Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

midas Design+
User Guide
for Eurocode Modules

Design+ Interface
General Column Design
Combined Wall Design
Strip Foundation Design
Design Parameters

Midas Design+ 2014 (v1.1)

 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

01 Design Interface +

SIMPLE MODE
Add new member
•Simple and intuitive Add or import new members. Project/Simple/Check Mode
user interface Change the current working mode
•Quick generation of
summary/detail design
result in Preview
window

Workbar
Member name change, Grouping, Preview
Design or check results are
Report and Drawing Export Setup
displayed instantly.

Input
Member force

(similar with midas Set)

Report
Generate input data, summary,
and detail design result report
• Detail
• Summary
PROJECT MODE
• Input List
•Auto generation of drawing
•MS word format report for Tab.
design/check results, Batch Switch the working window between member list, drawing, Quantity
report generation
•Bill of materials
midas Link
Link with midas Gen
Multiple members can be selected and imported.

Report
Generate MS word and excel
format report.
• Detail
• Summary
• Input List
• Input List (Excel)

Message Window
Display various information, warning,
and error messages.

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 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

01 Design Interface +

Check MODE Report

•Reviewing detail/summary Save/Print design results.

design results in Preview

window

Preview Option
Select Detail / Summary to check
the relevant report.

Workbar
Click a desired member from Tree

menu. The user does not need to re-

perform Design/Check again in Check

mode.

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Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

02 midas Design+
Combined Wall

C o ntents

1 Import

2 Input Data
3 Review Design Results

4 Member List

5 Dr awing

6 Q uantity

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 01 Import
Step

5
1. Execute “Wall(Comb.)”
module.
2. Click “Project Mode”. 1
3. Click “midas Link”.
Refer to the next page for
more details in the
limitation of midas Link.
4. Select midas Gen to be
linked with Design+.
5. Select desired wall
elements to be imported
from midas Gen. 2 3
6. Click [Connect] button.
7. Click [Import] button.
8. Check imported walls. 7

4
8
6

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 01 Import
Step

Not e Limitation of midas Gen Link for Combined Wall Design

1. Wall ID must be different for each unit wall in midas Gen as shown in the figure below.
Importing combined walls with the same wall ID is not supported.

Not Applicable (Identical Wall ID) Applicable (Different Wall ID)

2. Walls must be located in a single story can be imported as combined wall in Design+.
3. Discontinuous combined walls cannot be designed in Design+.

Applicable (Importing Walls in One Story) Not Applicable (Discontinuity in Combined Wall)

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 02 Input Data – Section-1 Tab
Step

1. Select a combined wall from

the tree menu.
2
2. Specify Member Name and the
additional task scope after
design.
3. Material Strength
Concrete: Characteristic 3
compressive of concrete
Ver. /Hor. Bar: Characteristic
yield strength of vertical/
horizontal reinf orcement
If the material strength was 1 4
not identical for each unit wall
in midas Gen, minimum
strength will be applied.
5
4. Specify whether effective width
applied or not.
Actual Width
Effective Width
Not e
5. Specify unbraced length and
Effective flange width is
effective length factor.
Click and use the K-Factor
calculated based on the clause 6
[Link].1 (4), EN1998-1:2004. It
Input dialog box shown below is taken as the minimum of:
to use default values.
7
a) the actual flange width;
6. Effective Creep Ratio for the b) one-half of the distance to
calculation of slenderness an adjacent web of the wall;
criterion (λlim) as per clause and
[Link](1), EN1992-1-1: 2004 c) 25% of the total height of the
wall above the level
7. Equivalent Dimension for considered.
calculating eccentric moment
due to imperfection as per
“Effective Width” can be
displayed using “Effective 8
clause 6.1(4),EN1992-1-1:2004 Section” option as shown below.
8. Options for considering
moment magnification due to
imperfections and 2nd order Note
effects as per clause [Link](1),
 Effective Length Scale Factor
EN1992-1-1:2004.
9. Transfer Combined Wall
Wall design is performed about 9
global X and Y axis. Rotate
combined wall to make major
and minor axis of the wall
aligned in the global X and Y K=1.0 K=0.5 K=0.7 K=2.0
axis.
When Parallel Dir. Is X or Y-Dir.:
Rotate combined wall based on
the local x or y-direction of a
ref erence base wall.
When Parallel Dir. Is User Input:
Specify the angle to be rotated
about Global X-axis.

