Questions and Answers

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[May 29, 2014]

 

Model > Properties > Plastic Materials

Q1. How can you simulate nonlinear behavior of concrete with plate / solid elements ?  

 

 

Model > Boundaries > Beam End Release

Q1.Why member force with partial fixity is different from the value of "original member force x scale force"?

 

 

Load > Specified Displacements of Supports

Q1. Can you explain why the sum of reactions due to the ‘Specified Displacement’ load case in model file is not equal to zero. It is close to zero but not exactly. Does midas have any setting where the precision can be controlled by the user?  

 

 

Analysis > Construction Stage Analysis Control

Q1. There are construction stage load cases, namely, “creep primary”, “creep secondary”, “shrinkage primary” and “shrinkage secondary”. What are the meaning of “primary” and “secondary”, their differences and application? 

 

 

Results > Combination > Load Combination

Q1. I have a question regarding the load combination import from one model to another in midas Gen. I looked for the procedure in the online manual, but I am not sure of how to generate the .lcb file. What is the procedure of importing or pasting a load combination?

 

 

Results > Forces > Plate Forces/Moments

Results > Result Tables > Plate > Force & Stress

Q1. How can I obtain the results for Plate Force (Unit Length)? 

 

 

Design > Concrete Design Parameter > Serviceability Parameters

Q1. What is the Deflection Amplification Factor in Serviceability Parameters?  

 

 

Design > Concrete Code Design > Beam Design

Q1. For Shear Design as per Eurocode2, the load combination being used for design is not the one with maximum shear force. Why? 

 

 

Design > Steel Optimal Design

Q1. In the attached model when I do the optimal design for column the program does not do the design. It does not change the sections. Why?

 

 

Design >Pushover Analysis > Pushover Curve

Q1. We are doing a pushover analysis of wall element. Our purpose is to analyze the capacity of Steel plate. But the software fails to find the performance point on capacity curve. Why?

 

 

Design > Pushover Analysis > Define Hinge Properties

Q1. Is it possible to assign a masonry material type to a wall element when defining the pushover hinges? If not, how should the user overcome this problem?

 

 

Tools > General Section Designer

Q1. GSD is hanging up when I perform the design. Why?