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Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report
Midas Design+ 2014 (v1.1)
User Guide
for Eurocode Modules
Desi gn+ Interface
General Col umn Desi gn
Combi ned Wal l Desi gn
Stri p Foundati on Desi gn
Desi gn Parameters
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User Guide 2
Message Window
Display various information, warning,
and error messages.
midas Link
Link with midas Gen
Multiple members can be selected and imported.
Workbar
Preview
Change the current working mode
Add new member
Add or import new members.
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Interface
Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing& Report
Project/Simple/Check Mode
Member name change, Grouping,
Report and Drawing Export Setup
Input
Member force
(similar with midas Set)
SIMPLE MODE
Simple and intuitive
user interface
Quick generation of
summary/detail design
result in Preview
window
PROJECT MODE
Auto generation of drawing
MS word format report for
design/check results, Batch
report generation
Bill of materials
Tab.
Switch the working window between member list, drawing, Quantity
Report
Generate input data, summary,
and detail design result report
Detail
Summary
Input List
Report
Generate MS word and excel
format report.
Detail
Summary
Input List
Input List (Excel)
Design or check results are
displayed instantly.
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User Guide 3
Workbar
Preview Option
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Interface
Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing& Report
Click a desired member from Tree
menu. The user does not need to re-
perform Design/Check again in Check
mode.
Check MODE
Reviewing detail/summary
design results in Preview
window
Report
Save/Print design results.
Select Detail / Summary to check
the relevant report.
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Contents
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User Guide 4
Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report
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Combined Wall
2 I nput Data
I mport 1
3 Review Design Results
4 Member List
5 Dr awing
6 Quantity
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User Guide 5
1. Execute Wal l (Comb.)
modul e.
2. Cl i ck Proj ect Mode .
3. Cl i ck mi das Li nk .
Refer to the next page for
more detai l s i n the
l i mi tati on of mi das Li nk.
4. Sel ect mi das Gen to be
l i nked wi th Desi gn+.
5. Sel ect desi red wal l
el ements to be i mported
from mi das Gen.
6. Cl i ck [Connect] button.
7. Cl i ck [Import] button.
8. Check i mported wal l s.







Step
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Import
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User Guide 6








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.













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+.








Step
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Import
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Not Applicable (Ident ical Wall ID)
Applicable (Dif f erent Wall ID)
Applicable (Import ing Walls in One St ory)
Not Applicable (Discontinuit y in Combined Wall)
Limitation of midas Gen Link for Combined Wall Design
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User Guide 7

1. Sel ect a combi ned wal l from
the tree menu.
2. Speci fy Member Name and the
addi ti onal task scope after
desi gn.
3. Materi al Strength
Concrete: Characteristic
compressive of concrete
Ver. /Hor. Bar: Characteristic
yield strength of vertical/
horizontal reinforcement
If the materi al strength was
not i denti cal for each uni t wal l
i n mi das Gen, mi nimum
strength wi l l be appl i ed.
4. Speci fy whether effecti ve wi dth
appl i ed or not.
Actual Wi dth
Effecti ve Wi dth
5. Speci fy unbraced l ength and
effecti ve l ength factor.
Cl i ck and use the K-Factor
Input di al og box shown bel ow
to use defaul t val ues.
6. Effecti ve Creep Rati o for the
cal cul ati on of sl enderness
cri teri on (
lim
) as per cl ause
5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-1-1: 2004
7. Equi val ent Di mension for
cal cul ati ng eccentri c moment
due to i mperfecti on as per
cl ause 6.1(4),EN1992-1-1:2004
8. Opti ons for consi deri ng
moment magni ficati on due to
i mperfecti ons and 2
nd
order
effects as per cl ause 5.8.3.1(1),
EN1992-1-1:2004.
9. Transfer Combi ned Wal l
Wal l desi gn i s performed about
gl obal X and Y axi s. Rotate
combi ned wal l to make major
and mi nor axi s of the wal l
al i gned i n the gl obal X and Y
axi s.
When Parall el Di r. Is X or Y-Di r.:
Rotate combined wall based on
the local x or y-direction of a
reference base wall.
When Parall el Di r. Is User Input:
Specify the angle to be rotated
about Global X-axis.
Step
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Input Data Section-1 Tab
Effective flange width is
calculated based on the clause
5.4.3.4.1 (4), EN1998-1:2004. It
is taken as the minimum of:
a) the actual flange width;
b) one-half of the distance to
an adjacent web of the wall;
and
c) 25% of the total height of the
wall above the level
considered.
Effective Width can be
displayed using Effective
Section option as shown below.
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Display Ef f ect ive Sect ion Global Axis of Combined Wall
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K=1.0 K=0.5 K=0.7 K=2.0
Ef f ect ive Lengt h Scale Fact or
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User Guide 8
1. Add, modi fy or del ete uni t
wal l data for rebar and
secti on i nformati on.
Cl i ck [Wal l Data] button to
see and modi fy rebar and
secti on i nformati on for enti re
uni t wal l i n a tabul ar format.
2. Data of verti cal / hori zontal /
end rebar for the sel ected
uni t wal l .
3. Sel ect Rebar Arrangement.
Di vi de equal l y by nearest
space: Rebar spacing is
adjusted to fit the wall
dimension using equal spacing
throughout the wall length.
Di vi de by exact space:
Specified rebar spacing is
applied from the End or Middle
of the unit wall.
4. Speci fy wal l thi ckness and
concrete cover thi ckness.
In Preference, the user can
choose Concrete Cover
Depth as cl ear cover or
di stance to the rebar center.
By defaul t, concrete cover i s
appl i ed as cl ear cover
thi ckness.
5. Speci fy the wal l coordi nates
of start and end poi nt and
verti cal rebars for each uni t
wal l .