Global Axis of Combined Wall Display Effective Section

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 02 Input Data – Section-2 Tab
Step

1. Add, modify or delete unit

wall data for rebar and
section information.
Click [Wall Data] button to
see and modify rebar and 1
section information for entire
unit wall in a tabular format.
2. Data of vertical/ horizontal/
end rebar for the selected
unit wall.
3. Select Rebar Arrangement.
2
Divide equally by nearest
space: Rebar spacing is
adjusted to f it the wall
dimension using equal spacing
throughout the wall length.
Divide by exact space: 3
Specif ied rebar spacing is
applied f rom the End or Middle
of the unit wall.

4
4. Specify wall thickness and
concrete cover thickness.
In Preference, the user can
choose Concrete Cover
Depth as clear cover or 5
distance to the rebar center.
By default, concrete cover is
applied as clear cover
thickness.
5. Specify the wall coordinates
of start and end point and
vertical rebars for each unit
wall.

General tab in Preference Wall Data in a Tabular Format

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 02 Input Data – Section-3 Tab
Step

1. Enter the design forces and

factors for the selected unit
wall.
Toggle on : Design f orces
can be directly entered f or the
selected unit wall in the dialog
box .
Toggle off : Enter the
multiple design f orces f or the
selected unit wall by clicking
[Load Combinations] button.
1
When combined wall is
imported from midas Gen, all
Strength type load
combinations are
automatically generated in
Load Combinations dialog
box.
Most critical load
combinations for axial/
flexure design and shear
design are displayed in blue
cells at the top of the Load
Combination table.

Not e

Forces displayed in this dialog

box are not a combined design
force, but the design force of
each unit wall. Combined design
forces are displayed in
Detail/Summary Report.

Refer to the next page for the

calculation procedure of
combined forces.

Load Combination for Selected Unit Wall

Combined Design Force in Detail/Summary Report

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 02 Input Data – Section-3 Tab
Step

Not e How to Calculate Combined Design Forces

1. Axial force: Summation of axial forces in unit walls (sign convention: “+” in compression)
2. Shear force: Summation of shear forces in unit walls. Shear forces of unit walls are re-
calculated in global X and Y-direction.
3. Bending moment is calculated as a summation of bending moments and eccentric moments
(axial force * eccentricity from a unit wall centroid to the combined wall centroid) of unit walls
about global X and Y-direction.

• When local axis of a unit wall is not aligned in the global X and Y-direction, combined design
forces are calculated using the component of the forces in the global X and Y-direction.

* Transfer Combined Wall

Wall design is performed about global X and Y axis. Rotate combined wall to make major and
minor axis of the wall aligned in the global X and Y axis.
When Parallel Dir. Is X or Y-Dir.: Rotate combined wall based on the local x or y-direction of a
reference base wall.
When Parallel Dir. Is User Input: Specify the angle to be rotated about Global X-axis.

Global Axis of Combined Wall

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 03 Review Design Results
Step

1. Click [Check] button.

2. Review Calculation Result
table for moment and
shear capacity.
3. Click [Report] button to
generate Detail/ Summary
/Input List Report.

2
Not e

P-M Curve
3D P-M interaction is considered
to find the flexure resistance.
After performing wall checking,
Midas Design+ displays P-M 3
Curve in “Theta” angle described 1
below.

Theta: Angle between the

Moment axis (horizontal axis)
and the line which connects the
origin point to the member force
point in PM interaction curve
N.A.: Neutral axis angle from the
local x-axis

MS Word Format Detail Report

Excel Format Input List

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 04 Member List
Step

1
1. Select [Member List] tab.
Input and output data can
be checked and modified
for the all combined walls.
2. Click [Apply] button if
there is any change in the
design input data.
3. Click [All] and [Check]
button to verify the all wall
design results at once.

2 3

05 Drawing
Step

1
1. Select [Drawing] tab.
2. Select [Shear Wall
(Combined)] from the
drop-down box and click
[Create] button to
generate combined wall
drawings.

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 06 Quantity
Step

1
1. Select [Quantity] tab.
2. Select [Shear Wall
(Combined)] from the
drop-down box and click
[Create] button to
generate bill of materials.
3. Click [Export to Excel]
button to generate a MS
Excel file.

