optimisation theory based
geometric nonlinearity on object functions
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Finite displacement method (P-delta analysis by cons- 2 Solutions obtained by simultaneous equations if the numbers 2
truction stages and for completed state) of constraints and unknowns are equal
Large displacement method (independent models for back-
1 Auto generation of construction stage pretensions
using the tensions in the completed state ward analysis & forward construction stage)
(linear & nonlinear) Optimum stressing strategy
2 Behaviours of key segments in real construction Completed state analysis & tower
reflected
/ girder design
3 Large displacement analysis reflecting creep & Linearised finite displacement method & linear elastic
shrinkage method
Linear buckling analysis / moving load analysis / inelastic
dynamic analysis
Steel column design of irregular sections
Ideal dead load force diagram assumed
Suspension Bridge
4 Backward construction stage analysis using internal
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member forces (reflecting large displacement)
Forward staged analysis using the pretensions in the completed state Forward staged analysis based on application of constraints
Auto calculation of erection pretensions by entering only the pretensions of the completed state & Calculation of cable pretensions by construction stages satisfying the constraints for the completed
adding Lack of fit force without having to perform backward analysis state
Applicable for both large displacement and small displacement analyses Auto-iterative function provided to reflect creep & shrinkage
Initial equilibrium state analysis reflecting the behaviours of the closure of key segments during erection Superb convergence for calculating unknown load factors using simultaneous equations &
Auto calculation of construction stage pretensions accounting for creep & shrinkage object functions
STEP 01. Calculation of pretensions using Procedure for a construction stage analysis
Unknown Load Factor 1
Construction Stage
Unit pretension loads applied Iteration
Accurate analysis with initial member forces to reflect 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
Accurate analysis of initial
shape performed to satisfy
0.004m the coordinates of towers and sags
Initial tension forces in cables of a suspension bridge
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3 Stage 04 4 Stage 03
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Pushover analysis
Damping Effective stiffness
Beam-Column Demand spectrums supplied for each design standard
Inelastic response spectrum /effective damping device
Time Step hysteretic properties Seismic performance evaluated using Performance Point
Lumped Hinge Type Capacity of
Seismic performance
evaluation Effective Damping a structure evaluated
Seismic isolation Distributed Hinge Type Auto generation of plastic
Ductility
hinge properties
Spring, Truss
Capacity spectrum method
Performance points
Nonlinear modal analysis
Displacement coefficient method Newmark -ⱖ found by demand curves
Displacement based design method - Linear acceleration method
Runge-Kutta method - Average acceleration method
Response evaluation Response evaluation Response evaluation Satisfactory
Staged reactions, member performance No
Eigenvalues (natural frequencies) Displacement, velocity & acceleration time history
forces, stresses, displacements,
Seismic isolator & damper hysteresis loops, Inelastic hinge distribution
plastic hinge distribution Yes
Displacement, velocity & acceleration time history Member curvature & rotational ductility
& system displacement ductility
Evaluation
of seismic performance
Accurate behaviour analysis using nonlinear
Capacity spectrum method
seismic response of a bridge Various plastic hinge models
6. Nonlinear analysis
Boundary nonlinear analysis Analysis capabilities for
dampers & base isolators
Structural analysis function including nonlinear link elements (General Link) Dampers, base isolators & inelastic elements simultaneously considered in nonlinear time history
Structural analysis using spring elements having nonlinear properties (Inelastic Hinge Property) analysis (nonlinear direct integration method)
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)
Bearing Isolator & Friction Pendulum System Isolator)
Static loads converted into the form of dynamic loads (Time Varying Static Loads)
Easy and multiple lane generation techniques along any type of curvilinear path Fast generation of analysis results using clever result filtering techniques that saves physical
Load models and vehicles from Eurocode, AASHTO LRFD, BS and other specifications memory and time
Highway traffic loads, railway traffic loads and footway pedestrian loads can be combined Combined member force checks are possible due to availability of corresponding force components
automatically for moving load analysis for the max/min force effects. Eg: At maximum bending moment, combined shear + bending result
