Unlike bridges, general civil engineering structures often have complex shapes. Creating finite element models for these complex shapes can be time-consuming as it involves considering element connectivity. However, when the Auto-mesh feature is applied, it automatically generates the element mesh, taking into account connectivity with adjacent elements. This significantly reduces the time required for finite element modeling tasks. Additionally, the Auto-mesh feature provides both triangular and quadrilateral elements, assisting designers in creating high-quality element meshes as needed.
Powerful Simulation/Design
Auto-mesh Feature for Modeling Complex Structures
Unlike bridges, general civil engineering structures often have complex shapes. Creating finite element models for these complex shapes can be time-consuming as it involves considering element connectivity. However, when the Auto-mesh feature is applied, it automatically generates the element mesh, considering connectivity with adjacent elements. This significantly reduces the time required for finite element modeling tasks. Additionally, the Auto-mesh feature provides both triangular and quadrilateral elements, assisting designers in creating high-quality element meshes as needed.
Various Specialized Analysis Functions for Civil Structures
MIDAS CIVIL NX provides specialized analysis functions for bridges. In particular, it offers an environment where all safety checks for analysis by construction phase can be performed. It also allows you to perform a variety of structural analysis and design tasks tailored to the needs of designers, such as thermal deformation analysis, large deformation analysis, and nonlinear material analysis, all in one program. Each analysis function can be carried out through GUI, allowing you to intuitively configure analysis conditions and perform analysis, significantly reducing working time.
Through the seismic performance evaluation, we calculate bridges' capacity and demand performance, providing a detailed seismic performance assessment report that incorporates nonlinear section analysis and seismic analysis results. Precise analysis of bridge structures considering the nonlinearity of foundation separation devices is possible through dynamic boundary nonlinear analysis. The pushover analysis function allows for the evaluation of the resistance capacity of the structure after yielding, comparing it with the required seismic response. It considers the nonlinear characteristics of materials in components, predicts the inelastic behavior of components, and performs inelastic time history analysis to understand the seismic response characteristics of the structure.
Reflecting the Latest Domestic and International Design Standards
MIDAS CIVIL NX provides design features that allow for quick and accurate review of analysis results and design variables. It offers various international design codes, including AASHTO LRFD, Eurocode, UK, Russia, Canada, Japan, India, Taiwan, and Australia, reflecting worldwide trends in reliability-based design. The design functions are categorized into Steel, RC, PSC, Composite, and SRC Design.
Design Function Automatically Linked to Analysis Results
MIDAS GSD considers nonlinear material properties and, through integration with MIDAS CIVIL NX, allows for the definition of arbitrary section shapes and reinforcement, importing member forces by load combination, providing moment-curvature curves, three-dimensional P-M interaction diagrams, and stress distribution considering cracks as an Excel report. It defines nonlinear concrete and reinforcement materials and calculates moment-curvature curves for use as hinge properties in MIDAS CIVIL NX's nonlinear analysis.
Design Automation
Innovative Use of Existing Excel Calculation Sheets
Excel calculation sheets are the most powerful tools for civil engineers. Connecting the existing calculation sheets with MIDAS CIVIL NX, without requiring specific templates, facilitates bidirectional data transfer for automated design and result analysis.
Pre-processing Data Export
Model Data
Material Properties
Section Properties
Load Data
Boundary Conditions
Post-processing Data Import
Analysis Results
Result Image Data (SFD, BMD, etc.)
Result Table Data (SFD, BMD, etc.)
Model Updates
Excel Add-in: Coding-free, template-like utility
MIDAS COLLECTION's connectivity is not confined to specific Excel calculation sheets. Link Add-ins to your familiar sheets to effortlessly connect with MIDAS CIVIL NX.
Utilize Templates without Coding: Easily employ templates with simple mouse clicks and operations without the need for coding.
Automate Loops: Utilize Add-in stacks and flows to automate repetitive tasks.
User Optimization: Execute tasks using JSON-based API Commands.
Support for JSON Manuals
MIDAS Plugin
Mix and match the plugins provided by MIDAS to create efficient workflows. The flexibility in selecting plugins allows for swift and effective task completion.
Create Alignment: Implement linear elements using lines, curves, splines, 3D curves as points/elements.
Tendon Profile Converter: Converts 2D/3D element tendons to straight and automatically changes the relative local coordinates of the tendon to global coordinates.
Marketplace, an Open Custom Place for Everyone
MIDAS CIVIL NX plugs provide an essential interface for managing and accessing necessary functionalities. Within a highly scalable environment, users can develop their own plugins, tailoring them to individual and corporate needs.