2 3

Not e

Quantity of concrete is calculated

as concrete volume per unit
length.
Quantity of form is calculated
using surface area of concrete
per unit length.
Quantity of rebar is calculated as
weight of rebar per unit length.
Weight of rebar for EN, UNI, and
BS material DB is applied as
shown in the table below.

Material Properties of EN & BS DB

EN/BS P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P16 P20 P25 P32 P40
Weight (kg/m) 0.154 0.222 0.302 0.395 0.499 0.617 0.746 0.888 1.043 1.578 2.466 3.853 6.313 9.865
Diameter (mm) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 20 25 32 40
Area (mm2) 19.6 28.27 38.5 50.27 63.6 78.54 95 113.1 132.7 201.06 314.16 490.87 804.25 1256.6

Material Properties of UNI DB

UNI P4 P5 P6 P8 P10 P12 P14 P16 P18 P20 P22 P24 P26 P30 P32 P36 P40
Weight (kg/m) 0.099 0.154 0.222 0.395 0.617 0.888 1.208 1.578 1.998 2.466 2.984 3.551 4.168 5.549 6.313 7.99 9.865
Diameter (mm) 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 36 40
Area (mm2) 13 20 28 50 79 113 154 201 254 314 380 452 531 707 804 1018 1257

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Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

03 midas Design+
General Column

C o ntents

1 G eneral Column Design

2 Set Input Data
3 Member List (MS Excel)

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 01 Input Data – Section-1 Tab
Step

2
1. Select a general column
from the tree menu.
2. Specify Member Name
and the additional task
3
scope after design. 1
3. Material Strength
Concrete: Characteristic
compressive of concrete
Main/Hoop Bar:
Characteristic yield strength
of major/ hoop 4
reinf orcement
4. Specify unbraced length
and effective length factor.
Click button to use the
default values. 5
5. Select a splicing option
for the main rebars.
None: Longitudinal rebars 6
calculated without
considering splicing
50%: Longitudinal rebars

7
calculated considering
50%-splicing
100%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering
100%-splicing
6. Equivalent Dimension for
calculating eccentric
moment due to
imperfection as per clause
6.1(4),EN1992-1-1:2004
7. Options for considering Note
moment magnification Effective Length Scale Factor
due to imperfections and
2nd order effects as per
clause [Link](1), EN1992-
1-1:2004.

Note
Tool-tip is displayed when
hovering the mouse over field K=1.0 K=0.5 K=0.7 K=2.0
with * mark.

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 01 Input Data – Section-2 Tab
Step

1. Specify concrete cover

thickness. Concrete Cover 1
is applied as the distance
from the concrete face to 2
the rebar center.
2. Enter diameter and
spacing of hoop bars.

3
Check on “Use User Input”
option to apply different
rebar diameter and
spacing at the top and
bottom.
3. Enter the design forces.
4. Effective Creep Ratio for Note
the calculation of
When calculating shear resistance,
slenderness criterion (λlim)
different value of axial force from
as per clause [Link](1), the value for Axial Force and
EN1992-1-1: 2004 Moment verification can be defined.
5. Load Combinations Since shear resistance increase as
axial force increases, smaller axial
Toggle on : Design force may occur more critical case
f orces can be directly 4 in shear force verification. Also
entered in the dialog box. shear resistance due to concrete is

Toggle off : Enter the

5 considered as zero in tensile axial
force.
multiple design f orces by
clicking [Load Combinations]
button.
When general column
is imported from midas
Gen, 14 load combinations
which composed of
maximum and minimum
combinations of the
following components are
generated:
Max for axial, major
moment (top/bot), minor
moment (top/bot), and
shear force (top/bot) (7) +
Min for Axial, major
moment (top/bot), minor
moment (top/bot), and
shear force (top/bot) (7) =
(14) combinations
Most critical load
combinations for axial/
flexure design and shear
Load Combination for General Column
design are displayed at
the top of the Load
Combination table.

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 01 Input Data
Step

1. Define general section

shape.
CAD Files: Import “*.dwg”
or “*.df x” f ile. Specif y section
shape layer and rebar layer
separately.
MIDAS Section(*.sec):
Import “*.sec” f ile generated
f rom midas SPC or GSD
module.
2. Specify the number of
main rebars and diameter.