Step
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Input Data Section-2 Tab
Wall Dat a in a Tabular Format General t ab in Pref erence
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User Guide 9
1. Enter the desi gn forces and
factors for the sel ected uni t
wal l .
Toggl e on : Design forces
can be directly entered for the
selected unit wall in the dialog
box .
Toggl e off : Enter the
multiple design forces for the
selected unit wall by clicking
[Load Combinations] button.
When combi ned wal l i s
i mported from mi das Gen, al l
Strength type l oad
combi nati ons are
automati cal l y generated i n
Load Combi nati ons di al og
box.
Most cri ti cal l oad
combi nati ons for axi al /
fl exure desi gn and shear
desi gn are di spl ayed i n bl ue
cel l s at the top of the Load
Combi nati on tabl e.
Step
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Input Data Section-3 Tab
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Load Combinat ion f or Select ed Unit Wall
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.
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Combined Design Force in Det ail/Summary Report
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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.

Step
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Input Data Section-3 Tab
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How to Calculate Combined Design Forces
Global Axis of Combined Wall
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User Guide 11
1. Cl i ck [Check] button.
2. Revi ew Cal cul ati on Resul t
tabl e for moment and
shear capaci ty.
3. Cl i ck [Report] button to
generate Detai l / Summary
/Input Li st Report.







Step
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Review Design Results
MS Word Format Det ail Report
Excel Format Input List
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P-M Curve
3D P-M interaction is considered
to find the flexure resistance.
After performing wall 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

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User Guide 12
1. Sel ect [Member Li st] tab.
Input and output data can
be checked and modi fi ed
for the al l combi ned wal l s.
2. Cl i ck [Appl y] button i f
there i s any change i n the
desi gn i nput data.
3. Cl i ck [Al l ] and [Check]
button to veri fy the al l wal l
desi gn resul ts at once.







Step
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Member List
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Step
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Drawing
1. Sel ect [Drawi ng] tab.
2. Sel ect [Shear Wal l
(Combi ned)] from the
drop-down box and cl i ck
[Create] button to
generate combi ned wal l
drawi ngs.
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Quantity
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1. Sel ect [Quanti ty] tab.
2. Sel ect [Shear Wal l
(Combi ned)] from the
drop-down box and cl i ck
[Create] button to
generate bi l l of materi al s.
3. Cl i ck [Export to Excel ]
button to generate a MS
Excel fi l e.

