Q&A forum for midas Civil

↑↓ Minimum web thickness for torsional stress
Updated: Monday, June 12, 2023
↑↓ When I have live load, temperature load in the post construction analysis, should I convert final stage member force to initial forces for post. C.S.?
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 initial force control
↑↓ How can I increase the analysis speed in Midas Civil?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 analysis speed midas civil run faster software optimization
↑↓ DGN_lib.dll not found error
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 dgn_lib dgn_lib.dll dll
↑↓ What is the full definition of the "Cracked Section" option in PSC Design? How does the program know to skip this particular material, and how are the cross-section characteristics determined with and without the "Cracked Section" option turned on? Are there any manuals or tutorials available that provide a detailed analysis of this type of cross-section, especially according to Eurocode EN?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 aashto cracked section steel composite
↑↓ High forces observed at the edge/corner nodes of portal frame
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023
↑↓ The design action values does not line up with beam elements. How to resolve this issue?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 display error
↑↓ Torsional Stiffness for closed composite section
Updated: Thursday, March 24, 2022
↑↓ How to consider non-linear creep coefficient to the model as per code that is not available in Midas data base?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 nonlinear creep coefficient variation user defined
↑↓ Resultant Section in case of Curved Box Girder Bridges
Updated: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
↑↓ What are the different displacement options given in midas?
Updated: Friday, April 28, 2023
↑↓ Short term and long term settlement analysis
Updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 long term long term settlement settlement short term settlement
↑↓ Why do the 10 elastic links in the attached model need different beta angles to point perpendicular to the two column pier, despite having the same connectivity and local x-axis pointing down? I was expecting the beta to be the same for all links.
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 beta angle elastic link local axis
↑↓ Why Long Term creep effect considered in longitudinal reinforcement ?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 aashto negative moment steel composite steel composite bridge steel composite i girder
↑↓ Why vertical Shear (FZ) due to Prestress is minimum where the eccentricity is maximum?
Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 #prestress #vertical shear
↑↓ What are the parameters in the 2nd row of MCT command 'Inelastic Hinge Property'?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 inelastic hinge mct mct command shell
↑↓ What could be causing the issues when attempting to copy tendons on inner beams using the equal distance copy function, and why is there a problem with creating tendons using the Tendon Template option in Structure->PSC Bridge? Additionally, what steps can be taken to resolve these issues with the inner beams, as described in the attached details?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 local axis tendon profile
↑↓ projecting nodes from straight line over a parabola
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 civil
↑↓ Why torsional constant of composite section is lower than part 2 deck section?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 section property calculator file spc
↑↓ How to add reinforcements to prismatic and tapered beam sections in Midas Civil? How to assign reinforcements in RC tapered sections?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 rebar data taper section design
↑↓ Discrepancy in Ixx value in composite section for construction stage and how does midas calculates notional size of a section?
Updated: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 composite section composite section for construction stage ixx notional size section properties
↑↓ Load cases distinguished from Dead load
Updated: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 erection load
↑↓ train loading generator error in arrival time.
Thursday, May 13, 2021 arrival time train load generator
↑↓ Concurrent Beam Stress results due to Moving Load is not matching?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 beam stress accurately concurrent forces moving load analysis
↑↓ How to verify the beam moment and stress calculation?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 stress calculation
↑↓ Reduced integration options
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 mesh size solid
↑↓ Why are the creep and secondary moments unequal in all the girders of an integral 2 span bridge (grillage model) with 23.6m effective span and 17 pretensioned composite girders in each span, despite having the same dead loads and prestress?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 grillage result
↑↓ How to get reinforcement diameters in accordance to Eurocode? Is is possible to provide custom bar diameter?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 rebar data
↑↓ Should we consider rail break for modelling cross over in RSI Analysis?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 rail track analysis rsi
↑↓ How to calculate FEMA hinge parameters?
Updated: Friday, May 21, 2021 fema fema hinge values fema-type hinge hinge rotation pushover pushover hinge yield rotation yield strength
↑↓ Why are two similar bridges showing very different creep & shrinkage results? Should we consider creep & shrinkage for substructure?
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 creep and shrinkage creep secondary shrinkage secondary
↑↓ CIVIL
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 activate supports deactivation
↑↓ Prestressed Beam Stresses
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 composite stress psc stress
↑↓ How to import and export load combination from Midas file?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 load combination
↑↓ Does the Program take into account the psi factor for frequent load combination automatically as per Eurocode?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 eurocode moving load psi factors
↑↓ How Midas Civil analyzes a Composite section?
Updated: Sunday, May 7, 2023 composite section for construction stage construction stage deformation
↑↓ Warning on PSC design
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 design psc psc design tendon
↑↓ The tapered section is not visible in 3D visualisation
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 spc tapered section
↑↓ Discrepancy in deformed Values for MIDAS Civil 2020 v1.1 vs v3.2 - Initial Tangent Displacement
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 initial tangent displacement
↑↓ What is fW in Stiffness Scale Factor?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 section stiffness scale factor warping
↑↓ For longitudinal element & transverse beam element with one common node support, according to code there should be different Railway dynamic factor. What factor is used for calculation?
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 different railway dynamic factor elemental dynamic factor impact factor moving load
↑↓ Is there a way to input different spacings in wizard for a single span?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 bracings steel composite bridge
↑↓ Lane definition in grillage model
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 cross beam group grillage moving load
↑↓ Multi linear Elastic Link Tension Only
Friday, June 4, 2021 multi linear elastic link temperature
↑↓ When checking the stress limit in cracked sections, the stresses are beyond the limit for concrete check. Does Midas Civil consider cracked section in the stress limit check?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023 composite section design stress resuts
↑↓ 'Failed to disconnect the work session due to an unidentified error'
Updated: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
↑↓ Few Questions regarding PSC I-Girder Bridges using Wizard and Construction Stage
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 post-tensioned concrete i-girder wizard
↑↓ Moving Load Analysis frozen at 5%
Friday, June 4, 2021 moving load analysis
↑↓ Section and Reinforcement Error
Friday, June 4, 2021 psc wizard reinforcement stiffness
↑↓ Why do Construction stage results and static load results not match for a dead load?
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 construction stage load combination modulus of elasticity
↑↓ The deactivated loading during construction stage still has influence on PostCS stage
Friday, June 4, 2021 activate supports construction stage deactivation
↑↓ How to define Composite Steel - I type section with unsymmetric deck width?
Updated: Friday, April 28, 2023 composite section section offset option section properties type ii composite steel unsymmetrical composite steel unsymmetrical deck width
↑↓ What does Mb and Mt stand for Curved Beam (frame element) results?
Updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 torsion
↑↓ Modeling of non-composite bridge
Friday, June 4, 2021 elastic link
↑↓ Temperature gradient load application in plate elements
Friday, June 4, 2021 civil fea temperature temperature gradient
↑↓ How to resolve the Abnormal nodes issue in my model?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023 activate nodes construction stage
↑↓ Moment is not continuous
Friday, June 4, 2021 section offset
↑↓ Beam end deformation are very strange
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 envelope results moving load analysis
↑↓ How to avoid the jumps in the deflection diagram during the Construction stages?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 construction stage analysis control initial tangent displacement
↑↓ How to find out of plane Displacement for the curved girder during erection
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 curved bridge elastic link support
↑↓ How to restrict bending of beam in local z-direction?
Updated: Friday, April 21, 2023 midas civil section stiffness scale factor
↑↓ Midas Tendon Stress (f_pe)
Monday, May 31, 2021 age composite section for construction stage dummy beam midas civil stress tendon
↑↓ How does the bracing stiffness conversion work for steel composite girder model? Can we directly apply the 0.65 factor to stiffness of the member based on AASHTO code?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 bracings midas civil section stiffness scale factor steel composite truss
↑↓ How does Midas Civil distinguish between short-term and long-term load and apply the modular ratio accordingly? Does Midas take Creep into account for any loadcase we include in the construction stage?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 composite section construction stage creep creep and shrinkage midas civil short term
↑↓ How to define Modulus of Elasticity for time dependent properties
Monday, May 31, 2021 age midas civil modulus of elasticity time dependent material
↑↓ How can I apply two traffic lanes over a 5 pan bridge?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 dummy element grillage midas civil moving load skew deck
↑↓ How to create Section for Resultant Forces for vertical elements?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023 local direction force sum midas civil plate section for resultant forces
↑↓ How to apply an accidental vehicle in my model in accordance with CS454?
