360˚ MIDAS

Experience Program
midas Civil
Integrated Solution System
for Bridge and Civil Engineering
360˚ MIDAS Experience Program
360˚ MIDAS Experience Program

Mastering midas Civil

Lesson 1: GUI Techniques for Beginners

Lesson 2: Geometry Modeling Techniques
Lesson 3: Material Properties
Lesson 4: Section Properties
Installation and Activation
Installation and Activation Installation
➢ Visit globalsupport.midasuser.com , then follow the steps below:

3. Download the
1. Click “General Execution
“Knowledge Files”, then proceed
Base” with the installation of
Midas Civil on your PC.

2. Under “Download
Installation and Patch
Files” category, look
for “Civil 2021
Installation”

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Installation and Activation Installation
➢ After clicking the link for the “General Execution File”, you will be directed to the download web page, then:

4. Click “Download”

5. Downloading of the
installer file will
automatically start. Use
this to install Midas
Civil on your computer.
Installation and Activation Installation
➢ Once the download of the installer file is completed, follow this guide on how to proceed with the installation:

2. Open the extracted folder then open the

1. Extract the Midas Civil installer on “Setup.exe” file (file type: Application).
your computer.

Note: you will be asked if you would like this

app from an unknown publisher to make
changes on your computer, click “OK”
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3. When this pops up, click ok.

5. This window will pop-up, click “OK”

4. Click “Next
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7. Type your name and the

company that you are
6. Click “Yes” affiliated, then click “Next”. 8. Click “Next”.
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7. Type your name and the

company that you are
6. Click “Yes” affiliated, then click “Next”.
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9. Then this window will

pop-up, click “Yes”.

8. Wait until the

configuration is done.
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10. Choose “Stand alone 11. Wait for the

or Lan Client”, then click configuration to finish. 12. Click “Next”.
“Next”.
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14. Check “Restart Windows”

13. Click “Finish”. then click “Finish”.

Installation
Done!
Installation and Activation Account Creation
➢ Once you are done installing Midas Civil on your PC, open the application and follow the steps below:
1. Click “Register Protection
Key”, then “Register
Protection License” window
will pop up.

2. Click “Create a New

Account” and you will be
redirected to the sign-up
web page.
3. Just fill up the necessary
information, then click “Sign
Up”, and you now have you
Midas account.
Note: make sure to remember
your Username and Password.
Installation and Activation Activation
➢ Now that you already have you account, last step is to activate your Midas Civil:

1. Click “Register Protection

Key”, then “Register
Protection License” window
will pop up.

2. Choose “Web
Authentication”, then
input your User ID,
Password, and
Protection Key.

3.Click “OK”

Note:
Introduction
A One-stop Solution to Design Bridge and Civil
Structures
One-stop Solution to Design Bridge and Civil
Structure

Superstructure

Substructure
One-stop Solution to Design Bridge and Civil
Structure
Graphic User Interface
→ Main menu very intuitive as the basic workflow of midas Civil is left to right
→ Works Tree access all the information of the model / drag and drop
→ Message window communication between the user and the software
→ Context Menu easy access of the options
Introduction

Outline:

1. Geometry Modeling and Properties

2. Loadings
3. Construction Stage
4. Analysis, Results & Design
5. Project Application
01
Geometry Modeling and
Properties
Geometry Modeling and Properties Materials

Steel materials Concrete materials Time dependent material: Creep/ Shrinkage/ Compressive strength

→ Steel materials as per Eurocode/ AASHTO/ BS and other Standards

→ RC materials as per Eurocode / AASHTO/ BS and other Standards
→ Time dependent material: Creep, Shrinkage, Compressive Strength
Geometry Modeling and Properties Sections

→ Steel / RC / Composite Section DB various shape sections

→ Steel / RC / Composite Section DB as per Eurocode/ AASHTO/ BS and other international Standards
→ PSC / Tapered Section
→ 3D Rendering view to check section model easily
Geometry Modeling and Properties Sections