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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.
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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 (mm
2
) 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
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 (mm
2
) 13 20 28 50 79 113 154 201 254 314 380 452 531 707 804 1018 1257
Mat erial Propert ies of EN & BS DB
Mat erial Propert ies of UNI DB
Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report
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User Guide 14
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General Column
General Column Design 1
3 Member List (MS Excel)
Set Input Data 2
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User Guide 15
Step
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Input Data Section-1 Tab
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1. Sel ect a general col umn
from the tree menu.
2. Speci fy Member Name
and the addi ti onal task
scope after desi gn.
3. Materi al Strength
Concrete: Characteristic
compressive of concrete
Mai n/Hoop Bar:
Characteristic yield strength
of major/ hoop
reinforcement
4. Speci fy unbraced l ength
and effecti ve l ength factor.
Cl i ck button to use the
defaul t val ues.
5. Sel ect a spl i ci ng opti on
for the mai n rebars.
None: Longitudinal rebars
calculated without
considering splicing
50%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering
50%-splicing
100%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering
100%-splicing
6. Equi val ent Di mensi on for
cal cul ati ng eccentri c
moment due to
i mperfecti on as per cl ause
6.1(4),EN1992-1-1: 2004
7. Opti ons for consi deri ng
moment magni fi cati on
due to i mperfecti ons and
2
nd
order effects as per
cl ause 5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-
1-1:2004.




Tool-tip is displayed when
hovering the mouse over field
with * mark.
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Effective Length Scale Factor
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K=1.0 K=0.5 K=0.7 K=2.0
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User Guide 16
Step
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Input Data Section-2 Tab
1. Speci fy concrete cover
thi ckness. Concrete Cover
i s appl i ed as the di stance
from the concrete face to
the rebar center.
2. Enter di ameter and
spaci ng of hoop bars.
Check on Use User Input
opti on to appl y di fferent
rebar di ameter and
spaci ng at the top and
bottom.
3. Enter the desi gn forces.
4. Effecti ve Creep Rati o for
the cal cul ati on of
sl enderness cri teri on (
l i m
)
as per cl ause 5.8.3.1(1),
EN1992-1-1: 2004
5. Load Combi nati ons
Toggl e on : Design
forces can be directly
entered in the dialog box.
Toggl e off : Enter the
multiple design forces by
clicking [Load Combinations]
button.
When general col umn
i s i mported from mi das
Gen, 14 l oad combi nati ons
whi ch composed of
maxi mum and mi ni mum
combi nati ons of the
fol l owi ng 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 cri ti cal l oad
combi nati ons for axi al /
fl exure desi gn and shear
desi gn are di spl ayed at
the top of the Load
Combi nati on tabl e.

When calculating shear resistance,
different value of axial force from
the value for Axial Force and
Moment verification can be defi ned.
Since shear resistance increase as
axial force increases, smaller axial
force may occur more critical case
in shear force verification. Also
shear resistance due to concrete is
considered as zero in tensile axial
force.
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Load Combinat ion f or General Column
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User Guide 17
Step
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Input Data
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1. Defi ne general secti on
shape.
CAD Fi l es: Import *.dwg
or *.dfx file. Specify section
shape layer and rebar layer
separately.
MIDAS Secti on(*.sec):
Import *.sec file generated
from midas SPC or GSD
module.
2. Speci fy the number of
mai n rebars and di ameter.
The number of rebars
must be l arger than the
number of edges.
3. Secti on Informati on
Shape: Section coordinates
Mai n Bar: Main rebar
coordinates
Ti e Bar: Tie bar position.
Specify 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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1. Cl i ck [Desi gn] or [Check]
button.
Check: Verify resistance
ratio based on the user input
data.
Desi gn: midas Design+
update optimized rebar
dimension and spacing. The
range of rebar to be used in
Design can be specified in
Rebar Option (from the main
menu, Tools > Rebar
Option).
2. Check cal cul ati on resul ts.
3. Check PM Curve opti on.
4. Cl i ck [Report] button to
generate Detai l / Summary
/Input Li st Report.






Step
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Review Design Results
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MS Word Format Det ail Report
Excel Format Input List
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

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User Guide 19
Step
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Member List
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Step
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Drawing
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1. Sel ect [Member Li st] tab.
Input and output data can
be checked and modi fi ed
for the al l general col umns.
2. Cl i ck [Appl y] button i f
there i s any change i n the
desi gn i nput data.
3. Cl i ck [Al l ] and [Check]
button to veri fy the al l
general col umn desi gn
resul ts at once.







1. Sel ect [Drawi ng] tab.
2. Sel ect [Col umn(General )]
from the drop-down box
and cl i ck [Create] button
to generate general
col umn drawi ngs.
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Step
Quantity
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2
1. Sel ect [Quanti ty] tab.
2. Sel ect [Col umn(General )]
from the drop-down box
and cl i ck [Create] button
to generate bi l l of
materi al s.
3. Cl i ck [Export to Excel ]
button to generate the
tabl e i n MS excel format.