Updated: Sunday, October 22, 2023 cs 454 envelope results midas civil moving load moving load analysis optimization permit truck
↑↓ Uncorrect results (deformations, forces) for prestressed beam elements
Monday, May 31, 2021 civil error section stiffness spc tapered section tendon warnings
↑↓ Deck Overhang Loads
Monday, May 31, 2021 composite section deck overhang load midas civil steel composite i girder
↑↓ What might be causing the issue of being unable to assign a traffic lane to a model?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 lane element midas civil moving load moving load analysis moving load case traffic lane traffic lane load
↑↓ Analysis of a parabolic cable subjected to UDL
Updated: Sunday, May 7, 2023 cable civil truss element
↑↓ DOF warnings while performing the analysis in the attached model?
Updated: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 midas civil rigid link stiffness stiffness matrix warnings
↑↓ Shrinkage in multispan concrete bridge
Monday, May 31, 2021 creep and shrinkage midas civil notional size shrinkage shrinkage secondary uplift
↑↓ How can I fix node is abnormal problem?
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 construction stage group activation midas civil
↑↓ How to change the size of the text displayed in the legend?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 display error display option midas civil
↑↓ MOVING LOAD ERROR
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 construction stage midas civil moving load
↑↓ MODELING OF PILE CAP, PILES & PERFORMING RESPONSE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 midas civil moving load moving load tracer moving loads to mass conversioni output
↑↓ How to extract forces from the pad footing model made using brick modelling?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 local direction force sum midas civil section offset
↑↓ Midas Negative Temp difference
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 boundary change assignment compression only general link midas civil spring support temperature
↑↓ Section data (Value tab) - Unexpected results
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 check beam results midas civil section property stress
↑↓ Midas Help - Moving Load Tracer
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 compression only midas civil moving load moving load tracer static moving load
↑↓ What is the difference between Line and Plane section in SPC?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 composite section midas civil spc
↑↓ difference in tendon extension of same tendon being stressed in two stage (50% first stage,50% second stage)
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 midas civil tendon group tendon length tendon loss
↑↓ Why pretress force is more in next stage of construction over previous stage?
Updated: Friday, June 9, 2023 composite section for construction stage construction stage midas civil pretress force tendon
↑↓ Incase of beam stress diagram results of RSI, are the loaded case stress value inclusive of temperature stresses or should the stress of loaded and unloaded be added and checked with permissible value?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 midas civil result rsi temperature
↑↓ Discrepancy observed in top stress due to live load
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 midas civil moving load stresses stress stress calculation
↑↓ Virtual beam
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 global z-direction local direction force sum midas civil question virtual beam virtual beams
↑↓ In the model, how to resolve the error 'Error Norm is NaN or Infinite' after creating the model using PSC Wizard?
Updated: Friday, June 9, 2023 avoid additional stresses elastic link midas civil question simply supported
↑↓ Deck Overhang Load
Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 aashto composite section deck overhang load design midas civil question
↑↓ Why elongation is not equal in Both end prestressing?
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023 midas civil question tendon tendon elongation tendon elongation question tendon length tendon loss
↑↓ How to apply pressure load on random plate area?
Updated: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 partial plate loading pressure load tab random plate area
↑↓ MIDAS training series - Response spectrum in pdf
Updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 response spectrum
↑↓ Moving Load Lane Question
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
↑↓ Comparison of results for Non-linear construction stage results with post CS
Updated: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
↑↓ Initial Tangent Displacements [Must-see]
Updated: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 initial tangent displacement real displacement singular
↑↓ Combined stress for moving load analysis does not match with Summation of Axial & Bending stress.
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 combined stresses envelope results moving load stresses stress resuts
↑↓ Where can I find Midas Help Manual document?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 online manual
↑↓ How to perform non-linear geometric buckling analysis of a hollow concrete column with varying cross section according to BS EN 1992-2 ?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 buckling analysis imperfections non linear buckling analysis
↑↓ MidasCivil 2020 v3.2 MCT Command Shell Changes
Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 online manual
↑↓ Explain tendon primary/secondary load cases and how it should be used in load combinations?Explain shear design.
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ Different results
Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 fiber analysis
↑↓ How I can separate ALL model 2 from SV vehicles in the moving load case to be able to calculate the reserve factors?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 all model 2 reserve factor special vehicle
↑↓ Stress calculation for steel composite section using the long-term modular ratio
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 long term section stiffness scale factor stress
↑↓ Can we assign other load case like nodal and element load along with the specified displacement of support?
Updated: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 nodal load specified displacement of the support static load case
↑↓ Whether Lane Factors and Partial Factors are automatically applied while carrying out bridge assessment CS 454 ALL1 Query?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023 all model 1 cs 454
↑↓ SV ML case vs exported static case
Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
↑↓ Impact factor for ALL Model 1 loading of CS 454
Updated: Friday, July 24, 2020 all model 1 all model 2 cs 454
↑↓ Midas Civil 2020 v3.1 HLP loading set up
Updated: Friday, July 24, 2020 heavy load platform hlp lane element
↑↓ Explain Plate stress results.
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ How to resolve CS 454 ALL 1 Moving Load Optimization issues in my model?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023 all model 1 cs 454 optimisation
↑↓ Simply supported bridge boundaries
Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2020
↑↓ How to Import/Export User Defined Vehicles from another midas Civil model
Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023 export vehicle import import vehicle
↑↓ Design to BS 5400
Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2020 bs 5400
↑↓ Section Properties Tables - Graphics Display Error
Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
↑↓ Explain the option '1/2 Strain at Max. Stress Point in Tri. Comp. Test (e50)' in the Integral bridge spring supports - Pile Spring as shown in the image below.
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 pile spring
↑↓ How is the lever arm calculated in PSC design for Eurocode?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 eurocode lever arm psc design
↑↓ Deflections during Construction Staging Analysis
Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2020 construction camber construction stage analysis control current step displ initial tangent displacement stage/step real displ understanding deformation behavior
↑↓ How can we rectify the error message "Please run this Program from the Administrator account so it can set up your license. Once the license is set up you can run it from any account" when trying to open an .mct file?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 administrator mct tedit
↑↓ What should I do if the program indicates that the girders are failing in negative flexure near the contraflexure points after running the design check on a curved composite steel plate girder? The span check table and design results diagram show a very high negative moment in this region, however, a results table for the maximum negative moment for that same load case indicate the opposite. Is it possible for the girders to fail in this region?
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 bracings negative moment unbraced length
↑↓ How to consider different notional size for creep calculations for plate elements in orthogonal directions?
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 creep notional size plate
↑↓ How to resolve distorted resolution and certain commands are not visible.
Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023
↑↓ Traffic line lanes
Updated: Friday, March 20, 2020
↑↓ How to define different boundary conditions and stiffness for different Load Cases? Does Midas apply stiffness scale factors in PostCS and is it possible to include loads from particular C.S stages within load combinations? How can I set 'Change General Link Property' using the MCT Command Shell?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 change general link general link
↑↓ How can I create multilinear springs quickly from an excel sheet in Midas? I'm currently manually creating the springs using a table, which is time-consuming, especially when I need to update the values or switch between lower and upper bounds. Would having twice as many compression-only springs be a viable workaround to copy into the Midas Point Springs Support tables? I have 4 different pile types and approximately 10 meters deep, with springs at every 1 meter, so there are around 40 different spring values.
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ What is the recommended approach for performing vehicle load analysis for a 13-span concrete bridge assessment according to CS 454, when the required (All Model 1) BD21 Appendix D vehicles are not included in the current version of Midas software? How can a user vehicle be defined and moved through the bridge in this case?
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 all model 1 cs 454
↑↓ How to add tendons via Tendon Template?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ How to include Centrifugal Force across the entire bridge length?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
↑↓ When trying to define Traffic Line Lanes using AASHTO LRFD, why is the Lane Width locked at 10ft when it should be 12ft?
Updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
↑↓ The discrepancy in deformation results in the last construction stage and post-CS
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ How to generate text file that shows all the tendon profile inputs?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 tendon tendon text
↑↓ How to switch the order of Construction Stages?
Updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 construction stage edit construction stages mct mct command shell shuffle switch
↑↓ How to view the values of the attached image properly?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ reaction is not match with applied load
Updated: Monday, December 16, 2019
↑↓ What is External Cable moment Magnifier while defining the Tendon Property?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023
↑↓ midas Civil crashes on opening a new file. How to resolve this?
Updated: Monday, June 19, 2023 amd amd radeon software crash
↑↓ Results not Matching for Mdz3
Updated: Monday, December 23, 2019
↑↓ Live Loads in Construction Stages
Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 construction stage live load in construction stage moving load
↑↓ Miss match between Design Forces in the design and forces from bending moment diagram
Updated: Friday, January 3, 2020
↑↓ Does the program take into account the flexural and axial interaction equation when producing flexural rating factors?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
↑↓ How can I resolve the issue of tapered sections not being displayed in the model?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ What is the correct procedure for using the "Import Autocad DXF" command in Midas GSD?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 gsd limitation src
↑↓ How can I resolve the error "Different type of tendon material exists within the Tendon Group" that occurs when performing PSC design in my model?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 design error psc design tendon group
↑↓ Vibration Analysis
Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 high speed rail high speed train vibration
↑↓ During a construction stage analysis, I used the option "Constriction Stage Analysis Control Data - Load Cases to be distinguished from Dead Load for CS Output" to create a separate load case to examine the effect of the wet concrete and the construction loading to CS2. However, running the analysis with the load cases separate from the Dead Load (CS) produced a considerably different bending diagram than anticipated. Can you explain why there is a discrepancy, given that I assumed they would produce the same bending moment diagram? The details of the construction stages and the results are attached below.
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 construction stage construction stage loads distinguish wet concrete
↑↓ PSC Wizard - Continues Girder Problem
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 continuous girder psc wizard
↑↓ Why is there spikes in the negative moment graph?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 aashto lane support negative moment moving load analysis
↑↓ Why does MIDAS Civil not use CUDA despite enabled on graphics card?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ program makes the flanges strength as 0 MPa
Updated: Friday, October 25, 2019 0 mpa flange yield strength
↑↓ What steps can be taken to solve the issue of relevant loading data disappearing from the work tree and relevant input information missing from the load table when switching to post-processing mode after performing construction stage analysis, specifically in the case of CS3?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023
↑↓ Resultant Sections on Curved Bridges
Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 curved bridge resultant moments virtual beam
↑↓ Design report
Updated: Friday, October 25, 2019 csa-s16-14 steel composite i girder
↑↓ Modeling a flared girder geometry
Updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 flared girder tapered section group
↑↓ How to interpret results for composite sections in construction stage and manually verifying the same?
Updated: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 composite section for construction stage current step force stress calculation
↑↓ Does midas Civil considers the weight of the rebar of an composite-section.
Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023 rebar self-weight reinforcement stiffness
↑↓ How to resolve locked Degree of Freedom in Transverse Direction?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 planar structure structure type
↑↓ Creep & Shrinkage results are not available, even if time-dependent material properties are defined and linked. Why?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 construction stage analysis control creep and shrinkage
↑↓ How to resolve the crashing error caused by multilinear elastic link?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ Self-Weight Eccentricity
Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2019 self-weight torsion
↑↓ Can you provide assistance in repairing two files attached that were created in a previous version of Midas Civil and are encountering an error when trying to open them in version 2019? The error message displayed is 'Section Dimensions has(have) been incorrectly entered.'
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ Surface spring type comp. only. From: IVIA
Updated: Friday, September 13, 2019 compression-only point spring support in cs analys
↑↓ How to resolve "Error checking result: No Load combination exists for checking" which appears while performing "Batch design"?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 load combination steel design
↑↓ Tendon length shorter than expected
Updated: Friday, September 13, 2019 tendon length
↑↓ How to model double friction pendulum isolators?
Updated: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 double pendulum pendulum
↑↓ How to solve the error 'The same ID is used in another system. Please log off the system and try again.' ?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 license error
↑↓ GSD Hinge vs. Midas Hinge
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023 gsd midas civil patch p-m pushover hinge
↑↓ How to display results pertaining to specific nodes and elements in graphical view.
Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023 display inactive display option
↑↓ Unknown Load Factor Error
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023 #unknown load factor
↑↓ MIDAS Results Display Issues
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023 #dispaly issue #nvidia
↑↓ Why are my Design results empty for a composite section?
Updated: Monday, May 8, 2023 #design
↑↓ Moving Load Case Combined Option is not working
Updated: Monday, August 19, 2019 combined combined moving load combined vs independent
↑↓ Results do not match for the Verification of Example "Buckling-06"
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ Multiple Support Excitation
Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 multiple support excitation
↑↓ How to print midas Civil - design report in Czech for Composite Steel and PSC design?
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 czech
↑↓ Super-T Design to AS5100.5: 2017
Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2019 as5100.5 super-t design
↑↓ How to create tapered plate in Midas Civil?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 tapered plate
↑↓ Warping Boundary Condition
Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
↑↓ I would like to include some springs and dampers to run a dynamic analysis of a train crossing a bridge. Is there any way to do this in MIDAS Civil ?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 dynamic analysis of trains high speed train moving mass
↑↓ What is the effect of offset to internal force of plate element?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 offset plate plate offset
↑↓ Midas Civil GSD moment curvature error
Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 gsd mander ultimate concrete strain
↑↓ Concrete density
Updated: Friday, June 21, 2019 user defined material weight density
↑↓ RC section analysis as per AS5100.5-2017
Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 as5100.5 rc design
↑↓ Material nonlinear analysis of beam elements [Must-see]
Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 beam element material nonlinear von-mises
↑↓ construction stage analysis
Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2019 construction stages group activation
↑↓ Material Nonlinear analysis using beam elements
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023 beam elements nonlinear material analysis stress resultant beam model
↑↓ How to link BIM solution Tekla Structures to MIDAS CIVIL/ Gen ?
Updated: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 bim export midas civil bim solution tekla structures midas link tekla
↑↓ Midas Civil shows duplicate nodes located near one another, whereas in the model there is only one node. How can I rectify this visual error?
Updated: Friday, April 21, 2023 cad imported model display error duplicate display midas civil model view node and element display view
↑↓ What steps can be taken to resolve the 'application error' issue in Midas Civil when it crashes?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 c++ crash error installation issue midas civil redistributable package
↑↓ MIDAS Civil Plane Strain Element
Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 plane strain element
↑↓ Why end hogging moments are generated for pin-pin supported girder?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 section offset
↑↓ Steel Camber Exmaple
Updated: Friday, May 10, 2019 camber midas civil steel camber
↑↓ What is the background of Warping (7th DOF) calculation?
Updated: Friday, May 10, 2019 7th dof midas civil warping
↑↓ Plastic materials midas civil
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023 concrete damage model
↑↓ The hand calculation of sectional property Ixx of a Composite I Section is not matching with the Midas results. Resolve the following doubts related to the calculation of sectional properties.
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 composite sections ixx section properties torsional constant torsional stiffness
↑↓ Prestressing - Relaxation Coefficient in accordance to AS5100.5
Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 as5100.5 relaxation
↑↓ While trying to open Midas 2019 version Midas civil an error message box appears which displays 'Cannot find import; DLL may be missing, corrupt, or wrong version. File "OPENGL32.dll", error 0'.How to resolve this issue?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ Midas Civil 2019 v2.2 - AS5100-2017
Updated: Monday, March 25, 2019
↑↓ Thermal gadient for Plate and Beam element
Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2019 temperature gradient virtual beam
↑↓ Effective width for the composite section
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023 composite section effective width
↑↓ Why does the Tapered Section ULS/SLS check result in the section being shown as unclassified in Midas?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 en 1994-2 eurocode steel composite box design
↑↓ How to apply Beam Section Temperature on plate girders supporting steel deck?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 beam section temperature non-uniform temperature temperature gradient
↑↓ What steps can be taken to display the defined vehicular lanes and resolve the issue of analysis not running?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 lane eccentricity lanes not shown missing lanes
↑↓ Is it possible to provide an update to include AISC 360-10 (ASD)?