→ Steel / RC / Composite Section DB various shape sections

→ Steel / RC / Composite Section DB as per Eurocode/ AASHTO/ BS and other international Standards
→ PSC / Tapered Section
→ 3D Rendering view to check section model easily
Geometry Modeling and Properties Sections

→ Steel / RC / Composite Section DB various shape sections

→ Steel / RC / Composite Section DB as per Eurocode/ AASHTO/ BS and other international Standards
→ PSC / Tapered Section
→ 3D Rendering view to check section model easily
Geometry Modeling and Properties Section Property Calculator

→ Section Property Calculator for custom section geometries

→ AutoCAD compatible system in SPC module
→ RC / Steel Materials recognizing system for calculate section properties
Geometry Modeling and Properties Section Property Calculator

Section draw in AutoCAD Section Property Calculator (midas Civil utility) Render view of imported PSC section

→ Section Property Calculator for custom section geometries

→ AutoCAD compatible system in SPC module
→ RC / Steel Materials recognizing system for calculate section properties
Geometry Modeling and Properties Tendon Property

→ Tendon property to set internal or external type and code for relaxation coefficient
→ Prestress tendon losses tables and graph format for all losses
→ Tendon position tendon profile/ tendon template/ Auto CAD/ Section Manager
Geometry Modeling and Properties Tendon Property

Internal (Pre-Tension)

Internal (Post-Tension)

External (Post-Tension)

→ Tendon property to set internal or external type and code for relaxation coefficient
→ Prestress tendon losses tables and graph format for all losses
→ Tendon position tendon profile/ tendon template/ Auto CAD/ Section Manager
Geometry Modeling and Properties Tendon Property

UK-M

Tendon Template Add/Modify Tendon Template PSC DB in UK Code

→ Tendon property to set internal or external type and code for relaxation coefficient
→ Prestress tendon losses tables and graph format for all losses
→ Tendon position tendon profile/ tendon template/ Auto CAD/ Section Manager
Geometry Modeling and Properties Tendon Property

→ Tendon property to set internal or external type and code for relaxation coefficient
→ Prestress tendon losses tables and graph format for all losses
→ Tendon position tendon profile/ tendon template/ Auto CAD/ Section Manager
Geometry Modeling and Properties Model Wizards

Transverse Analysis Model Wizard

Steel Composite Bridge Wizard
RC Slab Bridge Wizard
Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard
RC Frame/Box Culvert Wizard

Segmental Bridge Model Wizard

Rail Track Analysis Wizard
Suspension Bridge Wizard FCM Bridge Wizard
Cable Stayed Bridge Wizard MSS Bridge Wizard
ILM Bridge Wizard FSM Bridge Wizard
Geometry Modeling and Properties Truss Model Wizard
Truss Model Wizard
Geometry Modeling and Properties FCM Bridge Model Wizard

→ All information be reflected into model with construction sequence

→ Tendon information will be contained in each segment , so the geometry will be automatically reflected
Geometry Modeling and Properties ILM Bridge Model Wizard

3-D Tendon Placement Check

→ All information be reflected into model with construction sequence

→ Tendon information will be contained in each segment , so the geometry will be automatically reflected
Geometry Modeling and Properties Grillage Bridge Model Wizard

→ Multi cell box girder can be done in wizard

→ Transverse Model, Grillage Model, RC Slab Bridge, RC Frame / Box Culvert
→ Automatically converts box girder sections into a grillage mesh
Geometry Modeling and Properties Box Culvert Bridge Model Wizard
Geometry Modeling and Properties Steel Composite Bridge Wizard

→ Steel Composite and Prestressed Composite wizards with option for different modelling approach
→ Multi curve / Construction stage / tendon can be generated based on structural layout and construction procedure
→ Automatic Loads based on basic layout
→ Automatic Boundary Conditions with temporary and permanent conditions considered
Geometry Modeling and Properties Rail Track Model Wizard
Auto-generation of
Model with Model with train Model with train multi-linear type elastic link
Temperature load acceleration and
Load (gravity direction) braking force