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.
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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 (mm
2
) 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
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 (mm
2
) 13 20 28 50 79 113 154 201 254 314 380 452 531 707 804 1018 1257
Mat erial Propert ies of EN & BS DB
Mat erial Propert ies of UNI DB
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Strip Footing
2 I nput Data
I mport 1
3 Review Design Results
4 Member List
5 Dr awing
6 Quantity
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User Guide 22
1. Execute Footi ng(Stri p)
modul e.
2. Cl i ck Proj ect Mode .
Desi gn member force can
be i mported from mi das
Gen when Proj ect Mode
i s sel ected.
3. Cl i ck mi das Li nk .
Sol i d rectangl e, T-Secti on,
and Inverted T-Secti on i n
mi das Gen can be
i mported i nto Desi gn+ to
perform stri p footi ng
desi gn.
In case of Inverted T-
Secti on , l eft and ri ght
fl ange wi dth (b1 and b2)
must be i denti cal .
Mi das Li nk supports beam
el ements whi ch are
assi gned Poi nt Spri ng
Support or Surface Spri ng
Support.
4. Sel ect mi das Gen to be
l i nked wi th Desi gn+.
5. Sel ect desi red stri p
footi ng el ements to be
i mported from mi das Gen.
6. Cl i ck [Connect] button.
7. Cl i ck [Import] button.
8. Check i mported footi ngs.





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Import
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User Guide 23
Step
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Input Data
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1. Sel ect a stri p footi ng from
the tree menu.
2. Speci fy Member Name and
the addi ti onal task scope
after desi gn.
3. Materi al Strength
- Concrete: Characteristic
compressive strength of
concrete
- Mai n Bar, Sti rrup, Transv.
Bar: Characteristic yield
strength of reinforcement
4. Enter secti on si ze and
concrete cover depth.
Use Bottom Cover: Check on
the opti on to appl y i denti cal
concrete cover depth for top
and bottom.
5. Speci fy fl exure desi gn
method between si ngl y
rei nforced beam and doubl e
rei nforced beam desi gn.
6. Speci fy soi l beari ng capaci ty
to be compared wi th soi l
reacti on.
7. Sel ect a spl i ci ng opti on for
the mai n rebars.
None: Longitudinal rebars
calculated without considering
splicing
50%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering 50%-
splicing
100%: Longitudinal rebars
calculated considering 100%-
splicing



Tool-tip is displayed when
hovering the mouse over field
with * mark.
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User Guide 24
1. Rebar Arrangement
Type-1 (Al l secti on): Select
when rebar data for i-end,
middle and j-end are
identical.
Type-2 (Both End &
Center): Select when rebar
data for i-end and j-end are
identical.
Type-3 (Each End &
Center): Select when rebar
data for i-end, middle and j-
end are not identical.
2. Change Secti on Data
max(i ,m,j ): Click to apply
maximum design forces and
rebar data to all sections.
max(i ,j ): Click to apply the
critical design combinations
and rebar from i and j-end s
to both ends.
i j : Click to swap design
forces and rebar data
between i and j-end.
Change Force Onl y: Check
on the option to change
design forces only when
applying above buttons.
3. Desi gn Opti ons
Use Di fferent Rebar at
each l ayer: Check on to use
different rebar diameter for
layer1 and 2.
Use Same Mai n Rebar at
Top and Bottom: Check on
when the top rebar size is
the same as bottom rebar
size.
Show Load Combi nati ons:
Display load combination
name with design forces.
Step
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Input Data
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2
3
Design Forces imported from midas Gen
Envelope values among the all load combinations are imported from midas Gen.
If Member Assignment is specified, the envelope values at i-end, middle, and
j-end of a member are imported.
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User Guide 25

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.

2. The bottom width of strip footing is determined from
allowable bearing pressure. The allowable bearing
pressure needs to be entered by user.

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
main menu, Results > Reactions > Soil Pressure) .
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How to Design Strip Footing
Step
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Review Design Results
Moment & Shear Resist ance
Soil React ion
Transverse Bar & Shear (1-way)
Design Forces in St rip Foot ing
Load
Loading
Column Loads
Pressure
Bending
Moment s
Reinf orcement
Cant ilever bars Longit udinal bending +ve and ve reinf orcement
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User Guide 26
Step
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Review Design Results
1. Cl i ck [Desi gn] or [Check]
button.
Check: Veri fy resi stance
rati o based on the user
i nput data.
Desi gn: Veri fy resi stance
rati o and update rebar i f
requi red.
2. Check cal cul ati on resul ts.
3. Cl i ck [Report] button to
generate Detai l / Summary
/Input Li st Report.