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023
↑↓ Original support condition in construction stage
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 original
↑↓ How to account for cable snap (cable loss) in a cable stayed bridge analysis using midas civil?
Updated: Friday, April 21, 2023 boundary change assignment cable loss cable snap cable-stayed change general link
↑↓ How can I export envelopes for a specific force (e.g. maximum bending moment) and obtain the concurrent forces associated with that force for a group of elements (e.g. longitudinal beam consisting of several frame elements) in an integral bridge model in MIDAS?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 concurrent forces moving load concurrent forces mvl concurrent forces
↑↓ How can we perform the ULS/SLS check after each stage during the Construction Stage Analysis?
Updated: Monday, October 30, 2023 after completion at completion long term short term
↑↓ The question about "Moving Load Optimization" in Russian code
Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2019 moving load optimization optimization
↑↓ How to extract results from MIDAS CIVIL to GTS NX?
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 civil to gts nx export civil to gts soil structure interaction
↑↓ How to check concurrent forces for the virtual beams?
Friday, January 25, 2019 concurrent forces virtual beam
↑↓ When performing the analysis it lists 3 groups for the static analysis. What does each group analyze?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 boundary group
↑↓ What is the meaning of Distribuition Bar on Plate column design in Civil?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 distribution bar distribution rebar
↑↓ How can the issue of not being able to find the modes of buckling shapes corresponding to the Eigen values vibration mode when performing buckling analysis with a plate model be resolved?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 buckling mode global buckling lateral torsional buckling main girder buckling major buckling
↑↓ How is prestress loss calculated when 'Approximate tendon losses' function is used? How can we get the result of complete prestress losses according to Eurocode for construction stage analysis?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 approximate tendon loss creep and shrinkage prestress loss
↑↓ Why are results for the last two construction stages not available?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 construction stages last stage missing stages
↑↓ In a two span steel composite bridge, how can I account for the cracked section properties over the pier? I am not using the design function, but I need to reduce the section properties in the cracked regions to properly model the deck's stiffness.
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 cracked section section properties section stiffness scale factor
↑↓ How to increase text height shown on Plot Diagrams?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 text size
↑↓ Time-varying static loads in the Dynamic Analysis of high-speed rail project
Updated: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 dynamic loads dynamic uld time history analysis time varying static loads
↑↓ Moving Load Lanes
Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2018 cross beam lane element load distribution traffic lane load vehicular load distribution
↑↓ How to see nodal mass in tabular format after defining weight density of material & converted self-weight into masses?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 mass table midas civil nodal mass question weight density
↑↓ What is Creep Primary & Creep Secondary? How is the Creep Primary moment calculated?
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 creep factor creep primary primary and secondary effects
↑↓ Transverse reactions from moving load.
Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 deck torsion eccentric load horizontal reactions
↑↓ Reactions in Midas 2018
Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 impact factor permit truck
↑↓ How to select the Time function data type in the time history function?
Updated: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 dynamic nodal load time forcing function
↑↓ How to distribute the load in a plate in Midas Civil?
Updated: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 one-way distribution plate distribution plate stiffness plate stiffness scale factor
↑↓ How to download the latest version of Midas civil?
Updated: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 download
↑↓ How to apply linearly varying pressure load on multiple plate elements?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 hydrostatic pressure linear pressure plane loads
↑↓ How to obtain stresses in Plate element from moving load analysis?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 moving load simultaneous analyses stresses in plates
↑↓ Non-linear time history analysis warning/error
Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 nonlinear analysis non-zero values zero section properties zero stiffness
↑↓ How to apply New Zealand Bridge Live Load model ?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 new zealand new zealand live load
↑↓ Limiting tension at a support and dynamic factor application
Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 compression only multilinear point springs nonlinear combinations nonlinear point springs superposition tension limit
↑↓ Why concurrent forces and converted static moving load results are not matching?
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2023 concurrent forces moving load
↑↓ ELASTIC / RIGID LINKS BETWEEN PIER AND TUB GIRDER are not activated in the Construction stages and thus not yields the expected behavior.
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 activation of elastic links boundary group construction stage elastic link rigid link structure group
↑↓ Should "Approximate Tendon Losses" should be checked when construction stage analysis is included?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 approximate tendon losses prestress loss
↑↓ How to consider cracked section for composite section?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 cracked section crackes section property section manager section stiffness scale factor
↑↓ Model Uplift and Other Effects
Updated: Friday, November 9, 2018 grillage temperature transverse effects uplift
↑↓ Midas Civil: Integral Bridge/Pile modeling error for soil structure interaction
Updated: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 pile spring
↑↓ Why does structure disappear when I zoom in and use 'Rotate dynamic' option?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 rotate view
↑↓ How to resolve " Intel(r) Visual Fortran run-time error' (image attached)?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ How to create separate load factors for UDL and Axle load of moving load for combinations?
Updated: Friday, June 16, 2023 frequent moving load psi factors quasi-permanent
↑↓ THE NUMBER OF NON-ZERO MASSES REQUIRED
Updated: Saturday, October 27, 2018 dynamic analysis eigenvalue eigenvalue analysis mass mass properties
↑↓ How to open Midas Civil 2019 file in Midas Civil version 2018?
Updated: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 mct command shell
↑↓ Is it possible to have an Internal meshing of beam elements without dividing (intersecting) them manually?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 beam element intersect beam element question
↑↓ Model Anomolies
Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 primary and secondary primary and secondary effects primary shrinkage secondary shrinkage skew deck skewed deck strange results
↑↓ Difference in PSC check and envelop load value.
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ What is the procedure for adding a multi-linear support to a concrete structure base slab? How can I resolve the error message '[Error] Errors detected in Forces- Deformation Function Data.'?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
↑↓ Section Stiffness Scale Factor
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ I am not able to define Impact factor for H-20, HS-20 and HS-25 under the AASHTO Standard Load Tab. they also don't have alternate lane and concentrated loads. How to define these in Midas Civil?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
↑↓ Is it possible to apply Moving load using Steel composite Wizard?
Updated: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 moving load case steel composite wizard traffic line lane vehicle
↑↓ What causes an increase in analysis runtime for moving/live load when the Concurrent forces option is enabled?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
↑↓ Why the section of element is twisting pier when there is an eccentricity in global X & Y direction (top and bottom nodes)?
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Questions Regarding Pushover Analysis
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023
↑↓ Should I define load combinations for forces, reactions, and deformations separately?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ Result Tables - Post Processing
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Time History Results discrepancy?
Updated: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 improper time history load case definition midas civil different results question time history analysis time loading function
↑↓ The program does not start if you run it from a windows user that is not an administrator
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Which type of sections are supported in Girder Information tab for Steel Composite Wizard of Composite I type?
Updated: Thursday, May 25, 2023 girder information area steel composite wizard
↑↓ Moving load analysis resulting in negative bending moment at pin support at abutment
Updated: Friday, October 5, 2018
↑↓ How to resolve "Reinforce bar is not exist" Error in SRC Column Design?
Updated: Monday, May 8, 2023 src column
↑↓ section desdign in GSD not works
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2018 gsd
↑↓ How can we specify writing only certain type of output to save time in Time History Analysis?
Updated: Friday, April 21, 2023 time history analysis
↑↓ Is it possible to export midas Civil model to midas Gen?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 export civil to gen mct command shell
↑↓ RC Beam Check doesn't work
Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 beam checking minimum concrete strength
↑↓ Mass Density during Material Definition
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 mass density
↑↓ How to check stiffness factors are assigned to all members particular section?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 section stiffness section stiffness question
↑↓ Shell elements
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023 initial tangent displacement real displacement
↑↓ Results/Reactions/Soil pressure
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2018 soil pressure
↑↓ How to apply Self Weight for selected elements only?
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023 self-weight
↑↓ How to solve "feature transfer error" shown while installing Midas Civil?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 install error
↑↓ Moment-curvature
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2018 mander moment-curvature
↑↓ MOVING LOAD CASE DEFINITION
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2018
↑↓ general link
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2018
↑↓ Moving Load to Mass Conversion
Updated: Monday, September 17, 2018 moving loads to mass conversioni
↑↓ Questions Regarding RCC Design and steel composite(SRC) Design.
