MIDASoft - Bridge Library

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Expert Tip: Curved Girder Analysis Part 3

Expert Tip: Curved Girder Analysis Part 3


I girder vs. tub girder Our next question may be “What are the differences between an I and a tub girder?”
Expert Tip: Curved Girder Analysis Part 2

Expert Tip: Curved Girder Analysis Part 2


The previous article (Curvature effects on a medium-span curved bridge) showed that we should be cautious to get reasonable torsional moment...

Expert Tip: Prestressing Strands Profile with MCT Tool


The midas model is for a multi-channel prestressed girders bridge 30 ft span and 24.75 ft width. The bridge is composed of 9-channel prestre...

Expert Tip: How to Perform Time-dependent Analysis


How to Perform Time-dependent Analysis? Mainly there are two ways to perform the time-dependent analysis. One is the time-step analysis and ...
Expert Tips: Convergence Study in Curved Girder Analysis

Expert Tips: Convergence Study in Curved Girder Analysis


What is Convergence? What is a Convergence Study? It is easy to obtain the result from bridge finite element analysis, but to get more accur...