Construction Stage model with all load cases

300 m Var. 300 m

Generation of additional moving load analysis models with

referring to the most critical position

Most
Additional Additional Additional
Critical
model model model
Position

→ Thermal load / Train Load/ Acceleration load can be considered

→ Elastic link with multi linear type are automatically generated
10 m 10 m 10 m
→ Vertical load variation according to vehicle position can be considered
Geometry Modeling and Properties Cable Stayed and Suspension
Bridge Wizard

→ Cable Force Optimization to find the tension in the cables

→ Cable Force Tuning for fine tuning and optimisation of cables
→ Backward and Forward Analysis to consider construction sequence and initial tensioning of cables
02 Loadings
Loadings

TYPES OF LOADS:

1. Self Weight and other permanent loads

2. Wind loads
3. Thermal loads
4. Earth Pressure and Abutments
5. Loads during executions
6. Traffic Loads on Road bridges
7. Traffic Loads on Rail Bridges
8. Dynamic Load Models for Footbridges
9. Accidental loads on Bridges
10. Combination of loads for Bridges
11. Other types loads
Loadings Moving Loads

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Define Traffic Line Lane or Define Standard Vehicular Load or
Select Moving Load Code Traffic Surface Lane User-defined Vehicular Load

→ Standard Vehicles from various international standard defined with two clicks
→ Lane optimization function program can automatically generate traffic lanes in the transverse direction
→ Envelope Results / Moving Load Tracer to check the worst effects and the load pattern for them
Loadings Moving Loads

→ Standard Vehicles from various international standard defined with two clicks
→ Lane optimization function program can automatically generate traffic lanes in the transverse direction
→ Envelope Results / Moving Load Tracer to check the worst effects and the load pattern for them
03 Construction Stage
Construction Stage

→ Construction Sequence seamlessly simulated in a single model with accumulative results

→ Composite Section for Construction Stage to consider before composite and after composite section properties
→ Boundary Condition changes to reflect different conditions through the stages
Construction Stage

→ Construction Sequence seamlessly simulated in a single model with accumulative results

→ Composite Section for Construction Stage to consider before composite and after composite section properties
→ Boundary Condition changes to reflect different conditions through the stages
04 Analysis, Results & Design
Analysis, Results & Design Analysis Capabilities

▪ Static Analysis ▪ Heat of Hydration Analysis

▪ Dynamic Analysis Thermo-elastic Analysis
Free Vibration Analysis Maturity, Creep, Shrinkage, Pipe Cooling
Response Spectrum Analysis ▪ Pushover Analysis
Time History Analysis FEMA, Eurocode, Multi-linear hinge properties
▪ Geometric Nonlinear Analysis RC, Steel, SRC, Masonry material types
P-Delta Analysis ▪ Boundary Nonlinear Time History Analysis
Large Displacement Analysis Damper, Isolator, Gap, Hook
▪ Inelastic Time History Analysis
▪ Material Nonlinear Analysis
▪ Cable Stayed Bridge Analysis
Structural Masonry Analysis Large Displacement Analysis
▪ Linear Buckling Analysis Unknown Forces by Optimization
Lateral Torsional Buckling ▪ Other Analysis
▪ Heat Transfer Analysis Moving load analysis
Time Transient Analysis Settlement analysis
Analysis, Results & Design Analysis & Results

Deflections and deformed shape of model

Reactions in nodes Distributed forces in plates

Forces and stresses in elements

→ Various forms of Graphic Output for examining reactions, displacements, member forces and stresses
Analysis, Results & Design Prestress Tendon Losses

→ Short term losses (anchorage, friction, elastic shortening) & Long term losses (creep, shrinkage and relaxation losses)
→ Excel compatible tables of results
→ Construction Stage checking for Tendon losses on every step
Analysis, Results & Design Moving Load Results

