FAQ midas Civil ▶ Pre-Processing

How to input temperature gradient load

for a general or PSC section?

For assigning temperature gradient loads, please follow the

procedure given below.

From Main Menu select Load > Temp./Prestress > Beam Section Temp.

For the Sample Positive Temperature Differences shown

below, following input is required for a section of depth
3000mm:
Change Parameters:
1
Change Parameters:
Enter Enter Enter
H1 as 0 mm H1 as 150 mm H1 as 2850 mm
H2 as 150 mm H2 as 400 mm H2 as 3000 mm
T1 as 17.8 [C] T1 as 4 [C] T1 as 0 [C]
T2 as 4 [C] T2 as 0 [C] T2 as 2.1 [C]
Click on Add Click on Add Click on Add
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4. Select Relevant Load case Sample Positive

Temperature
Differences Input
5. Select relevant section
type. ( For “Value type-
h1
PSC sections” select
General option ) 3
h2
6. Input Initial temperature,
Elasticity and thermal
coefficient over here or
h3
can be taken as defined
in the material properties h1 = 0.15m 4
for individual elements. h2 = 0.25m
h3 = 0.15m

Select reference point depending on the input

heights from top or bottom of section
7. For value type or general sections, average
section width between height H1 & H2 should
be entered manually, for PSC/Composite type
sections width will be taken automatically as per 5
section definition
8. After entering the above data, Select the relevant elements and click “Apply”

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