1
The number of rebars
must be larger than the
number of edges.
3. Section Information 2
Shape: Section coordinates 3
Main Bar: Main rebar
coordinates
Tie Bar: Tie bar position.
Specif y two main rebars by
index between which a tie
rebar is placed.
Check on “Show Index”
option to display main rebar
index.

Import CAD File

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 03 Review Design Results
Step

1. Click [Design] or [Check]

button.
Check: Verify resistance
ratio based on the user input
data.
Design: midas Design+
update optimized rebar
dimension and spacing. The
range of rebar to be used in
3
Design can be specified in 2
Rebar Option (from the main
menu, Tools > Rebar
Option).
2. Check calculation results.
3. Check “PM Curve” option.
4. Click [Report] button to 1 4
generate Detail/ Summary
/Input List Report.

Not e

P-M Curve
3D P-M interaction is considered
to find the flexure resistance.
After performing column checking,
Midas Design+ displays P-M
Curve in “Theta” angle described
below.

Theta: Angle between the

Moment axis (horizontal axis)
and the line which connects the
origin point to the member force
point in PM interaction curve
N.A.: Neutral axis angle from the
local x-axis
MS Word Format Detail Report

Excel Format Input List

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 04 Member List
Step

1
1. Select [Member List] tab.
Input and output data can
be checked and modified
for the all general columns.
2. Click [Apply] button if
there is any change in the
design input data.
3. Click [All] and [Check]
button to verify the all
general column design
results at once.

2 3

05 Drawing
Step

1
1. Select [Drawing] tab.
2. Select [Column(General)]
from the drop-down box
and click [Create] button
to generate general
column drawings.

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 06 Quantity
Step

1
1. Select [Quantity] tab.
2. Select [Column(General)]
from the drop-down box
and click [Create] button
to generate bill of
materials.
3. Click [Export to Excel]
button to generate the
table in MS excel format.

Not e

Quantity of concrete is calculated

as concrete volume per unit
length.
2 3
Quantity of form is calculated
using surface area of concrete
per unit length.
Quantity of rebar is calculated as
weight of rebar per unit length.
Weight of rebar for EN, UNI, and
BS material DB is applied as
shown in the table below.

Material Properties of EN & BS DB

EN/BS P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P16 P20 P25 P32 P40
Weight (kg/m) 0.154 0.222 0.302 0.395 0.499 0.617 0.746 0.888 1.043 1.578 2.466 3.853 6.313 9.865
Diameter (mm) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 20 25 32 40
Area (mm2) 19.6 28.27 38.5 50.27 63.6 78.54 95 113.1 132.7 201.06 314.16 490.87 804.25 1256.6

Material Properties of UNI DB

UNI P4 P5 P6 P8 P10 P12 P14 P16 P18 P20 P22 P24 P26 P30 P32 P36 P40
Weight (kg/m) 0.099 0.154 0.222 0.395 0.617 0.888 1.208 1.578 1.998 2.466 2.984 3.551 4.168 5.549 6.313 7.99 9.865
Diameter (mm) 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 36 40
Area (mm2) 13 20 28 50 79 113 154 201 254 314 380 452 531 707 804 1018 1257

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Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

04 midas Design+
Strip Footing

C o ntents

1 Import

2 Input Data
3 Review Design Results

4 Member List

5 Dr awing

6 Q uantity

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 01 Import
Step

1. Execute “Footing(Strip)”
module.
2. Click “Project Mode”. 1
Design member force can
be imported from midas
Gen when “Project Mode”
is selected.
3. Click “midas Link”.
Solid rectangle, T-Section,
and Inverted T-Section in
midas Gen can be
imported into Design+ to
perform strip footing
design.
In case of “Inverted T-
Section”, left and right
flange width (b1 and b2)
must be identical.
Midas Link supports beam 5
elements which are
assigned Point Spring
Support or Surface Spring
Support.
3
4. Select midas Gen to be
linked with Design+. 2
5. Select desired strip

7
footing elements to be
imported from midas Gen.
6. Click [Connect] button.
7. Click [Import] button.
8. Check imported footings.

