MIDASoft - Bridge Library

MIDASoft bridge library containing project case studies, practical applications, and engineer presentations.

Expert Tips: Plastic Hinges


Pushover analysis has become an essential tool for the design and analysis of nonlinear bridge structures, and plastic hinges are used in midas Civil to simulate the non-linear behavior of structural elements. In this session, Yong Yang, pr...

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Expert Q&A: Pushover Analysis


With more users asking us questions regarding pushover analysis and its applications in midas Civil, we want to share the answers to some of...

Webinar: Seismic Design Of Concrete Bridges


Kyle Turner, P.E. from Michael Baker International, presented the lesson about Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges. There are differences bet...
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Do we really know the foundation performance during liquefaction?


In 2010, the M8.8 Maule Chile earthquake impacted most of central Chile. It was catastrophic to say to least resulting in over 500 lives los...
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Bridge Column Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering


Check out the paper below for information on how the engineers used MIDAS Civil to identify the possible distribution of modern bridge respo...
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Validation of Current Seismic Design Nonlinear Time History Analysis


Anoosh Shamsabadi Tom Ostrom, Office of Earthquake Engineering, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA Ertugrul Taciroglu C...
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Seismic Analysis & Structure Study


Video Clip Seismic Analysis Overview - Seismic Design Process 0:00 - 1:43 - Basic Requirements 1:43 - 2:35 - Compliance Criteria 2:35 - 3:35...

Demand & Capacity of Highway Bridges: 3D FEM & Seismic Analysis


Purpose of the Webinar Seismic Analysis, Demand and Capacity Evaluation of Highway Bridges This webinar discussed the methods used for seism...