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MS Word Format Det ail Report
Excel Format Input List
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User Guide 27
1. Sel ect [Member Li st] tab.
Input and output data can
be checked and modi fi ed
for the al l stri p footi ngs.
2. Cl i ck [Appl y] button i f
there i s any change i n the
desi gn i nput data.
3. Cl i ck [Al l ] and [Check]
button to veri fy the al l
stri p footi ng desi gn
resul ts at once.






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Member List
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Step
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Drawing
1. Sel ect [Drawi ng] tab.
2. Sel ect [Footi ng(Stri p)]
from the drop-down box
and cl i ck [Create] button
to generate stri p footi ng
drawi ngs.


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Step
Quantity
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1. Sel ect [Quanti ty] tab.
2. Sel ect [Footi ng(Stri p)]
from the drop-down box
and cl i ck [Create] button
to generate bi l l of
materi al s.
3. Cl i ck [Export to Excel ]
button to generate the MS
excel fi l 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.
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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 (mm
2
) 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
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 (mm
2
) 13 20 28 50 79 113 154 201 254 314 380 452 531 707 804 1018 1257
Mat erial Propert ies of EN & BS DB
Mat erial Propert ies of UNI DB
Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report
Contents
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Design Parameter
2 Workbar Reordering
Pr eference 1
3 Change Member Name in
Workbar
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1. From the mai n menu,
cl i ck Opti on > Preference.
Cl i ck RC(1) tab.
2. Cl i ck RC(2) tab.
3. Cl i ck Secti on tab.

Step
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Preference Setting 1

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Slab / Shear Wall
Change sect ion by Design: Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Thick: Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.

Beam / Column
Change sect ion by Design: Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Widt h / Max. Height : Check on to
specify the maximumwidth and height.

Basement Wall / Foot ing
Change sect ion by Design :
Check on to modify the thickness in Design.
Max. Thick: Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.
Apply shear reinf orcement : Specify the
applicable shear rebar diameter.
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But t ress / Corbel
Change sect ion by Design: Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Widt h / Max. Height : Check on to
specify the maximumwidth and height.
Max. Layer No.: Maximum number of
layers to be used in Design.

St air
Change sect ion by Design: Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Thick: Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.
Sect ion Increment (RC): Specify the
dimension increment for Design.
Preference dialog box can be
invoked from Workbar by clicking
Design Option >Preference.
Click [Default] button to reset all
the preference settings.
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1. Cl i ck General tab.
2. Cl i ck Word tab.
Step
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Preference Setting 2

User Int erf ace Mode
Select default model when executing the program.

Def ault Report Type f or Simple Mode/Check Mode
Default report type once design or check is performed.

Cover Concret e Dept h
Use clear cover: Define concrete cover depth as clear depth
Use dist ance f rom f ace t o rebar cent er: 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 centeroption is always applied.

Result dat a
Do not Delet e Result s Dat a When Input Dat a 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 Butt on in Member Dialog: Display [Apply] button in Member tab.







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Word
Modify default settings of font and text size for MS word report generated from Project
Mode.
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1. Cl i ck Drawi ng tab.
2. Cl i ck Fi l e tab.
3. Cl i ck Layer tab.
Step
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Preference Setting 3

Tie bar of Circular Column
Parallel :
Radial :

Rebar Name
Use Name by St rengt h: Check on to enter the rebar name by rebar strength.

Print design f orce
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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Step
Workbar Reordering
02
1. In order to change the
member order i n Workbar,
ri ght-cl i ck on Beam and
sel ect Reorderi ng.
2. Modi fy the order of
members.
2a. Select members to
change the order and click
[>>] button.
2b. Click [Up] or [Down]
button to change the
member order.
2c. Click [Apply] and [OK]
button.
2d. Check the updated
member order in Workbar.
2a 2b
2c
The user can simply use drag &
drop on the Workbar to change
the member order.
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Step
03
Change member name in Workbar
1. In order to modi fy member
name di spl ayed i n the
Workbar, ri ght-cl i ck on the
desi red member and sel ect
Rename from the context
menu. F2 key from
keyboard can al so be used.
- Press [Enter] after entering the
new member name.
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