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Product Overview Graphic User Interface Model Data Generation Load & Boundary Conditions Analysis Capabilities Post-processing Design Capabilities
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Overview
midas Gen is a Windows-based, general-purpose structural analysis and optimal design system. The intuitive User Interface, contemporary Computer Graphics and substantially fast solver speed are some of the highlights of midas Gen. The user-oriented input/output features and significant analysis capabilities enable the practicing engineers and researchers to readily undertake structural analysis and design for even complex and large structures.
Overview
Analysis Capabilities
Static Analysis Dynamic Analysis Pushover Analysis P-Delta Analysis Buckling Analysis Thermal Stress Analysis
Large Displacement Analysis (Cable structures) Boundary Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis Material Nonlinear Analysis Masonry Linear / Pushover Analysis
Inelastic Time History Analysis (Fiber Elements) Heat of Hydration Analysis for mass concrete
Overview
Code Name
AIJ-WSD99 ACI318-89 , 95, 99, 02 BS8110-97 EuroCode 2 CSA-A23. 3-94 GB50010-2 AIK-USD94 KCI-USD99 KSCE-USD96 AIK-WSD2K KCI-USD03 IS456:2000 TWN-USD92
Concrete Steel
Code Name
AIJ-ASD02 BS5950-90 Eurocode 3 AISI-CFSD86 AISC-ASD89 AISC-LRFD93/2K AIK-CFSD98 AIK-LSD97 AIK-ASD83
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Product Overview Graphic User Interface Model Data Generation Load & Boundary Conditions Analysis Capabilities Post-processing Design Capabilities
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User Interface
User Interface
Basic Framework
Table Windows
User Interface
View Control
Transparency
Walk Through
User Interface
File Manipulation
Direct Data Transfer with Tekla Structures, Revit Structure & STAAD Import/Export (AutoCAD DXF, MSC.Nastran, MGT, etc.) Merge Data Files Unlimited Undo/Redo & Step Return using History
Tekla Structure
Merged
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User Interface
Activities Menu
Select Identity
Active Identity
User Coordinates
Unit Conversion
Unlimited Undo/Redo
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Product Overview Graphic User Interface Model Data Generation Load & Boundary Conditions Analysis Capabilities Post-processing Design Capabilities
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Model Data
Material Data
Code Name
British Standards American Society for Testing Materials European Code Deutshes Institut Fur Normung e.v Canadian Standards Association Indian Standards Japanese Industrial Standards Korean Industrial Standards Chinese National Standard Chinese Engineering Standard Chinese Transportation Department Standard
*SRC and User Defined material properties can be defined Steel & Concrete Material Database
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Model Data
Section Data
Section Database AISC2K(US), AISC2K(SI), AISC, CISC02(US), CISC02(SI), BS, DIN Import data file already defined Input dimensions of typical sections Typical steel section (I, T, Channel, Angle, Pipe) Steel Concrete composite section (SRC) Tapered section Input section properties calculated
Section Database
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Model Data
Structural Wizards
Truss Wizard
Plate Wizard
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Story Generation
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Product Overview Graphic User Interface Model Data Generation Load & Boundary Conditions Analysis Capabilities Post-processing Design Capabilities
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Loads
Applicable Loads
midas Gen enables us to specify all types of nodal, element, point, surface, dynamic, prestressing and thermal loads encountered in practice. Load combination based on the various design codes Load group generation of load case from load combinations
Self Weight
Nodal Load
Prescribed Displacement Elements Beam Load Line Beam Load Floor Load Temperature Load Prestress Beam Load Pretension Load Tendon Prestress Load Hydrostatic Pressure Load Wind Load Static Seismic Load Construction Stage Load Initial Forces Time History Load Moving Load Pushover Loads Response Spectrum Function Ground Acceleration Dynamic Nodal Loads
Floor Load
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Loads
Floor Load
Readily specify uniformly distributed dead and live loads on specific areas of a floor Automatically distributed and applied to the individual beams, girders and columns
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Loads
Static seismic loads and wind loads based on various international building codes
BS
IS NBC GB Japan Taiwan Korea
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Loads
Dynamic Loads
Response spectrum load time history load (earthquake records, Heel drop)