→ High quality contour diagram

→ Envelope Results/ Moving Load Tracer to check critical member force with the vehicle location
Analysis, Results & Design Available Design Codes
Steel Composite Girder
PSC Design Reinforced Concrete Design Structural Steel Design SRC Design
Design
Eurocode2-2:05 Eurocode2-2:05 SP 35.13330.2011 (MKS) Eurocode3-2:05 SSRC79 EN 1994-2
AASHTO-LRFD17 AASHTO-LFD96 JTJ023-85 AASHTO-LRFD17 AIJ-SRC01 AASHTO-LRFD17
AASHTO-LRFD16 AASHTO-LRFD17 IRC:21-2000 AASHTO-LRFD16 JGJI38-01 AASHTO-LRFD16
AASHTO-LRFD14 AASHTO-LRFD16 IRC:112-2011 AASHTO-LRFD12 AIK-SRC2K AASHTO-LRFD12
AASHTO-LRFD12 AASHTO-LRFD12 IS456:200 AASHTO-LRFD02 TWN-SRC92 AASHTO-LRFD07
AASHTO-LRFD07 AASHTO-LRFD07 IRS AASHTO-LFD96 TWN-SRC100 CSA S6-14
CSA-S6-14 AASHTO-LRFD02 KCI-USD12 AASHTO-ASD96 KSCE-LSD15
CSA-S6S1-10 ACI 318-02 KCI-USD07 AISC-LRFD2K SNiP 2.05.03-84*
BS 5400-4:1990 CSA-S6-00 KSCE-USD05 AISC-LRFD93 SP 35.13330.2011
SNiP 2.05.03-84* CSA-S6-14 KCI-USD99 AISC-ADS89 IRC:22-2008
SP 35.13330.2011 SNiP 2.05.03-84* KSCE-USD96 BS5950-90 IRC:22-2015
SNiP 2.05.03-84* (MKS) SP 35.13330.2011 TWN-BRG-LSD90 JTJ025-86
SP 35.13330.2011 (MKS) SNiP 2.05.03-84* (MKS) CJJ11-2011 IS:800-2007
KSCE-USD03 CJJ166-2011 IS:800-1984
KSCE-USD05 KSCE-ASD96
KSCE-RAIL-USD04 KSCE-ASD05
JTG D62-04 TWN-BRG-LSD90
JARA02 TWN-BRG-LSD90
CJJ11-2011 IRC:24-2010
IRC:112-2011 CSAA-S6-14
AS 5100.5:17
IRS
Analysis, Results & Design Auto-generation of Load Combinations

→ Automatic Generation of Load Combination as per Eurocode, AASHTO and other standards
→ Load factor and traffic coefficient user selecting option as per Standards
Analysis, Results & Design Design Output

DESIGN OF PRESTRESED CONCRETE GIRDERS

Torsional Design

Design parameters

Flexure Design Shear Design

Analysis, Results & Design Design Output

DESIGN OF PRESTRESED COMPOSITE GIRDERS

Design parameters
Analysis, Results & Design Design Output

DESIGN OF STEEL BRIDGE ELEMENTS

Analysis, Results & Design Design Output

DESIGN OF STEEL COMPOSITE GIRDERS

Analysis, Results & Design Dynamic Report Generator

Drag & Drop

→ 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
05 Project Application
Project Application Weirton-Steubenville Bridge

Overall bridge length 1,965 ft

Main span 820 ft

Tower height 365 ft

Crossing the Ohio River between Weirton

Location
(West Virginia) and Steubenville (Ohio)

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Contractor S.J. Groves & Sons Co.

Designer Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

Consultant T.Y. Lin International

Year of completion 1989 (Health Monitoring, 2005)

Cost of construction $30 Million

Truss (Cable): 52
Number of elements and
Beam: 484
element types used
Shell: 13312

Construction Stage Analysis

Type of analysis
Cable Tension Optimization
Project Application Lange Wapper Viaduct

Overall bridge length 1,520 m

Main span 600 m

Tower height 150 m

Location Antwerp, Belgium

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Consultant IC+E, TUDelft

Solid: 7930 (concrete deck)

Shell: 7733 (crossbeam’s web)
Number of elements and
Beam: 20151 (crossbeam’s flange, truss’s
element types used
top and bottom chord and diagonal)
Truss: 128 (Stay cables)