Construction stage analysis and moving load analysis can be done in the same model can be seen
Special vehicles can be made to straddle between two lanes 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
Traffic line lane with crossbeam type load distribution Traffic surface lane for shell elements Concurrent force table for a given max/min
force component due to live load Influence line diagram for bending moment
Vehicular loads converted to Moving load tracer diagram to identify the adverse location of
Auto moving load combination equivalent static loads for detail analysis vehicle for minimum / maximum force & bending moment
considering straddling of axles
Motorway vehicles Rail loads
between two lanes for special vehicles
Built-in wizard for RC frame/box culvert can model a 3 dimensional plate model of box culverts with Nonlinear soil behaviour can be automatically modelled
all boundary conditions and ground pressure loads Soil structure interaction around the abutment and pile can be simulated by entering basic
Auto calculation of soil springs from simple modulus of subgrade reaction input geotechnical inputs
Automatic calculation of earth pressure loads considering the submerged condition of soil and Stress distribution along the depth of the abutment can be visualised
the ground water level Detail analysis with soil models can be performed using midas GTS
Dynamic soil structure interaction can be assumed with general links with 6x6 stiffness,
mass and damping matrices to represent the foundation impedance of the substructure
Heat of Hydration Analysis Definition of heat source of concrete Heat transfer analysis
OK Consideration of various parameters for accurate crack index analysis Various results considering placement sequence
Analysis results Adiabatic temperature rise considering maximum adiabatic temperature(K) and Pipe cooling to reduce cracks
relative velocity coefficient(a) Control of temperature for the use of ice plant by defining initial temperature for
Creep/Shrinkage, compressive strength data base / Heat source function by code newly activated elements at a corresponding construction stage
Changes in ambient temperature and convective coefficient
Various convective coefficient depending on the existence, type and thickness of
formwork, curing method, and wind velocity
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Material Nonlinear Analysis Material nonlinear properties Simultaneous analysis of geometric and material nonlinearity
Analysis Flow
Definition of
Nonlinear material model Ductile material Brittle material
Analysis results
Nonlinear static analysis of
material nonlinearity Load Step 3
Load vs displacement
Von-Misses stress & deformed shape Stress contour & yield status
Various hardening models which define the behaviours from the elastic limits to Material & geometric nonlinear analysis functions to carry out detail analyses of
maximum stress points (Isotropic hardening, Kinematic hardening & steel structures consisting of steel box, steel plate & I-beam sections
Mixed hardening) View function supported to display plastic zone and identify the status of yielding at
Various failure models frequently encountered in civil engineering practice integration points
Good convergence for nonlinear analysis using shell elements, which reflect large Animation function provided to examine rather large deformation & stress
displacements & large rotations redistribution in real time
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Inelastic Time History 4 Hinge type models Inelastic concrete material model
Analysis Lumped Type Hinge Distributed Type Hinge Kent & Park / Japan Concrete Standard Specification / Japan Road Bridge Specification /
Spring Type Hinge Truss Type Hinge Nagoya Highway Cooperation / Trilinear Concrete / China Concrete Specification(GB50010-02) /
For the seismic design and Mander Model
assessment of a structure, midas
Civil offers a wide range of Inelastic hysteresis models Inelastic steel material model
hysteresis hinge models such as Uni-axial hinge model Multi- axial hinge model Menegotto-Pinto / Bilinear / Trilinear Steel / Asymmetrical Bilinear / Park /
kinematic hardening, Takeda, slip, Over 20 hinge models including bilinear, tri-linear, Japan Roadway Specification Model
etc. in the inelastic time history
Clouhg, Slip, Multi-linear, Takeda and Kinematic, etc.
analysis.
Translational hardening type model / fibre model
Analysis Flow
Definition of
inelastic hinge properties
Various hysteresis models Automatic definition plastic hinge Check of section damage
Evaluation of Seismic
performance and safety Evaluation of performance in earthquake Versatile inelastic hysteresis models
Over 50 built-in earthquake acceleration records in DB & import of artificial seismic Limitation of nonlinear hinge models eliminated, which are based on experience
waves such as pushover analysis, seismic analysis, etc.
