Guide to MIDAS Gen Integrated Design Software

Introduction to MIDAS Family Programs

MIDAS Information Technology Co., Ltd. 2
Integrated Design System for buildings and General StructuresWhy midas Gen

Specialize for
Practical
Engineering Projects
Practical

 CAD Interface
Direct Data Transfer with
Takla Structure & Revit
Structure
 mdias Modeler
Automatic Generation of 3D
Structural Analysis Model
 midas Gen
Integrated design system for
building and general
structures
 midas Dshop
Auto-drafting module for
midas Gen
Practical
One-Stop Solution
(modeling > analysis & design >
drawing)
1
One-Stop Solution
Usability Productivity SpecializationPractical Service Reliability

 Direct Data Transfer with
Tekla Structures, Revit
Structure
 Import STAAD, MSC.Nastran,
and SAP2000
 Import/Export AutoCAD DXF
Practical
Data Exchange
2
Tekla Interface
Analysis & Design
midas Gen
Tekla Structure
Revit Structure Analysis & Design
midas Gen
Revit Interface
Usability Productivity Specialization Service ReliabilityPractical

 Stadiums
 Power Plants
 Hangar
 Airport
 Transmission Towers
 Cranes
 Pressure Vessels
 Machine Structures
 Underground
Structures …
Practical
Diversity
3
Specialty Structures Applications
Usability Productivity Specialization Service Reliability
Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatic Center Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium
Seoul World Cup Stadium JeonJu World Cup Stadium DeaJeon World Cup Stadium
USA Pavilion China Pavilion German Pavilion
Practical

User-friendly
Interface
and Usage
Usability

 Works Tree (Input summary
with powerful modeling
capabilities)
 Task Pane which enables the
user to freely set optimal
menu system
 Excel compatible tables and
multi-windows
Usability
Works Tree &
Task Pane1 Works Tree and Task Pane Excel Compatible Tables
Usability Productivity SpecializationPractical Service Reliability

 Story Related Results
• Story Drift for static and
dynamic seismic loads
• Story Shear for Response
Spectrum and Time History
Loads
• Mass center and Stiffness
center by story
• Story Shear Force Ratio for the
columns and shear walls
• Torsional Irregularity Check
• Stiffness Irregularity Check
• Weight Irregularity Check
• Capacity Irregularity Check
• Define Modules for multi-tower
Usability
Useful Features
2Building Related Features
Building Generation / Structure Wizard Story Data and Floor Diaphragm
Story Related Results
Torsional Irregularity Story Drift
Story Mass
Story Shear Force
Define Module

 Shear wall element
 Tension only element
 Beam End Release for
modeling shear connection of
steel members
 Beam End Offset and Panel
Zone Effect for considering
rigid zone in the connections
of beams and columns
 Node Local Axis for modeling
inclined support
Usability
Various Elements &
Boundary Conditions3
Available Element Type
• Compression only
• Tension only
• Gap
• Hook
• Viscoelastic Damper
• Hysteretic System
• Lead Rubber Bearing Isolator
• Friction Pendulum System Isolator
• Cable
• General Beam
• Tapered Beam
• Plane Stress
• Plane Strain
• Wall (In-plane, Out-of-plane Bending)
• Plate (Thick/Thin, In-plane/Out-of-plane Thickness, Orthotropic)
• Axisymmetric
• Solid Element (Hexagon, Wedge, Tetrahedron)
• Supports • Elastic Link • Linear Constraints
• Point Spring Supports • Nodal Coordinate System • Rigid Link
• General Spring Supports
• Beam End Release
(Semi-rigid connection)
• Diaphragm Disconnection
• Surface Spring Supports • Beam End Offset • Panel Zone Effects
• Pile Spring Supports • Plate End Release
Applicable Boundary Conditions
Soil Stiffness

Fast
Modeling,Analysis,
and Design Process
Productivity

 All-in-one analysis and design
solution for beam, column,
slab, wall, and footing
 Automatic load combination
and design results
 Optimal steep design and
displacement optimal design
 BOM (Bill Of Materials)
Productivity
All-in-one Design
Features1
Beam / Column Design Footing Design
Slab / Wall Design Steel Optimal Design

 Automatic design/checking of
Concrete frame, shear wall,
Steel frame and isolated
footing
 Doubly-reinforced beam
design
 Steel Optimal Design based
on the strength check
 Optimal design based on the
lateral displacement
 Shear wall design considering
boundary element
Productivity
International
Building Code2
Available Design Code
Design Results
RC Design Steel Design SRC Design
ACI318 AISC-LRFD SSRC79
Eurocode 2, Eurocode 8 AISC-ASD JGJ138
BS8110 AISI-CFSD CECS28
IS:456 & IS:13920 Eurocode 3 AIJ-SRC
CSA-A23.3 BS5950 TWN-SRC
GB50010 IS:800 AIK-SRC
AIJ-WSD CSA-S16-01 KSSC-CFT
TWN-USD GBJ17, GB50017 Footing Design
AIK-USD, WSD AIJ-ASD ACI318
KSCE-USD TWN-ASD, LSD BS8110
KCI-USD AIK-ASD, LSD, CFSD
Slab Design KSCE-ASD
Eurocode 2 KSSC-ASD

 Multi-Frontal Solver and latest
analysis algorithms for
accurate and practical
analysis results
 Intuitive user interface,
contemporary computer
graphics and substantially
fast solver speed
Productivity
Analysis Speed
3
Construction Stage Analysis Boundary Nonlinear Analysis
Pre-tension Girder Analysis Pushover Analysis

