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Midas Civil catalog

Midas Civil catalog

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Overview
The document provides a detailed overview of the MIDAS software suite, which is designed for bridge and civil structure design and analysis. It highlights the software's application in iconic structures such as the Burj Khalifa, Beijing Olympic Stadium, and Sutong Bridge.

Software Components

midas Civil: A tool for bridge and civil structure design, offering solutions for reinforced concrete (RC), steel, and prestressed concrete (PSC) design.
midas FX+: A pre and post-processor for finite element analysis.
midas FEA: An advanced system for nonlinear and detailed analysis.
midas Gen: An integrated design system for buildings and general structures.
midas GTS: A system for geotechnical and tunnel analysis.

Key Features

User Interface: Features an innovative interface with walk-through mode and auto-links to manuals.
Bridge Design: Provides solutions for RC, steel, and PSC design, including iterative analyses and stress calculations.
PSC Bridge Design: Includes automatic generation of transverse analysis models and construction stage analysis.
Cable Bridge Analysis: Offers solutions for cable bridge analysis, including initial equilibrium state and large displacement analysis.

Applications and Examples
The document showcases the software's application in structural analyses, such as subway structures and cable-stayed bridges, demonstrating its capability to handle various boundary conditions and loading scenarios.

Global Presence
MIDAS IT has a global presence with offices in countries like the USA, China, Japan, and India, providing support and development for its software solutions.

Cable Bridge Analysis

Initial Equilibrium State Analysis: Focuses on optimal cable pretension forces, considering cable nonlinearity.
Construction Stage Analysis: Reflects geometric nonlinearity and includes forward and backward stage analyses.
Completed State Analysis: Involves linearized finite displacement and linear elastic methods.
Optimization Techniques: Uses optimization theory for optimum solutions.

Suspension Bridge Analysis

Initial Shape Analysis: Uses methods for conventional and special suspension bridges.
Construction Stage Analysis: Includes backward analysis for large displacements.

Seismic and Earthquake Resistant Systems

Nonlinear Analysis: Incorporates dynamic analysis functions, including nonlinear static and inelastic time history analysis.
Seismic Performance Evaluation: Uses response spectrum loads and seismic isolation systems.
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis: Considers axial force-moment interaction using fiber models.

Modeling and Software Capabilities

MIDAS Software: Provides integrated design and analysis capabilities for cable and suspension bridges.
Nonlinear Hinge Models: Offers hinge models for seismic safety evaluation.

Introduction
The document provides an overview of seismic and earthquake-resistant systems for bridges, focusing on nonlinear analysis techniques.

Nonlinear Analysis
Emphasizes the importance of nonlinear analysis in understanding structural behavior beyond elastic limits, detailing various hardening and failure models.

Pushover Analysis
Highlights pushover analysis as a method to evaluate seismic performance, covering safety limits and load redistribution.

Project Applications
Lists project applications, including notable projects like the Galena Creek Bridge, Russky Island Bridge, and Stonecutters Bridge.

Conclusion
MIDAS Civil software is presented as a powerful tool for detailed nonlinear analyses, ensuring bridge safety and performance under seismic loads.

Catalog excerpts

Bridging Your Innovations to Realities Integrated Solution System for Bridge and Civil Structures

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True Analysis-Driven Design General Pre & Post Processor for Finite Element Analysis Integrated Design System for Building and General Structures midas Building A revolutionary building specific design system with auto-drafting Shear wall type Building Design System Slab & basemat Design Structural engineer's tools Modeling, Integrated Design & Analysis Software midas Civil Integrated Solution System for Bridge and Civil Structures Detail Analysis System midas Abutment Abutment Automatic Design System midas Pier Pier Automatic Design System midas Deck Pier Automatic Design System Tunnel analysis...

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Headquarters Lithuania TNO DIANA (Netherlands) Spain Russia MIDAS IT (Seoul) Japan (Tokyo) USA (New York) Sacramento India (Mumbai) Turkey Sales Office Seattle Shenyang Slovenia Italy China (Beijing) Branch Offices New Jersey Chengdu UAE Shanghai Taiwan Guangzhou Thailand Vietnam Malaysia KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING ITOCHU Techno-Solutions JIP Techno Science CREA-TEC Cybernet Systems Puerto Rico Mexico Venezuela Colombia Singapore Brazil Bolivia MIDASoft USA / New York MIDAS IT China / Beijing MIDAS R&D Center India / Mumbai MIDAS IT Japan / Tokyo 45 Broadway, Suite 1130 New York, NY 10006, USA...

