Release Note

Release Date : Feb. 2014

Product Ver. : Civil 2014 (v2.1)

Civil 2014
DESIGN OF CIVIL STRUCTURES
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Enhancements

1. Improvements in Eurocode Moving Load Analysis

1.1 Centrifugal Forces
1.2 Eccentricity of Vertical Loads of Rail Traffics
1.3 Concurrent Stresses
1.4 User-defined Railway Traffic Loads
1.5 User-defined Permit Truck Loads
1.6 Concurrent Reactions
2. Simultaneous Display of Top and Bottom Stress Diagram
in Bridge Girder Diagram
3. Auto-calculation of Effective Slab Width as per Eurocode
4. Update Geometry of Analysis Model using Buckling Mode
Shape
5. Easy and Fast Generation of Strands/Tendons

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1. Improvements in Eurocode Moving Load Analysis

1.1 Centrifugal Forces
Centrifugal force due to vehicle load in the horizontally curved bridge can be generated as a static load from the Moving Load Tracer.
Following vehicle types are supported with Traffic Line Lane. Traffic Surface Lane is not supported.
Road Bridge: Load Model 1 Standard and user-defined vehicle
Railway Bridge: Standard Vehicle LM71, SW/0, SW/2, Unloaded Train, HSLM
User Defined Vehicle LM71, SW/0, SW/2, Unloaded Train
Characteristic value of centrifugal forces are automatically calculated as per EN1991-2:2003, clause 4.4.2 and 6.5.1.

Load tab > Moving Load > Moving Load Code > Eurocode
Results > Moving Load > Moving Tracer

Road Bridge

Railway Bridge

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1.2 Eccentricity of Vertical Loads of Rail Traffics

The effect of lateral displacement of vertical loads can be considered in Standard and User-defined vehicle dialog box.
Eccentricity of vertical load to consider cant can be defined in Traffic Line Lane dialog box.
Eccentricity needs to be calculated by the user according to the code provision.

Load tab > Moving Load > Moving Load Code > Eurocode
Load tab > Moving Load > Moving Load Analysis Data > Vehicles > Add Standard/User Defined > EN1991-2:2003 Rail Traffic Load

Eccentricity of lateral displacement of vertical loads

Eccentricity to consider cant

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1.3 Concurrent Stresses

Concurrent stresses of frame elements due to traffic loads are provided as well as concurrent forces.

Load tab > Moving Load > Moving Load Code > Eurocode
Results tab > Results Tables > Beam > Stress
Beam Stress Table

Concurrent Stress Table

Concurrent stress option

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1.4 User-defined Railway Traffic Loads

The user-defined traffic loads can be used to consider different National Annex by countries. In the previous version of midas Civil, only standard vehicles were applicable.

Load tab > Moving Load > Moving Load Code > Eurocode
Load tab > Moving Load > Vehicles > User Defined

Load Model 71

SW/0

HSLM A

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1.5 User-defined Permit Truck Loads

The user-defined permit truck can be used to simulate special vehicle loads with any wheel arrangement and any amount of wheel loads.

Load tab > Moving Load > Moving Load Code > Eurocode
Load tab > Moving Load > Vehicles > User Defined

Permit Truck

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1.6 Concurrent Reactions

The user can check the concurrent reaction data in a table format for the moving load analysis.

Load tab > Moving Load > Concurrent Reaction Group

Results tab > Results Tables > Concurrent(Max/Min) Table

Concurrent Reaction Group

Concurrent Reaction Table

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2. Simultaneous display of top and bottom stress diagram Bridge Girder Diagram
In the previous version, either top stress or bottom stress diagram can be displayed. Now, both stress diagram can be displayed at the same time in one graph.
Beam Forces/Moments can be displayed with various components at the same time.

Results tab > Bridge > Bridge Girder Diagram

Top and Bottom Combined Stress Diagram

Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagram

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3. Auto-calculation of effective slab width as per Eurocode

Effective slab width is automatically calculated and considered in the calculation of bending stresses for both PSC box girder and composite steel plate girder.
Code reference: 5.3.2.1 of EN 1992-2 for PSC box girder and 5.4.1.2 of EN 1994-2 for composite steel plate girder

Structure tab > PSC Bridge > Effective Width

Structure tab > Composite Bridge > Effective Width

Effective width scale factor PCS box girder

Effective width scale factor Composite steel plate girder

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4. Update Geometry of Analysis Model using Buckling Mode Shape

Create a new model file in which the geometry of analysis model is revised based on the mode shape of linear buckling analysis.
The new model can be used for further geometric and material nonlinear analysis to find a buckling load considering geometric imperfection.
The mode shape is scaled by the scale factor or by the maximum mode shape. The scaled mode shape is added to the nodal coordinates.
Scale Factor
Updated coordinate = (initial coordinate) + (mode shape) x (scale factor)
Maximum Value
Updated coordinate = (initial coordinate) + (mode shape) x (maximum value)/(maximum mode shape)

Results tab > Mode Shapes > Buckling Mode Shapes

Select a buckling mode
to revise the geometry
of model.

Buckling Mode Shape

Geometric imperfection can easily be included in the analysis model. The buckling behavior of the model can
be further investigated by performing geometric and material nonlinear analysis.

New geometry updated based on buckling mode shape

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5. Easy and Fast Generation of Strands/Tendons

Strands/Tendons can be created using Tendon Template, which will enable the user to generate prestressed beams easily and quickly.
Auto-generation of the UK PSC section database is supported.
Straight tendons and harped tendons can be defined based on the span and section information.

Structure tab > Wizard > PSC Bridge > Tendon Template

Tendon Template

Add/Modify Tendon Template

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