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FAQ for midas Civil
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[BOUNDARY] Reference for soil theory (Integral Bridge Spring Support)
Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 boundary condition civil gen integral bridge spring support
FAQ for midas Gen
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[VIEW] Why is the plate thickness not visible, in spite the Solid View turned on?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 display option gen thickness
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[VIEW] How do I consider moment release at only one end of a beam, say in y-direction?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam end releases gen moment release
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[STRUCTURE] The orientation of the model is oblique. How to align the co-ordinate along the model?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen ucs
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[STRUCTURE] How to check whether the diaphragm effect is being considered?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 diaphragm gen story data
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[STRUCTURE] How to generate dome shape?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen shell wizard
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[STRUCTURE] How to assign wall IDs? What is its significance?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen wall id
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[STRUCTURE] In Structure Type option, what does off-diagonal masses imply, where and how should it be used?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 diagonal mass gen lumped mass
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[NODE/ELEMENT] How to add beams at the periphery of the plates?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 converted line element gen
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[NODE/ELEMENT] Will the program automatically take into account the oblique slabs’ principal axis while giving the reinforcement?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 direction of reinforcement gen oblique slab sub domain
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[NODE/ELEMENT] While defining the wall element, when to consider the sub type option as plate and when as membrane?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen membrane plate
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[NODE/ELEMENT] If I created a beam element instead of a truss element, how do I correct that?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 change element type gen
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[PROPERTIES] How to modify the Section Stiffness properties?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen stiffness
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[PROPERTIES] How to generate uniform Tapering for sections irrespective of the number of segments?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen tapered section
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[BOUNDARIES] How to provide partial release to beam ends?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam end releases gen partial release
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[BOUNDARIES] Is the Panel Zone effect considered for Beam Column connectivity? How?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 boundaries gen panel zone effect
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[LOAD] The Lateral load profile for Wind or Seismic shows nothing, though the loads are defined. Why?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen lateral load plan irregularity
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[LOAD] What is the difference between Line Load and Element Load options?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 element load gen line load
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[LOAD] How is the eccentricity computed in case of flexible diaphragm, in dynamic analysis?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 accidental eccentricity accidental torsion flexible floor diaphragm gen
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[ANALYSIS] In Eigenvalue Analysis when should Subspace iteration be used and when Lanczos be used?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen lanczos ritz vectors subspace iteration type of analysis
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[RESULTS] How to view/check Center of mass and Center of rigidity in the model?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 building control eccentricitiy gen stiffness center story center
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[RESULTS] What are Wood-Armer moments? How can we view those?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 domain gen plate
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[RESULTS] How to check Base Shear for a structure?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen result tables seismic load story shear force ratio
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[RESULTS] How to check the Fundamental Period and Model Mass percentage in Dynamic analysis?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen mass matrix modal participation factor natural mode natural period stiffness matrix
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[RESULTS] How to view results of Bending Moment Diagram (BMD) in Graphical or Tabular format?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam diagram gen
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[RESULTS] How is the Story Shear calculated in Response Spectrum Analysis?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen response spectrum analysis result table
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[RESULTS] How to apply scale factors to match the base shears of Spectrum Analysis with Static Analysis?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen load combination rs load scale factor
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[RESULTS] Why in plate analysis result, the stress contour is unsymmetrical?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 align element local element direction gen local axis stress contour
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[RESULTS] What is the modified drift option in Story Drift Table? How is it calculated?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 deflection amplification gen response modification coefficient story drift
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[DESIGN] Can Capacity Based Design based on special provision for seismic design be performed?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 brittle concrete design code ductile gen
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[DESIGN] What is Strong-Column Weak-Beam Design? How can we do it?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 earthquake resistant structure gen
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[DESIGN] Can midas Gen check the structure for the provided Reinforcement data?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen modified rebar
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[DESIGN] After performing design, can the section be changed and check the design for new section without reanalyzing? If yes, how?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen section for design
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[DESIGN] How is effective length factor calculated?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 barced fixed gen hinged nonsway frames sway frames unbraced
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[DESIGN] In model main beam is divided in several part because of secondary beam. How to design it as Single beam?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen member assignment
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[DESIGN] Can Design criteria be assigned to members individually? How ?
Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 design criteria of rebar gen horizontal rebar vertical rebar
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How to design an inclined member as a beam?
Updated: Monday, August 21, 2017 gen member type
Q&A forum for midas Gen
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Unable to use Report Generator
Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 gen generator report
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MIDAS GEN: FREE NODES & OVERLAPPING MEMBER CHECK
Updated: Monday, July 30, 2018 free node gen overlapping load
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Midas Gen Warning Message "DOF MAY BE SINGULAR"DISPLACEMENT DZ AT NODE NO. 643 IS ABNORMAL"
Updated: Monday, July 30, 2018 beam end release gen singular error
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Stroy drift at the center of mass (Must-see)
Updated: Thursday, August 9, 2018 gen mass center story drift