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midas Civil One Stop Solution for Bridge and Civil Structures "midas Civil streamlines the process of transforming your concept to design." midas Civil is state of the art software, which defines a new paradigm for engineering bridge and civil structures. It provides a distinctively easy user interface through its innovative graphics modules, midas Civil provides an optimal design solution, which analyzes and designs all types of bridge structures in 3-D environments accounting for construction stages and time dependent properties. ■ Conventional bridges such as skewed slab, frame and culvert...

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midas Civil One Stop Solution for Bridge and Civil Structures 01 . Innovative user interface Input by Command Line & One-Key command function Operation dependent tabbed tool bars Task Pane guiding the steps required for a specific analysis while activating the corresponding dialog box Intuitive generation & manipulation of screen images by Visualization Designer Generation of model views from various angles by a Walk Through Simultaneous output generation of different force types by User Defined Diagram Conversion of all Output Diagrams into graphics and DXF files 02. Optimal solutions for bridges...

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midas 01. Innovative user interface Civil "Stretch your imagination & extend your ideas without restrictions. midas Civil will help you achieve the goals." Bridging Your Innovations to Realities midas Civil - Framework Task Pane Full graphical representation of all shapes Works Tree Main Menu Tabbed Toolbars Context Menu A new concept tool, which enables the user to freely set optimal menu systems A new concept menu system comprising frequently used menus Display of line & plane type section shapes Procedural sequence defined by the user for maximum efficiency Auto-links to manuals, technical...

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midas 01. Innovative user interface Civil "Stretch your imagination & extend your ideas without restrictions. midas Civil will help you achieve the goals." Bridging Your Innovations to Realities midas Civil - Graphic User Interface Visualization Designer A new concept graphical tool, which enables the user to freely combine and manipulate analytical model and results Graphical means to freely select, remove and add domain, plane, line & point information desired by the user Generation of a variety of model views by unit functionality (Contour, Iso Surface, Cutting, etc.) Analysis results creatively...

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midas 02. Optimal solutions for bridges Civil "One Stop Solution for practicing bridge engineers with RC, steel & PSC design" Bridging Your Innovations to Realities Design process for bridge design Reinforced Concrete design (beam / column) Bridge analysis and design are carried out in an iterative process Analysis Design Optimal solution provided for analysis & design Iterative Process Modeling Analysis Design Steel Design Stress calculations for user-defined sections Combined stresses due to axial & bending (all sections in database) Combined stresses due to bending & shear (all sections in...

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midas 02. Optimal solutions for bridges Civil "One Stop Solution for practicing bridge engineers with RC, steel & PSC design" Bridging Your Innovations to Realities RC design (Irregular column section check) Section types in database Steel Design (combined stress checks) User-defined irregular column sections Section types in database User-defined irregular sections Section defined by coordinates Rebars defined by coordinates Tower Model of irregular section Column check (PM interaction plot) Graphical results of stress checks Various column sections provided (box, pipe, solid round, octagon,...

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" Bridging Your Innovations to Realities" Optimal design reflecting change in boundaries for different loading & analysis conditions Boundary Change Assignment to Static analysis Dynamic analysis Change in boundary conditions / section stiffness by loading conditions & analysis types A single analytical model Application examples ■ Frame bridge analysis for normal & seismic conditions ■ Subway tube analysis for normal & seismic conditions ■ Simultaneous static & seismic analyses of bridges with bearing isolators ■ Separate analyses by analysis cases ■ Separate analyses by load cases RC/Steel/PSC...

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midas 03. PSC bridge design Civil "Integrated solution for practical PSC bridge design (Longitudinal & transverse direction analyses and strength checks)" Bridging Your Innovations to Realities Procedure and main features for PSC bridge design Global analysis along the spans Transverse analysis Automatic generation of transverse analysis model Integrated solution for PSC bridge design Strength check Global analysis along the spans Transverse model generation Partial modification of model data RC design End of design Construction stage analysis reflecting change in elements, boundary conditions...

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