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023
↑↓ Where to find "Getting Started" Manual of Civil?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 getting started simple beam tutorial
↑↓ Reinforcement of surface elements
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Do we need the wizard's license for the composite girder module to perform the analysis ?
Updated: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 composite girder module license
↑↓ Why does the warning message "Rebar data entered in the section assigned to the Tapered section group will be identically applied to the other sections in the Tapered section group" appear?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 rebar data rebar data entered in the section assigned tapered section
↑↓ Is Midas Civil compatible with laptops such as Microsoft surface or Dell XPS 15 UHD laptop which runs on Windows 10?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 compatibility dell xps 15 uhd microsoft surface
↑↓ How to solve the error message 'Boundary condition has not been defined' which appeared during analysis of a simply supported beam with supports defined as both rigid and elastic links?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 activate boundary conditions activate nodes activate supports missing supports
↑↓ What is erection load ?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 construction stage results cs output cs results dead load (cs) distinguish erection load
↑↓ node local coordinate system
Updated: Friday, August 31, 2018 node local axis numerical error
↑↓ Are there any options in Midas civil for finetuning of the tendon number?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 fine-tuning of tendons tendon optimization text-based
↑↓ How to convert moving load to static load from Moving Load Tracer?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 import mct mct file question static moving load
↑↓ member forces creaded by concrete shrinkage and creep
Updated: Monday, September 3, 2018 creep secondary shrinkage secondary tendon secondary
↑↓ Midas Civil Load Ratings
Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2018 load rating steel plate girder
↑↓ Supports settlement - problem with calculation results, FROM: ASECon
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Tendon Error
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ How is wheel load distributed onto the plate elements. Can we consider the dispersion of the wheel loads.
Updated: Friday, June 16, 2023 square plate mesh structure wheel load area
↑↓ How can I obtain total moment and maximum moment on a composite section?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
↑↓ What is causing the difference in Bending moment between a case where there are no offsets and a case where the deck is offset to be at the top of the girder, when modeling a bridge superstructure?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
↑↓ unexpected weak axis moment and deformation
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ How to resolve MIDAS CIVIL - [Error] Spacing must be greater than zero?
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ How to easily check the critical combined stresses in each construction stage?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 ilm incremental launching max/min stress stresses in construction stages tension stresses
↑↓ How can I define different load factor for self weight for steel and concrete?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 load factor modify self-weight self-weight
↑↓ How can I identify the functions which are used in multilinear spring in MCT Command shell?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
↑↓ Midas multiple window view
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ How to define a Composite PSC Girder?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
↑↓ While carrying out SRC Design an error message 'Error Checking Result' appears. How to resolve this?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
↑↓ What is use of "Active Fix" function in status bar during Post analysis?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 active fix fix activated elements lock activated elements
↑↓ Why does two different computer gives different result for same model?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to get Concurrent Internal Force for live load?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 concurrent beam forces
↑↓ Response Spectrum Analysis
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2018
↑↓ Why shear connectors are not checked after running the design?
Updated: Friday, June 2, 2023
↑↓ Why there is an horizontal reactions while Appling vertical loads in the grillage?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 bridge deck model grillage horizontal reaction portal effect section offset
↑↓ How can I find the position of vehicle for maximum and minimum moving load cases? How can I define moving step distance of the vehicle? How can I visualize the deflection/bending at each moving step?
Updated: Friday, April 21, 2023 deformed shape moving load vehicle position vehicle step
↑↓ Explain the difference between the option ‘Age’ which appears under both ‘Composite Section’ and ‘Construction Stage’.
Updated: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 age composite section composite section for construction stage concrete age construction stage creep creep and shrinkage shrinkage
↑↓ Error during Lane Definition for HA load based on British standard.
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023 british standard moving load traffic lane wheel spacing
↑↓ stresses are not available
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Do you have the tutorial on how to define SLS combination according to Eurocode by user?
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
↑↓ Vertical Acceleration from Moving Load
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Moving Load optimization issues
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Midas Staged Construction DL Moment Error
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ The bridge model is not getting analyzed properly. What steps can be taken to resolve this issue?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ Solve the following questions related to SPC Cross section.
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
↑↓ How to apply Transverse & Bearing stiffeners according to AASHTO LRFD?
Updated: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
↑↓ why "ERROR NORM IS NaN or INFINITE" error occurs?
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ How to define dummy material and tendons in plate elements?
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023
↑↓ Tendon Profile Error
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ After reviewing my situation outlined below, what would be the most effective approach for defining bearings, as well as activating and deactivating them during various construction stages?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ During my construction stage analysis, I noticed discrepancies in the maturity of the concrete and the Young's modulus, which is not changing over time. Could you please review the information provided below and assist me in identifying the issue?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ I can not see the working space or model ? How do I know the program is connected to the web licence, if the registration button is not active?
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 fea gray
↑↓ Why is the concrete not visible in the composite section of the bridge?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 composite section rendering
↑↓ How to delete the Duplicate/Overlapping Elements?
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023 overlapped elements overlapping elements
↑↓ What can be done to make the elastic links that connect the beams to the pier head appear in the composite stage analysis (CSA) of a model? The model was running smoothly at the beginning, but after adding CSA and composite stage analysis, it gives the error message "ERROR NORM IS NaN or INFINITE." It was discovered that the elastic links are not appearing in the stages, causing large node movements. Can you provide any suggestions for resolving this issue?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ How to choose specific load case to run?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 specific load case to run
↑↓ How to increase column size of Load combination table so that the names would be clearly visible.
Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023 load combination
↑↓ How to create an Australian Super T/ Steel built in sections? How to create a non-standard section of both concrete and steel?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ How to apply temperature loads in a steel composite bridge deck having variable depth girders?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ Sub-domain - plate beam data for checking;
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Simply Supported Grillage has Hogging Moment
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ relaxation coefficient in MIDAS tendon properties
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Live Load model analysis showing moment restraint in bearings that should not have moment restraint
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ How can I shift a node location along a curved element?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ Midas civil Spreadsheet
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ The dialogue box too big and does not fit in the viewing screen. How to click on OK option?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 material data dialog box
↑↓ How to modify the Plane load values in Midas Civil?
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023
↑↓ How to get Concurrent Reaction for Moving Load?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023
↑↓ How to get Casting camber for cast in place segmental bridge?
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023 camber casting camber construction camber
↑↓ How to define a material that is not available in the existing database?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 grade c6500 user-defined concrete strength
↑↓ Creep and Shrinkage
Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2018 creep loss dummy beam post-tension to plate elements prestress to plate elements
↑↓ Unsure girder member forces and strange girder deformation
Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2018 modulus of elasticity real displacement
↑↓ Can you provide guidance on how to model crane loads on a concrete slab using soil springs for a soil bearing pressure of 3 ksf? How to evaluate deflections on such case?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 bearing capacity modulus of subgrade reaction
↑↓ Why we are getting opposite sign bending moments in the external and the internal longitudinal members due to Heating?
Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 beam section temperature
↑↓ The error ‘Section Dimensions has(have) been incorrectly entered’ appears when trying to import sections into Midas Civil as 'PSC' section. How can I solve this error?
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2023
↑↓ How to use Unknown Load Factor for a cable stayed bridge considering time dependent effects and geometric non-linearity?
Updated: Thursday, April 20, 2023 cable optimization real displacement unknown load factor
↑↓ How can we obtain the node local concurrent reaction due to moving load?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023
↑↓ Could you please verify whether MIDAS is checking for the phi*fr? If not, the reinforcement design will be too conservative in some cases. As per AASHTO 8th edition LRFD 6.10.1.1.1d, "For calculating flexural stresses in the concrete deck due to all permanent load and transient loads, the short-term modular ratio, n shall be used". Is MIDAS using short-term n for the concrete flexure stresses in this case?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ Why the elastic modulus defined in the material data is not used for the creep calculation? What equation is used for the calculation for the elastic modulus from the compressive strength in the time dependent material?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023
↑↓ DOF stability problem
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Error: "No element can be designed. Make sure that element, section and material types are beam, composite steel-I, and SRC respectively"
Updated: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 steel box type ii
↑↓ Load Ratings for slab Bridge
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 load rating slab bridge
↑↓ PSC Design - Results Tables
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Load cases unavailable for results review
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Is there any way to calculate the effective length factor for steel structures?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 auto calculate effective length factors option effective length factor
↑↓ How to change parameters of Eigen Value Analysis to achieve 90% of Mass Participation in the attached model?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ How to resolve invalid member type & rebar data [Error] in Midas Civil - RC Girder Design?
