Midas Design+

Structural Component Design & Detailing

Basic Training on Midas Design+

For Reinforced Concrete Design
2 Midas Design+

1. Introduction

2. Midas Gen link to Midas Design+

3. Slab Design*

4. Beam Design*

5. Column Design*

6. Footing Design*

*Includes Design, Detailed Calculation, and

Drawings
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Structural Component Design & Detailing

INTRODUCTION
4 Introduction

• midas Design+ is a collection of handy structural component

design and detailing tools, which are easy to use and speed up
the day-to-day design process. midas Design+ is developed to
be simple, fast and accurate.

• It caters to the design needs of the engineers for quick and

efficient design of various building components such as beams,
columns, staircase, steel connections, slabs, basement walls,
footings etc.

• After obtaining the design results and the detailing, the engineers
can also obtain the AUTOCAD drawings for the designed items.

• The user can easily perform the parametric study by easily

modifying the design parameters and cross section.
5 Introduction
Link Between midas Gen and midas Design+
• Seamlessly integrated with FE analysis software midas Gen.
(3D structural analysis software for building and general structures)

Select RC Beam Member

6 Introduction
Member Design

AISC LRFD/ASD AISC LRFD

ACI318 RC Design Modules
Steel Design Modules SRC Design Modules
7 Introduction
Design Report in midas Design+
• Detail calculation reports for structural engineers
• Summary report with input data for checking
• Customization of the Word format report by the user

Detailed Calculation MS Word Report Summarized Report

8 Introduction
Member Drawings in midas Design+
• Auto Reinforcement Drawing in DWG format
• Beyond component design tools, midas Design provide high efficient
productivity with powerful auto drafting.

Corbel Stair Footing

Column Beam Shear Wall

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Structural Component Design & Detailing

Midas Gen Link

to Midas Design+
10 Structural Plan

1 FOUNDATION PLAN 2 2ND FLOOR FRAMING PLAN

S-01 Scale: NTS S-01 Scale: NTS
11 Structural Plan

2 ROOF FRAMING PLAN

S-02 Scale: NTS

1 ROOF DECK FRAMING PLAN 3 LEFT SIDE ELEVATION

S-02 Scale: NTS S-02 Scale: NTS
12 Material and Section Properties
Material Properties
• Concrete = 3000psi

Section Properties
• Slab
• Thickness = 100mm

• Beams and Girders

• FTB = 250mm x 400mm
• B1 = 200mm x 400mm
• G1 = 250mm x 400mm
• G2 = 250mm x 400mm
• G3 = 250mm x 400mm
• RB1 = 200mm x 400mm
• RG1 = 250mm x 400mm
• RG2 = 250mm x 400mm
• RG3 = 250mm x 400mm

• Columns
• C1 = 400mm x 250mm
• C2 = 250mm x 400mm
• C3 = 300mm x 300mm
13 Loadings
Dead Load
• Selfweight = Defined by program
• Floor Load = 3.50kPa

Live Load
• Floor Load = 1.90kPa

Seismic Load Parameters

• Code = UBC 1997
• Soil Profile Type = Sc
• Seismic Zone Factor = 4(0.4)
• Seismic Source Type =A
• Distance to Fault Line = 10km
• Importance Factor = 1.0
• Ductility Coefficient = 8.5
14 Midas Gen Model

1. After you finish modeling in midas

2. Click Tools
Gen, you can now go Design+ to link
your midas Gen model.
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1. Click Design+
16 Midas Design+
1. Click (New) button

2. Mode/Link
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1. Click Midas Link

2. Select the midas Gen file

3. Click Connect
4. You will see in the Message
Window that you have successfully
linked Design+ to Gen
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1. Go to Option
2. Select Option

3. Select to Design Code as ACI 318M-14

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2. Select Rebar Option

2. Select to Rebar Code
as IS

3. Set Rebar of Beam & Girder and

Column to P16 (16mm diameter)

4. Set Rebar of Footing to P16

(16mm diameter)
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1. Select Drawing Option

2. Unselect RC Beam &

Girder and RC Column so it
will generate scaled drawing
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Structural Component Design & Detailing

Slab Design
22 Slab Design

2 Way Slab
2 Way Slab
• Dimension = 5.0m x 3.0m
• Thickness = 100mm

1 Way Slab
• Dimension = 5.0m x 1.5m
• Thickness = 100mm

1 Way Slab
23 Slab Desgin

1. Click Slab

2. Click Slab
24 Slab Design

3. Input name as Two Way Slab

1. Input Materials as Shown

2. Input Loads as Shown

3. Input Dimensions as Shown

4. Scroll Down
25 Slab Design

1. Select 2 Way Slab

3. Select Type “A”

2. Input as Shown

4. Click Design

Note: You can also input the

spacing you desire for the
slab then click Check to
check if it is adequate
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Type “A” Type “B”

Type “C”
27 Slab Design

1. Select P10

2. Click OK
28 Slab Design
1. Select Detail for detailed calculation
Select Summary for the summary of calculation

2. Click Word to generate the Word file of the Report

29 Slab Design – Report (2 Way Slab)
30 Slab Design

3. Input name as One Way Slab

1. Go to RC

4. Input Materials as Shown

5. Input Loads as Shown

2. Right Click
then Click Add
6. Input Dimensions as Shown

7. Scroll Down
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1. Select 1 Way Slab

3. Select Type “A”

2. Input as Shown

4. Click Design

Note: You can also input the

spacing you desire for the
slab then click Check to
check if it is adequate
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1. Select P10