Construction Stage Analysis

Type of analysis Cable Tension Optimization
Vehicle Load Optimization

FE model by N. Löfgren
Project Application Lazarevsky Bridge

Overall bridge length 120 m

Main span 120 m
Tower height 26 m

Location Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Contractor Mostostroj 6

Designer Institute Strojproject

Year of completion 2009

Cost of construction $ 30 Million

Truss: 10
Number of elements and
Beam: 903
element types used
Shell: 637

Static Analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Type of analysis
Eigenvalue Analysis
Construction Stage Analysis
Project Application Sernyi Bridge

Overall bridge length 248 m

Main span 144 m
Tower height 66 m and 48 m

Location Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer Institute Strojproject

Year of completion Under design

Cost of construction $ 50 Million

Truss (Cable): 40
Number of elements and
Beam: 1633
element types used
Shell: 926

Static Analysis
Type of analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Project Application Thuan Phuoc Bridge

Overall bridge length 654 m

Location Da Nang, Vietnam

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer Tecco533, CIPHanoi

Number of elements and Truss (Cable): 266

element types used Beam: 82

Response Spectrum Analysis

Eigen Value Analysis
Type of analysis
Large Displacement Analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Project Application Incheon 2nd Bridge

Overall bridge length 1480 m

Main span 800 m
Tower height 230 m

Location Incheon, South Korea

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer Seoyeong Engineering and Chodai Co., Ltd

Year of completion 2009

Cost of construction $ 2.4 Billion

Number of elements and element Truss (Cable): 176

types used Beam: 1653

Construction Stage Analysis with Time-

Dependent Effects
Type of analysis Cable Tension Optimization
Geometric Nonlinear Analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Project Application Kum-Ga Bridge

Overall bridge length 795 m

Location Chung Ju City, South Korea

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer Chung Suk Engineering

Number of elements and Truss (Cable): 144

element types used Beam: 644

Construction Stage Analysis with Time-

Dependent Effects
Type of analysis Cable Tension Optimization
Geometric Nonlinear Analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Project Application Stonecutters Bridge

Overall bridge length 1600 m

Main span 1018 m
Tower height 295 m

Between Tsing Yi and Kowloon City, Hong

Location
Kong

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer Ove Arup & Partners

Cost of construction $355 Million

Number of elements and Truss (Cable): 224

element types used Beam: 1638

Construction Stage Analysis with Time-

Dependent Effects
Cable Tension Optimization
Type of analysis Geometric Nonlinear Analysis
Eigenvalue Analysis
Thermal Analysis
Buckling Analysis
Project Application Sutong Bridge

Overall bridge length 8206 m

Main span 1088 m
Tower height 306 m

Crossing Yangtze River in China between

Location
Nantong and Changshu, China

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Jiangsu Province Communications Planning

Designer
and Design Institute

Cost of construction $750 Million

Number of elements and Truss (Cable): 272

element types used Beam: 760

Construction Stage Analysis with Time-

Dependent Effects
Cable Tension Optimization
Type of analysis Geometric Nonlinear Analysis
Eigenvalue Analysis
Thermal Analysis
Buckling Analysis
Project Application El Marquez Bridge

Overall bridge length 102 m

Location Michoacán, Mexico

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer COPECSA de CV

Number of elements and

Beam: 2224
element types used

Response Spectrum Analysis

Type of analysis Eigen Value Analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Project Application Bang Hwa Bridge

Overall bridge length 2559 m

Location Seoul, South Korea

Function/usage Roadway Bridge

Designer Sam An Engineering

Year of completion 2000

Cost of construction $ 0.2 Billion

Number of elements and

Beam: 2603
element types used

Eigen Value Analysis

Type of analysis Response Spectrum Analysis
Vehicle Load Optimization
Project Application Basarab Overpass

Overall bridge length 1478.5 m

Main span 125 m

Location Bucharest, Romania

Function/usage Roadway / Tramway Bridge

Designer C&T Enginreering Srl

Number of elements and element Beam: 3073

types used Plate: 549

Nonlinear dynamic time history

Type of analysis analysis with Lead Rubber Bearing
Isolators (LRB) and Viscous Dampers
Thank you!