Overview

     

Summary of General analyses
     

Summary of Application analyses
    Specialty Bridge Analyses
    Main Functionality of Program
 
 
 
 

 

   

 

MIDAS/Civil provides powerful and versatile general purpose structural analysis features as basics.

 

 

  Types of Elements
    Cable, Truss, Tension-/Compression-only, Gap, Hook, Beam, Plane stress, Plane strain, Axisymmetric, Plate, Stiffened Plate, Solid (Hexagon, Wedge, Tetrahedron)

 
  Unlimited Numbers of Nodes, Elements, Load Cases & Load Combinations

  Multi-frontal solver offers analysis speed about 20 times faster than the conventional Skyline solver.

  Analysis Capabilities
    Static Analysis
    Free Vibration Analysis
    Response Spectrum Analysis
    Time History Analysis (Transient Dynamic, Periodic Dynamic)
    Buckling Analysis (Critical buckling load factors, Buckling modes)
    P-Delta Analysis
    Large Displacement Analysis (Newton-Raphson, Arc-length method)
    Heat Transfer Analysis (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)
    Elasto-plastic Analysis (Pushover Analysis, Multi-spring/Fiber model)

 

 



 

 

 

 

Eigenvalue Analysis of CheongDam Grand Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDAS/Civil provides application analysis features necessary for practical Civil Engineering.

 

 

 

 

 

  Moving Load Analysis Capabilities
    Influence Line & Influence Surface Analyses
    Database for Standard Vehicular Loads
      AASHTO, USA
      Caltrans, USA
      Standard Train Loads, KS
      Road & Bridge Design Standards, KS

 

 



 

 

 

 

Moving Load Tracer traces the location of a moving load that imposes the maximum member forces.

 

 

 

  General Bridge Wizards
    RC Frame Wizard: 2D & 3D General, Underground & PI-type Frames
    RC Culvert Wizard: 2D & 3D Culverts
    RC Slab Wizard: 3D Slab Bridge
    Auto-generation of entire process required for analysis and design by simple data entry
    Auto-generation of loads and combinations based on various design standards
    Design of reinforcing bars and strength verification of beams and columns


 

 


Modeling and analysis results of a 3-D general frame




Modeling and analysis results of a PI-type 3-D frame



Modeling & analysis results of a 3-D culvert



Modeling & analysis results of a slab bridge



Design of reinforcing bars & strength verifications for beams and columns



 

 
  Analysis Features reflecting Construction Sequence
    Real time display for Staging (Structures, Loads & Analysis results)
Stage Tree for Systematic Management of Construction Sequence
Safety Checks for Wind & Seismic loads for each stage of construction
Heat of Hydration analysis for each stage of construction
Batch Output Generation of Analysis results by Construction stages
 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Actual Construction stage & corresponding Analysis model of BangHwa Grand Br.


 

 

 

  Analysis of PSC (Pre Stressed Concrete) Box Bridges
   
Input capability of 3D tendon drape profiles defined by the user
Property calculations of arbitrary cross sections defined by the user
Automatic generation of non-prismatic sections considering prestressing (pre-/post-tension, internal/external)
Capability of displaying prestress force distribution due to sequential prestressing
Immediate prestress losses due to friction, wobble, draw-in and elastic shortening
Long term prestress losses due to creep/shrinkage & tendon relaxation
Analysis incorporating time-dependent characteristics of concrete such as creep, shrinkage and maturity of concrete
Creep & shrinkage analysis of a structure consisted of elements of different maturities
Inclusion of "self weight of inactive elements" to account for "wet concrete" wt.
Camber control function
Wizards for various construction methods (auto-generation of model, boundary conditions and loading conditions)
    F.C.M (Free Cantilever Method)
    I.L.M (Incremental Launching Method)
    M.S.S (Movable Scaffolding System)


 

 

  Construction Sequence Analysis using F.C.M. wizard


 

 

 

  Analysis Capabilities for Suspension & Cable Stayed Bridges
    Geometric non-linear analysis (suspension cable element incl.)
    Complete model generation wizard for suspension & cable stayed Br.
    Inverse direction analysis function for suspension & cable stayed Br.
    Tuning capability of cable tensions

 

 

 

Construction Sequence Analysis of Kwangan Grand Br.


 

 

 

 

 

Construction Sequence Analysis of West Coast Grand Br.


 

 

 

  Heat of Hydration analysis function
    Concrete pour sequence
    Thermo-elastic analysis (temperature stress)
    Maturity, creep, shrinkage & pipe cooling

 

 

 

 

 

Heat of hydration analysis of a pier cap of a PSC Box Br. due to pour sequencing


 

 

 

  Other useful features for bridge analysis
    Steel bridge analysis reflecting section properties before and after composite actions
    Bridge analysis for support settlements
    Analysis to find unknown load condition
    Consecutive Batch Analysis
    Section property calculation for arbitrary sections (SPC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPC (Sectional Property Calculator) - A number of sections are arranged
in the order of sizes and their properties are individually calculated.

 




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