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 02 Input Data
Step

1. Select a strip footing from

the tree menu.
2. Specify Member Name and
the additional task scope
after design.
3. Material Strength 2
- Concrete: Characteristic
compressive strength of
concrete
- Main Bar, Stirrup, Transv.
3
Bar: Characteristic yield
strength of reinf orcement
4. Enter section size and
concrete cover depth.
Use Bottom Cover: Check on
the option to apply identical 4
concrete cover depth for top
and bottom.
5. Specify flexure design
1
method between singly
reinforced beam and double
reinforced beam design.
6. Specify soil bearing capacity
to be compared with soil
reaction.

5
7. Select a splicing option for
the main rebars.
None: Longitudinal rebars
calculated without considering
splicing
6
50%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering 50%-
splicing
7
100%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering 100%-
splicing
Note
Tool-tip is displayed when
hovering the mouse over field
with * mark.

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 03 Input Data
Step

1
1. Rebar Arrangement
2
Type-1 (All section): Select
when rebar data f or i-end,
middle and j-end are
identical.
Type-2 (Both End &
Center): Select when rebar
data f or i-end and j-end are
identical.
Type-3 (Each End &
Center): Select when rebar
data f or i-end, middle and j-
end are not identical.
3
2. Change Section Data

max(i,m,j): Click to apply

maximum design f orces and
rebar data to all sections.
max(i,j): Click to apply the
critical design combinations
and rebar f rom i and j-end s
to both ends.
i↔j: Click to swap design Note
f orces and rebar data Design Forces imported from midas Gen
between i and j-end.
Envelope values among the all load combinations are imported from midas Gen.
Change Force Only: Check
If “Member Assignment” is specified, the envelope values at i-end, middle, and
on the option to change
design f orces only when j-end of a member are imported.
applying above buttons.

3. Design Options

Use Different Rebar at

each layer: Check on to use
dif f erent rebar diameter f or
layer1 and 2.
Use Same Main Rebar at
Top and Bottom: Check on
when the top rebar size is
the same as bottom rebar
size.
Show Load Combinations:
Display load combination
name with design f orces.

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 03 Review Design Results
Step

Not e How to Design Strip Footing

The dimension of Continuous Beam Strip footing is

determined as follows:

1. The rectangular beam in red box is designed from

the longitudinal moment and shear.
Moment & Shear Resistance

2. The bottom width of strip footing is determined from

allowable bearing pressure. The allowable bearing
pressure needs to be entered by user.
Soil Reaction

3. The thickness and reinforcements in the cantilever

are determined from the moments and shear forces
due to soil pressure. The soil pressure is taken from
the soil pressure calculated in midas Gen (from the Transverse Bar & Shear (1-way)

main menu, Results > Reactions > Soil Pressure) .

Column Loads
Load

Loading

Pressure

Bending
Moments

Reinforcement

Cantilever bars Longitudinal bending +ve and –ve reinforcement

Design Forces in Strip Footing

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 04 Review Design Results
Step

1. Click [Design] or [Check]

button.
Check: Verify resistance
ratio based on the user
input data.
Design: Verify resistance
ratio and update rebar if
required.
2. Check calculation results.
3. Click [Report] button to
generate Detail/ Summary
/Input List Report.

MS Word Format Detail Report Excel Format Input List

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 05 Member List
Step

1. Select [Member List] tab. 1

Input and output data can
be checked and modified
for the all strip footings.
2. Click [Apply] button if
there is any change in the
design input data.
3. Click [All] and [Check]
button to verify the all
strip footing design
results at once.

2 3

06 Drawing
Step

1
1. Select [Drawing] tab.
2. Select [Footing(Strip)]
from the drop-down box
and click [Create] button
to generate strip footing
drawings.

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 07 Quantity
Step

1. Select [Quantity] tab.

2. Select [Footing(Strip)]
from the drop-down box
and click [Create] button
to generate bill of
materials.
3. Click [Export to Excel]
button to generate the MS
excel file.

Not e

Quantity of concrete is calculated

as concrete volume per unit
length.
Quantity of form is calculated
2 3
using surface area of concrete
per unit length.
Quantity of rebar is calculated as
weight of rebar per unit length.
Weight of rebar for EN, UNI, and
BS material DB is applied as
shown in the table below.