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ Temperture gradient effect
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Plate Elements - Must 4-noded plates exist in only one plane??
Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 plate element
↑↓ incorrect stresses
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ How to define wind load in a constructability check for a Composite steel girder bridge, condition applied -when the construction stages are not defined?
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023
↑↓ How to resolve this error in traffic line lane definition? The message window displays: "Both wheel spacing and (number of wheels-1)*wheel spacing should be less than or equal to the Lane Width."
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023
↑↓ An error message 'Boundary condition has not been defined' appears while running the model. Despite the fixed supports being defined at the base of the abutments and integrated into the construction stages, this error message persists. What steps can be taken to resolve this issue?
Updated: Monday, May 8, 2023
↑↓ Why am I unable to run a material nonlinear analysis in the program when I select that analysis type? It's indicating that the program is not licensed for Static Geometric Nonlinear Analysis, but I have three different types of licenses available to me, one of which has no restrictions. Can you advise on what could be causing this issue?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ How top open a Civil model made in 2018 version in a 2017 version Civil?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
↑↓ How to resolve the issue of Dynamic word report crashing?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 dynamic report
↑↓ Tendon does not display curved section (Round definition)
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Bending Moment curve for two span PSC Bridge not seems to be acceptable.
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023
↑↓ How to resolve this error: "In current version, Section Stiffness Scale factor varying with load cases shall not be used for calculating stress"?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
↑↓ How to add image files under the Report Tree?
Updated: Friday, June 9, 2023
↑↓ How to solve the error caused by providing beam end releases?
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2023 beam end release high elasticity instability
↑↓ Prestressing Tendons
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Tendon Losses
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ Singularity warning - cause?
Updated: Friday, August 3, 2018
↑↓ How to resolve "does not intersect a Cross Beam" error in Moving Load Analysis?
Updated: Sunday, May 7, 2023
↑↓ For a double cell box, does midas check the torsional capacity based on two cell as per Eurocode?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ Why Load Combinations are not autogenerated for strength?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to apply area load on beam element?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 area load beam element floor load floor load function
↑↓ Can we create a report for just 1 element?
Updated: Monday, October 16, 2023
↑↓ Display issues when zooming/panning/orbiting
Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2018
↑↓ The Error 'Boundary condition has not been defined' in construction stages. how to resolve this?
Updated: Monday, April 24, 2023
↑↓ How do we define a composite section (prestressed concrete I girder and concrete slab) in Midas Civil with unequal slab widths on either side of girder centerline?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ Von Mises stresses and Maximum stresses
Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2018
↑↓ How does midas determine which moment of inertia to use for beams and columns during structural analysis? How is the post tension being resisted by the columns?(P.S. AASHTO refers to this in C 4.7.1.3.)
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How are the four corners 1,2,3 and 4 shown in beam stress diagrams defined?
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023
↑↓ How can I get the stresses in a cross section for a particular construction stage ?
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023
↑↓ How I can increase self weight mass 5% more as required by the code?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to solve AASHTO LRFD Steel Design Output Issues observed in the model?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ Why the creep deformation and the fictitious force does not match with the creep coefficient?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023
↑↓ Can cross members be prevented from buckling during buckling analysis for the Main edge girder of a highly skewed highway bridge? The solution should be apart from adding extra supports or bracing members, considering that the mode shapes show cross girders frequently buckle first, and jack arches exist but haven't been modeled.
Updated: Friday, May 12, 2023
↑↓ How can we get the coexisting (concurrent) forces in an element?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023
↑↓ PSC Design negative moment
Updated: Monday, August 6, 2018
↑↓ Is moving load tracer taking into consideration the multiple presence factor?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 moving load analysis multiple presence factor
↑↓ PSC Design error
Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2018
↑↓ How to add load combination in GSD? Is it possible just to run construction stage analysis without performing moving load analysis in a model?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
↑↓ Extrude on a curved line
Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2018
↑↓ How do we separate the wearing coat load and crash barrier load effect from the dead load?
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023
↑↓ SV loading to BD 86/11
Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2018
↑↓ How can I save runtime while performing Moving Load Analysis?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ Discrepancy in material Properties for BS 5400 part 4 (concrete)
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ Midas Civil: Define different support skew angle for Pre/Post Tensioned Composite Bridge
Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2018
↑↓ How to define Tapered section using MCT command shell?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
↑↓ Masonry Arch Bridge Assessment
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023
↑↓ Is there a limitation on nodes & elements available in midas Civil?
Updated: Monday, June 19, 2023
↑↓ How to include dead load case in Composite Steel Girder Rating?
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2023 composite steel girder rating dead load (cs) static load case
↑↓ What output is provided on turning on the 7th DOF - warping?
Updated: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 midas civil 7th dof
↑↓ MIDAS Analysis Result
Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2018 composite section grillage grillage vs plate
↑↓ Why are cable elements converted into truss element for moving load analysis?
Thursday, June 28, 2018 cable moving load truss
↑↓ How to interpretate plate results?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 plate element results
↑↓ Sectional Property Calculator
Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
↑↓ Nodal Loads
Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
↑↓ Differential Shrinkage for precast prestressed girder (Must-see)
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
↑↓ Check for Cross Section at Service Loads
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023
↑↓ Should both tendon primary and tendon secondary should be included in the load combination for serviceability?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ What is concrete damaged plasticity model? What parameters are required to be entered when defining the material?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023
↑↓ Can MIDAS perform any code and/or stability checks on the non-composite sections of the girders and/or the straddle piers at the end of each stage?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
↑↓ Multi-linear elastic link in construction staging analysis
Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
↑↓ Damage equivalent factor
Updated: Monday, June 25, 2018
↑↓ How to design an element which has critical load in between the construction stage?
Updated: Thursday, May 4, 2023 final stage stage construction
↑↓ How to use the "Camber for Construction Stage" option? What is the difference between General Construction Camber and Manufacture Camber?
Updated: Friday, April 28, 2023
↑↓ Which CAD software can be used to import geometry in midas Civil?
Updated: Friday, April 28, 2023
↑↓ How to use the built-in Design Checks for the Steel Straddle Pier (rectangular box girder)?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ Inputting Parametric Section Properties after setting up model with Wizard
Updated: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
↑↓ How to draw the stress diagram with all Construction Stages in one diagram using 'Bridge girder stress diagram'?
Updated: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 batch diagram distance plot girder diagram
↑↓ Wizard Issue when making changes to the model
Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2018
↑↓ How to define construction stage for composite cross section?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
↑↓ When I run material non-linear analysis, why beam stress appears to be higher the specified yield strength?
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023
↑↓ How can I define Rebar standards? Is "Value-General Section" is supported for design?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ Midas Civil: Construction Stage
Updated: Friday, June 15, 2018
↑↓ Why some of the checks are not included in the Total Checking Table?
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023
↑↓ Questions on Moving Loads as per AASHTO
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023
↑↓ When we use beam end offsets it ignores the section Offset. Does this affect the model or it is merely visual?
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2023
↑↓ Is it permissible to connect two nodes with an elastic link that already is connected with a beam member with global beam end offsets?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ Modeling Closure Pours for Steel Plates Girders
Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2018
↑↓ What could be possible reason of singularity warnings shown in Message window?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023
↑↓ Nonlinear buckling Analysis
Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2018
↑↓ Mz moment due to tendon in curved structure
Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 curve curved tendon horizontal curve straight
↑↓ How to define non-linear Stress Strain response for the elements subject to thermal loading?How do I include stress-strain relationship( data from excel) within the Material properties?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to view the shear stress tau_xz in the composite prestressed beam?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 composite prestressed beam psc design shear stress
↑↓ How to decide when to check on "Initial Tangent Displacement for Erected Structures" in Construction Stage Analysis Control?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 camber construction stage analysis control tangent displacement
↑↓ How to perform "Spectra Peak Broadening" after TH analysis ?
Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 response spectrum analysis spectrum widening time history analysis
↑↓ Abnormal deflections in construction stages
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ How to resolve the error "Mesh Size is too small" which appears while using GSD?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 gsd mesh size section property
↑↓ How to solve the DOF Warning which occurs during the construction stage analysis?
Updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 time dependent material units warnings
↑↓ Why is the stiffness prioperties of Lead Rubber Bearing different under the headings 'Linear Properties' and 'Non- Linear Properties'?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023
↑↓ Axial strain of beam element in geometric nonlinear analysis (Must-see)
Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2018 axial strain geometric nonlinear analysis
↑↓ How can I perform re-grouping of members and changing load combinations for an already analyzed model without performing analysis again?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How can I create a table in Midas that only shows the selected elastic links from the full elastic links table? I have tried different methods but haven't been successful. I have attached a PDF for reference.
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 elastic link table
↑↓ Can we use "section for design" for composite section design?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ Extremely High Axial Loads on 2 piers
Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
↑↓ Creating 2D elements in Midas Civil when importing from AutoCad
Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
↑↓ How to design Steel Plate-I Girder as per AASHTO LRFD. Kindly explain if different steel grades can be assigned to flange and web plates.
Updated: Friday, June 16, 2023 composite girder design midas civil asshto lrfd design
↑↓ Why are design results not available for all the elements even though the Composite steel girder design has been successfully completed?
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023
↑↓ Does Plate column module for design/check consider interaction of axial force on bending moment design?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ Temperature deformation in construction stage
Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
↑↓ How to rectify the error? “No element can be designed. Make sure that Element, Section and Material types are Beam, Composite steel-I, and SRC respectively. In addition, check whether Rebar Data is defined.”
Updated: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
↑↓ How should one avoid mistakes when modeling a plan curve using Advanced Curve option in Wizard?
Updated: Monday, May 1, 2023 multi curve plan curve plan curve start station steel composite girder wizard question wizard
↑↓ Does MIDAS allow the use of non-linear elements in the analysis using response spectrum? Is there a method to model the shallow foundation with compression only springs and perform seismic analysis?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023
↑↓ While uninstalling Midas Civil and FEA, 'An error (-5005 : 0x80070002) has occured while running the setup' appears. How to resolve this?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ Shrinkage movements in slab with movement joints (Plate End Release)
Updated: Friday, April 20, 2018 plate end release shrinkage
↑↓ What are the different methods of carrying out Pushover Analysis in Midas Civil?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ Composite Section Beam Diagram
Thursday, March 22, 2018 composite section midas civil section offset
↑↓ Footbridge vibration (Must-see)
Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 footbridge midas civil
↑↓ Can you provide us with the design guides for AASHTO LRFD and CAN/CSA S6-14?
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023 aashto aashto lrfd canadian design code chbdc csa design
↑↓ How to Define Centrifugal Loading Using AASHTO?Has the vertical effect on wheel loads due to centrifugal loading been implemented for AASHTO live loading in Midas?
Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
↑↓ Explain about Span information and effective flange width.
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 composite effective width
↑↓ Manual Pile Spring definition (P-y) Point Springs
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023 multi linear pile spring support
↑↓ How can I import an spc file through Composite/Composite-General/Import SEC Files? I encountered an issue where only 1 unrelated section is listed in the Section List when SEC file is selected. Clicking OK results in a warning about a problem in generating a mesh. Can you help me resolve this issue?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 composite section spc
↑↓ How to model Boundary Condition to Transfer Shear Only for Strong-Back System?
Updated: Monday, October 16, 2023 boundary rotational stiffness construction stage strong back
↑↓ How to model Compression Only bearings for Moving Load?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023 compression only moving load
↑↓ Rigid Link DOF Error
Updated: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 boundaries rigid link
↑↓ How to extract the shear forces & moments from a model made with solid elements?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 design forces local direction force sum solid
↑↓ Can I design a grillage model with RC & PSC beams in one model file?
Updated: Monday, June 19, 2023 grillage psc design rc design
↑↓ How to model cylindrical geometry ?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 rc circular culvert shell wizard
↑↓ Why does Compression-only point spring support show Tension reactions in Construction Stage Analysis?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023 compression-only point spring support compression-only point spring support in cs analys
↑↓ Moving load Optimization vs Traffic lane optimization
Updated: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 moving load analysis moving load optimization traffic lane optimization
↑↓ Despite deleting the supports from the table, Midas Civil still displays them. Attached below are the images. What steps can be taken to resolve this issue?
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 specified displacement
↑↓ Moving load optimization - Definition
Updated: Monday, October 30, 2017 moving load moving load optimization traffic lane
↑↓ Curved Steel-Composite Bridge - Canadian Code
Updated: Monday, October 30, 2017 canadian code curved steel-composite bridge curved steel-composite bridge - canadian code
↑↓ Moving Load Analysis Optimization
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 import results
↑↓ Does Boundary Change Assignment works for Construction stages?
Updated: Monday, October 16, 2023 boundary change assignment
↑↓ PSC Design using Midas Civil
Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 prestress loss
↑↓ Lane not created for skew pier for curved Steel Composite Wizard
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 skew surface lane wizard
↑↓ How to fix problem of generating 3D composite section from SPC?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 3d section composite section question spc spc file
↑↓ MIDAS Cannot calculate Stiffness of composite section
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 composite section composite section for construction stage cscs
↑↓ Transverse post tensioning
Updated: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 prestress transverse analysis model
↑↓ Why Moving load results not matching with hand calculation?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 load generation points moving load analysis control moving load tracer
↑↓ Reaction due to Dead Load in construction Stage are not showing ;
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 cable bridge construction stage extradosed bridge
↑↓ Absurd stress results
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023 abnormal deformation moving load result simply supported
↑↓ Live load analysis reactions
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 moving load tracer reaction
↑↓ Tutorials of design bridge substructure with Midas Civil
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 abutment design pier design plate design
↑↓ Time period error
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 dummy element eigenvalue time period
↑↓ Negative Value for Lack of Fit Forces
Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 lack of fit
↑↓ How is Midas calculating temperature gradient stress for box girder bridges with inclined decks (superelevation) in cross-section?
Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 beam section temperature stress calculation temperature gradient
↑↓ Construction stage analysis
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 construction stage construction stage analysis control cscs result
↑↓ Unstable model in moving load analysis
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 abnormal deformation element division shrink view
↑↓ How to get a combined moving load effect?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 combined moving load moving load case
↑↓ Midas Live load discrepancy for curved bridge
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 curved bridge moving load result
↑↓ Vehicle Class - AASHTO Moving Load Analysis
Updated: Thursday, November 9, 2017 aashto moving load analysis vehicle class
↑↓ Abnormal deformation in DY direction in Steel Composite sections
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 abnormal deformation
↑↓ Incorrect dead load in construction stage
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 construction stage cscs slab dl
↑↓ Moving Load Analysis
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 traffic lane variable lane width
↑↓ Why is the Crowd loading equation used in Midasdifferent from the Eurocode equation EC1-2, NA.2.44.5?
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2023 crowd load eurocode time history analysis
↑↓ Span Information & Effective width
Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 effective width shear lag span information
↑↓ How to find the total load value and loaded length of live load in static load case?
Updated: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 distance between nodes moving load reaction
↑↓ How to design Inverted-Tee Section.
Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023 design invert t
↑↓ What are the reasons for abnormal deformations during material non-linear analysis?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 material non linear modal analysis non convergence plastic material
↑↓ How can I control initial tangent displacement for these multiple groups?
Updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 initial tangent displacement midas civil construction stage analysis control questions question tangent displacement group
↑↓ Which kind of shape function Midas consider for a beam with and without the flag "Consider shear deformation" in the section properties?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 fem formulations of beam element shear deformation timoshenko
↑↓ Is the program considering negative support negative moment right?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 aashto lrfd lane support negative moment
↑↓ How can I define Moving Load Optimization for my bridge?