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Boundary Conditions
Floor Diaphragm
Supports Point Spring Supports General Spring Supports Surface Spring Supports
Elastic Link Nodal Coordinate System Beam End Release (Semi-rigid connection) Beam End Offset
Plate End Release Rigid Link Diaphragm Disconnection Panel Zone Effects
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Analysis Capabilities
Product Overview Graphic User Interface Model Data Generation Load & Boundary Conditions Analysis Capabilities Post-processing Design Capabilities
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Analysis Capabilities
Analysis Types
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Analysis Capabilities
Construction Stage Analysis (Strength, Creep & Shrinkage) Column Shortening Analysis (Elastic/Creep & Shrinkage)
Stage Simulation
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Analysis Capabilities
Time history forcing functions for walking loads for floor vibration. - Baumann, IABSE, AIJ, Allen & Rainer
Walking Load
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Analysis Capabilities
Pushover Analysis
FEMA 273, Eurocode 8, Multi-linear, Masonry & User-defined hinge type Displacement control & Force control Truss, Beam, Wall element & Spring Performance point & Target displacement Checking for acceptable performance (Drift limits & deformation/strength capacity)
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Analysis Capabilities
Boundary Nonlinear Time History Analysis Inelastic Time History Analysis (Lumped/Distributed Hinges, Fiber Elements)
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Analysis Capabilities
Heat of Hydration
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Analysis Capabilities
Nonlinear Analysis
Material Nonlinear Analysis (Von-Mises, Tresca, Mohr-Coulomb & Drucker-Prager) Structural Masonry Analysis Analysis for finding Unknown Forces by Optimization
Plastic Analysis
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Analysis Capabilities
Element Types
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Introduction
Post-processing
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Post-processing
Graphic Results
Beam Results
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Post-processing
Graphic Results
Contours
Displacement Contour
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Post-processing
Graphic Results
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Post-processing
Table Results
Table Output
Displacement
Story Drift
Load Summary
Stiffness Irregularity
Story Mass
Story Load
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Design Capabilities
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Design Capabilities
Design Code
RC Design
ACI318-05 Eurocode 2:2004 BS8110 IS:456 & IS:13920 CSA-A23.3 GB50010
Steel Design
AISC-LRFD93, 2K AISC-ASD89 AISI-CFSD86 Eurocode 3:2005 BS5950-90 IS:800-1982
SRC Design
SSRC79 JGJ138 CECS28 AIJ-SRC TWN-SRC92 AIK-SRC2K
Footing Design
ACI318 BS8110
AIJ-WSD
TWN-USD92 AIK-USD, WSD KSCE-USD KCI-USD
CSA-S16-01
GBJ17, GB50017 AIJ-ASD TWN-ASD90 TWN-LSD90 AIK-ASD, LSD, CFSD KSCE-ASD KSSC-ASD
AIK-SRC
KSSC-CFT
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Design Capabilities
Design Features
Design check for structural steel members in accordance with various design codes
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Design Capabilities
Design Features
Design check for variable (tapered) I-shape structural steel section Design check for reinforced concrete members in accordance with various design codes (producing rebar quantity)
Strain-stress analysis and P-M interaction diagrams for Reinforced concrete members (beam, column,
diagonal & shear wall) thereby producing required reinforcing steel Reinforcing steel size and spacing based on auto-calculated reinforcing steel Slender reinforced concrete column design reflecting moment magnification and slenderness producing required reinforcing steel
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Design Capabilities
Design Features
Shear wall design reflecting the slenderness of weak axis Spread and pile footing design Structural systems independently designated in each direction, i.e., Laterally braced in X-dir and unbraced in Y-dir Auto-calculation of effective buckling length factor (K-Factor) Auto-generation of design check calculations and design summaries
Footing Design
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Design Capabilities
Optimal Design
The optimal design feature of midas Gen optimizes the member sections, which determines the section dimensions automatically for the minimum sectional area (minimum weights) satisfying the specified design standard through verifying strength ratio (or stress ratio) in iterative analysis.
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