Versatile nonlinear analysis results (hinge distribution, max. & min. displacement / Change in axial forces accurately reflected through fibre models in structures
velocity / acceleration, time history graphs & simulations) whose axial forces change significantly
Accurate representations of confinement effects of tie reinforcing steel, crashing
and cracking in concrete members and tensile yielding in steel members under
nonlinear analysis
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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 configura-
tion encountered in civil structures
and industrial facilities. Generated
meshes can be produced in various
types of data files that are fully
compatible with midas Civil. Mesh
generators
Application Areas
CAD data
Geometry exchange
Civil / Geotechnical modeller (STEP, IGES)
midas FX+
Automotive / Aerospace
Geometry modelling and clean-up Imported CAD geometry Generated mesh
Marine / Offshore
Modeler
Consumer Products
FEM Graphic
pre-processor display
Research / Education
Convert
1D frame to
planer /
Constraint Spatially varying pressure solid elements Wireframe Shading & transparency
Rail track analysis wizard Modal time history analysis for high speed rail
Auto-generation of multi-linear type elastic links Generation of additional moving load analysis
Time step deformation of railway bridge
models with referring to the most critical position
due to dynamic high speed rail loads
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Fast modelling of multi span bridges using Wizard supporting Longitudinal displacement of deck due to
acceleration and breaking force
multiple span types for parametric study, tapered bridges,
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Shear vs displacement behaviour of Lead Acceleration vs time reponse at mid-span
bed for loaded and unloaded condition
Rubber Bearing Isolator due to train loads of the bridge under high speed train load
In complete analysis model, construction stages with different
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due to bridge rotational angle stresses and displacements under the dynamic effects of high speed rail
Stress and displacement due to temperature gradient by ZLR
Peak acceleration, displacement checks and bearing behaviours can be obtained for
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high speed rails
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Steel and PC Composite Composite girder design process Bridge load rating
Girder Design & Rating
Performance of existing bridges
as per AASHTO LRFD & LRFR Cross Section
Constructibility
Design Load Rating
Bridge plan data block
Proportion Limits
Composite girder design module
Single safe load capacity
enables engineers to perform design Legal Load Rating
check as per latest AASHTO LRFD Bridge posting determination
code and rating as per latest AASHTO Service Fatigue
Applied to bridges having sufficient capacity
LRFR code in 3D models. Engineers Limit State Limit State Permit Load Rating
will be able to consider erecting Overweight permit determination
sequence of the girders with different
deck pours and temporary supports. Three modeling methods for composite action
Strength Shear
Girder bridge wizard automatically Limit State Connector
METHOD 1 METHOD 2 METHOD 3
generates steel and PC composite Sequential Analysis + Sequential Analysis + Composite Action
girder bridge model with longitudinal Accurate Time Dependent Material Long-term Modular Ratio of 3n without Sequential Analysis
reinforcements, tendons, bracings, Transverse Longitudinal
stiffeners, and loads. Stiffener Stiffener
Project Applications
US17 Wilmington Bypass (North Carolina, USA) I-95/I-295 Lee Roy Selmon Flyovers (Florida, USA) Galena Creek Bridge (Nevada, USA)
Segmental
Concrete Bridges
Jalan Travers Bansar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) The bridge over the Adige river (Verona, Italy) Basarab viaductt (Bucharest, Romania)
La Jabalina Bridge (Durango, Mexico) Tarango Bridge (Mexico City, Mexico) Intersección Elevada Av. Suba x Av. Boyacá
(Cali, Colombia)
Project Applications
Russky Island Bridge (Vladivostok, Russia) Stonecutters Bridge (Hong Kong, China) New Wear Bridge (Sunderland, UK)
Cable Stayed
Bridges
Ironton-Russell Bridge (Between Ironton and Russell, USA) Talavera Bridge (Castile-La Mancha, Spain) Korabelny Farvater Bridge (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
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