 Blending Effect to adjust the
extent of transparency by
material types, element types
or other attributes
 Work through effect to check
the model with various view
point
 Dynamic views of the model
in real time
 Render View in conjunction
with the dynamic views walk-
through effects
Productivity
Powerful Graphics
4Pre-Processing
Transparency Walk Through
Select Identity, Active Identity Node Information by Query Nodes

 Various forms of Graphic
Output for examining
reactions, displacements,
member forces and stresses
 Member Forces for weak and
strong axes simultaneously in
beam diagram
 Iso Surface identifies the
surfaces of equal stresses in
solid elements
 Top and bottom stresses of
plate elements
Productivity
Powerful Graphics
4 Beam Displacement Contour Von-mises Stress
Solid Displacement Contour Stress Results
Post-Processing

beam diagram
solid elements
plate elements
Productivity
Post-Processing
Powerful Graphics
4
Practical

 Generation of a report by
Drag & Drop from Report Tree
using analysis and design
results from midas program
 Automatic re-generation of
the report with updates in the
model
 Save a report in MS Word
format
Productivity
Dynamic Report
Generation5
1
Drag & Drop

High-endAnalysis
Features
Specialization

 Pushover Analysis
• FEMA 273, Eurocode 8, Multi-
linear, Masonry & User-
defined hinge type
 Base Isolators and
Dampers
• Lead Rubber Bearing Isolator
• Friction Pendulum System
Isolator
• Viscoelastic Damper
• Hysteretic System Damper
 Fiber Analysis
 Various type of Mass
 Seismic Design
• Strong Column Weak Beam
Design as per ACI318
• Capacity Design as per
EN1992-1-1:04
Specialization
Seismic Analysis
and Design1
Pushover Analysis Boundary Nonlinear Analysis
Fiber Analysis Capacity Design

 Construction Stage Analysis
accounting for change in
geometry, supports and
loading
 Time dependent material
properties of concrete such
as modulus of elasticity,
creep and shrinkage
 3D Column Shortening Graph
Construction Stage
Analysis2
CS:1 CS:10
CS:20 CS:30
CS:70 CS:120 CS:166
Time Dependent Material Properties
• CEB-FIP(1990)
• CEB-FIP(1978)
• ACI209(1982)
• PCA(1986)
• AASHTO(2006)
• INDIA(IRC:18-2000)
• EN1992-2:2004
• User Defined
Column Shortening Graph
Specialization Usability Productivity Specialization Service ReliabilityPractical

 Material Nonlinear Analysis /
Plastic Analysis
 Von-Mises, Tresca, Mohr-
Coulomb & Drucker – Prager
 Structural Masonry Analysis
 Analysis for finding Unknown
Forces by Optimization
 Heat of Hydration Analysis
Nonlinear Analysis
3
Plastic Analysis
Large Displacement AnalysisMasonry Nonlinear Analysis
Heat of Hydration
Specialization Usability Productivity Specialization Service ReliabilityPractical

Midas
On Demand Service
Service

 Official upgrade every year
 Customization for each
market
• New implementation of
design code, section &
material DB, and analysis
improvements upon requests
 Release Note
Service
Program
1 Release Note and Notice
New Implementation in the Latest Version
• Pushover analysis improvement as per N2 method
• General Section Check
• Footing design, Combined Wall design as per EN1992-1-1:2004 ….

 Free Online Training (Twice a
month) for basic introduction
and advanced features
 In-house courses with
specialized training programs
Service
Online/Offline
Training2
Online Training
•Offline Training
Regular training
Company visit & training
Customized training
•Online training
Basic Introduction
Advanced Applications
Customized Sessions
Offline Training

 Seminar and Workshop
 Web base Q & A system
 Technical papers and Trouble
Shooting Guide
Service
Technical Support
and Papers3
Web based Q&A System
Technical Papers
Seminar
Italy SAIE conference, Oct. 2009 UK Cable br. Seminar, 2008
Singapore, Introduction seminar, 2009

Various
ProjectApplications
Worldwide
Reliability

Reliability
Various Project
Applications1
Buildings
Plant Structures
 150 countries10000copies
 Partial List of Client
 URS Corp.
 Parsons Brinckerhoff
 TY LIN
 Ove Arup Gr.
 Jacobs Engineering
 RMJM
 Imbsen & Associates
 Michael Baker Jr.
 R.W. Armstrong and Associates
 Hewson Consulting Engineers Ltd
 Samsung Eng’g. & Construction
 POSCO Steel & Construction
 CALTRANS (California Dept. of
Transportation)
 Oregon Dept. of Transportation
 Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation
 US Army …

Reliability
Various Project
Applications1
Spatial Structures
Specialty Structures
 150 countries, 10000 copies
 Partial List of Client
 URS Corp.
 Parsons Brinckerhoff
 TY LIN
 Ove Arup Gr.
 Jacobs Engineering
 RMJM
 Imbsen & Associates
 Michael Baker Jr.
 R.W. Armstrong and Associates
 Hewson Consulting Engineers Ltd
 Samsung Eng’g. & Construction
 POSCO Steel & Construction
 CALTRANS (California Dept. of
Transportation)
 Oregon Dept. of Transportation
 Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation
 US Army …

 MQC System
(midas Quality Control System)
 Bug Reporting System
Reliability
QA & QC System
2
Bug Reporting SystemMQC System
Verification
Examples3
 More than 100 Verification
Examples
 Design Verification Examples

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