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FAQ for midas Civil

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [VIEW]     Why is the plate thickness not visible, in spite the Solid View turned on?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 display option gen thickness

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [STRUCTURE]     The orientation of the model is oblique. How to align the co-ordinate along the model?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen ucs

• ↑↓ [STRUCTURE]     How to check whether the diaphragm effect is being considered?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 diaphragm gen story data

• ↑↓ [STRUCTURE]     How to generate dome shape?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen shell wizard

• ↑↓ [STRUCTURE]     How to assign wall IDs? What is its significance?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen wall id

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [NODE/ELEMENT]     How to add beams at the periphery of the plates?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 converted line element gen

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [PROPERTIES]     How to modify the Section Stiffness properties?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen stiffness

• ↑↓ [PROPERTIES]     How to generate uniform Tapering for sections irrespective of the number of segments?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen tapered section

• ↑↓ [BOUNDARIES]     How to provide partial release to beam ends?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam end releases gen partial release

• ↑↓ [BOUNDARIES]     Is the Panel Zone effect considered for Beam Column connectivity? How?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 boundaries gen panel zone effect

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [LOAD]     What is the difference between Line Load and Element Load options?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 element load gen line load

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [RESULTS]     What are Wood-Armer moments? How can we view those?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 domain gen plate

• ↑↓ [RESULTS]     How to check Base Shear for a structure?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen result tables seismic load story shear force ratio

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [RESULTS]     How to view results of Bending Moment Diagram (BMD) in Graphical or Tabular format?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam diagram gen

• ↑↓ [RESULTS]     How is the Story Shear calculated in Response Spectrum Analysis?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen response spectrum analysis result table

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [DESIGN]     What is Strong-Column Weak-Beam Design? How can we do it?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 earthquake resistant structure gen

• ↑↓ [DESIGN]     Can midas Gen check the structure for the provided Reinforcement data?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen modified rebar

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [DESIGN]     How is effective length factor calculated?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 barced fixed gen hinged nonsway frames sway frames unbraced

• ↑↓ [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

• ↑↓ [DESIGN]     Can Design criteria be assigned to members individually? How ?

  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 design criteria of rebar gen horizontal rebar vertical rebar

• ↑↓ How to design an inclined member as a beam?

  Updated: Monday, August 21, 2017 gen member type

Q&A forum for midas Gen

• ↑↓ Unable to use Report Generator

  Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 gen generator report

• ↑↓ MIDAS GEN: FREE NODES & OVERLAPPING MEMBER CHECK

  Updated: Monday, July 30, 2018 free node gen overlapping load

• ↑↓ 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

• ↑↓ Stroy drift at the center of mass (Must-see)

  Updated: Thursday, August 9, 2018 gen mass center story drift