2. Click OK
33 Slab Design
1. Select Detail for detailed calculation
Select Summary for the summary of calculation

2. Click Word to generate the Word file of the Report

34 Slab Design – Report (1 Way Slab)
35 Slab Design - Drawing

1. Select Drawing tab

2. Select RC then Slab (as shown)

3. You can save the
drawing file as DWG file
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Beam Design
38 Beam Design

1. Select System = RC
Type = Beam

3. Select Link Data

4. Select as shown

5. Input %S

2. Select Keep Sect.

6. Click Apply
& Bar Data, then click
Option…
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1. Select Member Data

2. Select as shown

3. Click OK
40 Beam Design
1. Go to Midas Gen model
Make sure you perform the analysis and rc
design before you import to Design+

3. Click (Select All) button to

select all beams and girders

2. Select xy
41 Beam Design

3. Check from Materials

1. Click Import up to Loadings

2. Go to Beam then
check each Member 4. Select Do no Consider
for singly design or select
consider for doubly design

Note: Modify if there are necessary

conditions that you need to modify.
42 Beam Design

1. Check the inputs from Rebar

Arrangement up to Seismic Design.

1.1 (Optional) you can

modify the number of bars
as well as the diameter
3. Select Design if you
want to get the required
number of bars, select
Check if you want to view
the calculation of the input
number of bars (refer to 2. Select Apply Special Provisions for
step 1.1). Seismic Design to apply Seismic
Design in your calculations

Note: Modify if there are necessary

conditions that you need to modify.
43 Beam Design
Another way to edit all the inputs is by going
to Member List tab, in this tab you can edit all
members in a tabulated format which is very 1. Go to Member List
convenient if there are too many members.
3. Activate Seismic Design then
This slide shows how to edit all select SMF in all members
members to activate Seismic
Design and use SMF Design.

5. Click Check (to

check the rebars) or
2. Scroll to the right Design (to check the
number of rebars)

4.Click All
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2. Check the results. (Check if there
are necessary changes in the section
or number of rebars)

1. Scroll to the right 3. Click Report then select

to view the results Word : Detail to generate the
detailed calculation
45 Beam Design - Report
46 Beam Design - Drawing

1. Select Drawing tab

2. Select RC then Beam (as shown)

3. You can save the
drawing file as DWG file
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Column Design
49 Column Design

1. Select System = RC
Type = Column

3. Select Link Data

4. Select as shown

5. Input %S

2. Select Keep Sect. 6. Click Apply

& Bar Data, then click
Option…
50 Column Design

1. Select Member Data

2. Select as shown

3. Click OK
51 Column Design
1. Go to Midas Gen model
Make sure you perform the analysis and rc
design before you import to Design+

3. Click (Select All) button to

select all Columns

2. Select z
52 Column Design

3. Check from Materials

up to Main Bar
1. Click Import

2. Go to Column then
check each Member.
Go to C1 first

Note: Modify if there are necessary

conditions that you need to modify.
53 Column Design

1. Check the inputs from Rebar

Arrangement up to Seismic Design.

1.1 (Optional) you can

modify the number of bars
as well as the diameter
3. Select Design if you
want to get the required
number of bars, select
2. Select Apply Special Provisions for
Check if you want to view
Seismic Design to apply Seismic
the calculation of the input
Design in your calculations
number of bars (refer to
step 1.1).

Note: Modify if there are necessary

conditions that you need to modify.
54 Column Design

1. Repeat the steps for modifying

or checking the other columns.
(From C2 to C3)
55 Column Design

1. Go to Member List

5. Click Check (to

check the rebars) or
Design (to check the
number of rebars)

4.Click All
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2. Check the results. (Check if there
are necessary changes in the section
or number of rebars)

1. Scroll to the right 3. Click Report then select

to view the results Word : Detail to generate the
detailed calculation
57 Column Design - Report
58 Column Design - Drawing

1. Select Drawing tab

2. Select RC then Column

(as shown)
3. You can save the
drawing file as DWG file
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Footing Design
61 Footing Design

1. Select System = RC
Type = Footing

3. Select Link Data

4. Select as shown

5. Input %S

2. Select Keep Sect. 6. Click Apply

& Bar Data, then click
Option…
62 Footing Design

1. Select Member Data

2. Select as shown

3. Click OK
63 Footing Design
1. Go to Midas Gen model
Make sure you perform the analysis and rc
design before you import to Design+

2. Click (Select by Window)

button to select all Nodes below.

3. Select all the nodes below

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2. Go to Member List
1. Click Import

3. Modify Fck (f’c) = 20.7MPa

Fy (fy) = 276 MPa

1. Scroll to the right

65 Footing Design

1. Height (m) = 1.20

2. Type = Isolated
3. Depth (mm) = 300.00

4. Scroll to the right

66 Footing Design

1. Rebar = P16
2. Space (mm) = 200.00

For C1 and C2 (F1 and F2)

3. Lx = Ly = 1.20 (Dimension of Footing)
4. Fe (kPa) = 150.0 (Bearing Capacity)

For C3 (F3)
5. Lx = Ly = 1.20 (Dimension of Footing)
6. Fe (kPa) = 150.0 (Bearing Capacity)

9. Click Report then

select Word : Detail
7.Click All 8. Click Check
67 Footing Design - Report
68 Footing Design - Drawing

1. Select Drawing tab

2. Select RC then Footing

(as shown)
3. You can save the
drawing file as DWG file
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