Material Properties of EN & BS DB

EN/BS P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P16 P20 P25 P32 P40
Weight (kg/m) 0.154 0.222 0.302 0.395 0.499 0.617 0.746 0.888 1.043 1.578 2.466 3.853 6.313 9.865
Diameter (mm) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 20 25 32 40
Area (mm2) 19.6 28.27 38.5 50.27 63.6 78.54 95 113.1 132.7 201.06 314.16 490.87 804.25 1256.6

Material Properties of UNI DB

UNI P4 P5 P6 P8 P10 P12 P14 P16 P18 P20 P22 P24 P26 P30 P32 P36 P40
Weight (kg/m) 0.099 0.154 0.222 0.395 0.617 0.888 1.208 1.578 1.998 2.466 2.984 3.551 4.168 5.549 6.313 7.99 9.865
Diameter (mm) 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 36 40
Area (mm2) 13 20 28 50 79 113 154 201 254 314 380 452 531 707 804 1018 1257

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Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

05 midas Design+
Design Parameter

C o ntents

1 Pr eference
2 Workbar Reordering
3 Change Member Name in
Workbar

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 01 Preference Setting 1
Step

1. From the main menu, 1 Slab / Shear Wall

•Change section by Design: Check on to
update section size in Design.
click Option > Preference. Max. Thick: Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.
Click “RC(1)” tab.
Beam / Column
2. Click “RC(2)” tab. •Change section by Design: Check on to
3. Click “Section” tab. update section size in Design.
•Max. Width / Max. Height: Check on to
specify the maximum width and height.

Basement Wall / Footing

•Change section by Design :
Check on to modify the thickness in Design.
•Max. Thick: Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.
•Apply shear reinforcement: Specify the
applicable shear rebar diameter.
Note
 Preference dialog box can be
Buttress / Corbel
invoked from Workbar by clicking
2
•Change section by Design: Check on to
“Design Option > Preference”. update section size in Design.
•Max. Width / Max. Height: Check on to
 Click [Default] button to reset all specify the maximum width and height.
the preference settings. •Max. Layer No.: Maximum number of
layers to be used in Design.

Stair
•Change section by Design: Check on to
update section size in Design.
•Max. Thick: Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.

Section Increment(RC): Specify the

dimension increment for Design.
3

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 01 Preference Setting 2
Step

1
1. Click “General” tab.
2. Click “Word” tab.

User Interface Mode

• Select default model when executing the program.

Default Report Type for Simple Mode/Check Mode

• Default report type once design or check is performed.

Cover Concrete Depth

• Use clear cover: Define concrete cover depth as clear depth
• Use distance from face to rebar center: Define concrete cover depth as the distance from
the center of the rebar to the concrete face
※ In case of column, “Use distance from face to rebar center” option is always applied.

Result data
• Do not Delete Results Data When Input Data is Changed: Retain design results when
design parameters are changed.
• Include design result in Input File(Excel): Check on to include design results in input list
excel report.
• Show “Apply” Button in Member Dialog: Display [Apply] button in Member tab.

Word
•Modify default settings of font and text size for MS word report generated from Project
Mode.

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 01 Preference Setting 3
Step

1
1. Click Drawing tab.
2. Click File tab.
3. Click Layer tab.

Tie bar of Circular Column

• Parallel :
• Radial :

Rebar Name
• Use Name by Strength: Check on to enter the rebar name by rebar strength.

Print design force

• Select design forces to be printed in the drawing file.

Frame File / Legend File

• Specify the file path of default files.

Layer
•Specify the default line color and line type for drawing.

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 02 Workbar Reordering
Step

1. In order to change the

member order in Workbar,
right-click on Beam and
select Reordering.
2. Modify the order of
members. 1
2a. Select members to
change the order and click
[>>] button.
2b. Click [Up] or [Down]

2a 2b
button to change the
member order.
2c. Click [Apply] and [OK]
button.
2d. Check the updated
member order in Workbar.
Note
 The user can simply use “drag &
drop” on the Workbar to change
the member order.

2c

03 Change member name in Workbar

Step

1. In order to modify member

name displayed in the
Workbar, right-click on the
desired member and select
“Rename” from the context
menu. “F2” key from
1
keyboard can also be used.
- Press [Enter] af ter entering the
new member name.

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 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

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