Updated: Monday, May 8, 2023 moving load optimization
↑↓ What are the parameters, Anal. Lane Offset and “Margin in Traffic Lane Optimization feature?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 optimization traffic lane
↑↓ Ongoing Issues with Generating Sections for Resultant Forces & MCT Command for Their Definition
Updated: Monday, September 16, 2019 mct command shell sections for resultant forces
↑↓ Nonlinear analysis results for shell+solids element model
Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 non linear plastic
↑↓ Moving Load Analysis time
Updated: Friday, October 5, 2018 moving load analysis control moving load analysis time
↑↓ Regarding section Property
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 value section
↑↓ How to Model pile cap in Midas?
Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 pile pile cap
↑↓ How to set the units in Midas Civil while importing AutoCad dxf files?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 abnormal deformation import drawing
↑↓ RSI Wizard not working
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 rsi
↑↓ Why is the bending moment due to DL and tendon secondary not as expected?
Updated: Friday, June 9, 2023 node local axis tendon profile
↑↓ How to interpret Max./ min. Plate Results for any load case?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 midas civil interpreting plate result moving load result plate element results
↑↓ Tabulating modal displacements
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 eigenvalue result table
↑↓ Resolve the following doubts regarding cutting line diagram results in the attached model.
Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 cutting line diagram results plate element results
↑↓ Moving Load Analysis Filters not working
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 concurrent reaction moving load analysis control
↑↓ How can I efficiently remove one cable at a time in a network arch bridge model with 48 cables, without saving each cable removal as a separate file? Also, is there a way to combine the envelope results of the 48 cable removal load cases with the results at the end of construction?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 cable break cable snap
↑↓ Steel Composite Girder Design not working
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 design steel composite
↑↓ Plate Results and Plate Buckling Analysis
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 buckling analysis plate element results plate model for buckling
↑↓ Steel Composite Bridge Wizard
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 multi curve steel composite wizard
↑↓ How to use Specified Displacements Function for a Load Combination in Midas Civil?
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 specified displacement
↑↓ Tendon not activated in construction stage
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 construction stage prestress tendon profile
↑↓ What steps should be taken to solve the issue of being unable to generate the Section for resultant forces for a plate model?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023 section for resultant forces
↑↓ How transfer length of the tendon affects the prestress forces?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 transfer length
↑↓ Why am I not getting maximum deck acceleration at mid span for a simply supported condition by application of dynamic nodal loads using Time History function?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 dynamic nodal load time history analysis
↑↓ Track and Structure Interaction and Sesimic Analysis
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 rsi seismic analysis track and structure interaction
↑↓ Curved Girder LRFR Rating Example
Updated: Monday, October 30, 2017 bridge load rating centrifugal
↑↓ Transverse Analysis Model and PSC Excel Export
Updated: Monday, October 30, 2017 psc design transverse analysis model
↑↓ Steel-Composite Construction Staging Troubleshooting
Updated: Monday, October 30, 2017 composite section for construction stage moving load analysis steel composite bridge
↑↓ How are the support spring/link stiffness calculated when using Box Culvert Wizard?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 box culvert link stiffness subgrade modulus
↑↓ How can Dynamic Load Allowance use in the moving load analysis as per Canadian code can be checked?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 canadian moving load dynamic load allowance moving load analysis
↑↓ How to use Boundary change assignment - troubleshooting?
Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023 boundary change assignment different boundary condition
↑↓ How to consider 50% of live load as mass for seismic analysis?
Updated: Thursday, April 20, 2023 earthquake load combination load to masses
↑↓ Explain moving load tracer and influence line.
Updated: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 influence line moving load analysis moving load tracer
↑↓ How to orient Plate Element local axis?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 align element local mirror plate plate elements plate local axis
↑↓ Negative Moment in Pretension Girders?
Updated: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 pretension tendon loss transfer length
↑↓ Frc in the Shear Connectors Design
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023 shear connectors shear studs steel composite bridge
↑↓ Grillage Model Wizard
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023
↑↓ Why are we not able to find the design calculations report of structural members designed.
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2023
↑↓ What are the considerations for applying the impact factor (for AASHTO LRFD) when placing axle loads on a User Defined truck?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ Merging elements
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017
↑↓ How is MIDAS is applying loads during construction stages and how should we define load combinations for such cases? For loads that are being assigned in a construction stage, does their type need to be set to construction stage or DC/DW?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to include large geometric nonlinearity in Time History Analysis?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ How to model simply supported beam and share the tutorials for modeling the basic structures.
Updated: Friday, June 16, 2023
↑↓ How to covert "Load to Masses" in Midas Civil for Self Weight to perform Eigen Value Analysis?
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023
↑↓ Compression-only Multi-linear Springs
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 compression only multi linear spring support
↑↓ I am getting error while generating report using special character on name. Why?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to activate nonlinear properties in General Link?
Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023
↑↓ Warning Messages not in Output file
Updated: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
↑↓ How to resolve the installation error which occurs as McAfee detects the Midas installation file as Trojan?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ Prestressed Composite Beam wizard is creating substructure at incorrect skew for curved bridge
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017
↑↓ PSC Design Help
Updated: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
↑↓ The issue regarding the convex option in the psc bridge wizard.
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2023
↑↓ Max/Min for selected stages
Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017
↑↓ tutorial question
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023
↑↓ Does midas software give center of gravity of a structure?
Updated: Friday, April 28, 2023
↑↓ Secondary PT moment and Compression only springs
Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2017 tendon secondary
↑↓ How to Modify color for different elements and material?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023
↑↓ How to define span start in design traffic line lane?
Updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 aashto lrfd design traffic line lane maximum negative moment span start
↑↓ Two Span Composite Steel Girder Moving Load Analysis
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2017
↑↓ HL-93 Moving Load
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2017
↑↓ Two Span Composite Steel Girder Loading Adjustments
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023
↑↓ Two Span Composite Steel Girder Bridge Reaction at Pier
Updated: Sunday, June 18, 2023
↑↓ Assigning Different Sections to Elements for Construction Stages
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2017
↑↓ Midas GUI productivity/usability tools
Updated: Saturday, July 1, 2023 construction stage midas civil midas gui productivity
↑↓ Defining traffic lanes for skewed RC slab bridges
Updated: Monday, May 22, 2023
↑↓ FW: Urgent Beam Stress calculation incorrect
Updated: Friday, February 2, 2018
↑↓ Midas Questions
Updated: Monday, October 23, 2017
↑↓ Can you explain the following issues related to a bridge model? Why is the black text section (Comp_NU63) used instead of the blue text section defined in the bridge wizard for the composite section (image attached), and whether the composite section is correctly modeled? The girder seems to be embedded in the deck, but it should have a separation from the bottom of the deck or be flashed. It is centered on top, and the offset is 8 inches as input in the section. Is it possible to include the superelevation of the deck in the bridge wizard?
Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023
↑↓ How to import points from DXF file ?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
↑↓ How to use Steel Composite Bridge Wizard Multi-Curve Layout ?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
↑↓ What steps can be taken to solve the error message "Can't find GSD_DgnCalc.dll" that appears while using General Section Designer (GSD)?
Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023
↑↓ How to align Local axis orientation of plate elements?
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
↑↓ Self Weight Problem with Composite Section
Updated: Thursday, October 12, 2017
↑↓ How does Midas Civil calculate stress for Composite Section?
Updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 composite section composite stress stress stress calculation
↑↓ How to calculate torsional frequency for 3D Model?
Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 eigenvalue midas civil torsional frequency
↑↓ Why am I getting "Displacement Error Norm" in message window?
Updated: Monday, September 11, 2023 error norm
↑↓ How to solve the error "*Skip: Member No (#) has unacceptable Member Type" which appears when PSC Design is performed?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023
↑↓ How to carryout tapered Section Design for pier cap section?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 taper section design
↑↓ Despite no support, some nodes generate reactions
Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 no support reaction truss
↑↓ Why .dxf file cannot be imported into section property calculator?
Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023 autocad spc
↑↓ Should Creep Primary be added to Load Combination for checking displacements during construction stage analysis?
Updated: Friday, September 8, 2023 creep primary
↑↓ How to calculate the Arrival time for Time History Analysis?
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2023 arrival time time history analysis