01.

User Interface 3

02. Design Option Setting 5

03. RC Beam 6

04. RC Column 14

05. General Column 22

06. Combined Wall 29

07. Strip Footing 39

08. Isolated Footing 47

09. Bolt Connection 59

10. Moment Bolt Connection 72

11. Base Plate 83

12. Design Parameters 98

 01 User Interface

SIMPLE MODE
• Simple and intuitive user interface
• Quick generation of summary/detail design result in Preview window

Project/
Simple/Check Mode
Change the current working mode

Add new member

Add or import new members

Workbar
Member name change, Grouping,
Report and Drawing Export Setup Preview
Design or check results are
displayed instantly.
Input
Input design data or force
(Automatically/Manually) Report
Generate input data, summary,
and detail design result report
• Detail / Summary / Input List

PROJECT MODE
• Auto generation of drawing
• MS word format report for design/check results, Batch report generation
• Bill of materials

midas Link
Tab. Link with midas Gen /
Multiple members can be selected
Switch the working window and imported.
between member list / drawing
/ Quantity

Report
Message Window Generate MS word and excel
format report.
Display various information, • Detail / Summary / Input List
warning, and error messages. / Input List (Excel)

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 01 User Interface

Check MODE
• Reviewing detail/summary design results in Preview window

Preview Option
Work bar Select Detail / Summary to check
the relevant report.
Click a desired member from Tree
menu. The user does not need to
re-perform Design/Check again
in Check mode.

Report
Save/Print design results.

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 02 Design Option Setting

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1
1. Go to Option > Design Option from the
main menu.
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2. Change the material and section into
desired standard in Steel DB box.

3. Change the design code of RC into

“Eurocode2:04” in the list.
Double Click!

4. Shift to the steel tab.

5. Change the design code of Steel into

“Eurocode3:05” in the list.

6. Click [Apply] and [Close] button.

7. Go to Option > Rebar Option from the

main menu.
3 4
Design Option dialog box also can be 3 5
opened by double clicking 2
RC : [Code Name] list

8. Change the rebar code into “BS/EN’ in the

list.
6
9. Specify rebar option by member type.

10. Define the desired rebar spacing for main

rebar and shear rebar if needed.

11. Click [Apply] and [Close] button.

12. Go to Option > Steel Option from the

main menu.

13. Check [Use User Defined Section List] off

from the steel option box. 8
10
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14. Click [OK] button.

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03.
RC Beam
STEP 01
Set Input Data
STEP 02
Review Design Results
STEP 03
Member List (MS Excel)
STEP 04
Drawing
STEP 05
Quantity

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Section Tab
1. Select a Beam from the tree menu.

2. Specify Member Name and the

additional task scope after design. 1
2
Dwg & Report : Applying to the
drawing and report
Dwg Only : Applying only to drawing
Report Only : Applying only to report 3
None : Only performing calculation

3. Enter Material Strength.

4. Define the section

4

"Use Top Cover" is used when the

cover thickness of top rebar and
bottom rebar are different. If "Use Top
Cover" is selected, "Cover(Bot)" is
inactive.

5. Select the type of rebar. 5

Single Rebar : Conduct the cross-

section checking as singly reinforced 6
beam
Double Rebar : Conduct the cross-
section checking as doubly reinforced
beam

6. Select the shape of beam.

7

If selecting 'T Shape', the slab

thickness and effective width can be
entered. 8
7. Enter the Skin Bar.

Evenly distribute at side :

If being checked on, the skin bars are
placed on the cross-section uniformly.

8. Select a splicing option for the main

rebars.
Spacing Limit of Main Rebar
50%: Longitudinal rebars calculated
Depending on the type of selection, the 1 layer maximum number of reinforcement
considering 50%-splicing is determined for the section.
100%: Longitudinal rebars calculated
considering 100%-splicing

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Serviceability Tab
1. Select a Serviceability tab.

2. Check on
[Check Serviceability]
to consider it.

3. Enter the value of Moment, top/ bot. 1

2
4. The Factors are automatically
entered according to the national
annex selected in Concrete Design Code
dialog box. 3
5. Select the Exposure Class for the
Limiting Crack Width. 4

6. Enter the Limit.

In case of Quasi permanent, the limit

value is entered automatically by
selecting the Exposure Class.
5
In case of Frequent, the limit value is 6
entered by hand.

7. Enter the Deflection

Deflection Condition :
Boundary condition for beam 7
is selected in this function
Limit value : Default value
(=L/250) is defined by
EN1992-1-1:2004 7.4.1 (4)

Exposure Class

[Table 7.1N] Recommended values wmax(mm)

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STEP
01 Input Data – Serviceability Tab

Serviceability Limit States (SLS)

Coefficient K1~k4

k1 k2 K3 k4

Recommended 0.6 0.45 0.8 1.0

Italy 0.6 0.45 0.8 0.9

Singapore 0.6 0.45 0.8 1.0

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Serviceability Tab
1
1. Select the arrangement type.

2. Enter the Moment, Shear force and

Rebar arrangement.

If you import the beam section from

midas Gen, those information will be
automatically updated.

Side bar as per EN1992-1-1:1992

5.4.2.4 Surface reinforcement

(1) In certain cases it may be necessary to provide surface reinforcement

either to control cracking or to ensure adequate resistance to spalling of
the cover.

(2) Skin reinforcement to control cracking should normally be provided in

beams over 1 m deep [see 4.4.2.3(4)].

(3) Surface reinforcement to resist spalling arising, for example, from fire
or where bundled bars or bars greater than 32 mm diameter are used,
should consist of wire mesh or small diameter high bond bars and be
placed outside the links as indicated in Figure 5.15.

Figure 5.15 – Surface reinforcement

4.4.2.2 Minimum reinforcement areas

Unless more rigorous calculation shows a lesser area to be adequate, the

required minimum areas of reinforcement may be calculated from the
relation given: A s = k c k f ct.ef A ct /B s

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 STEP
02 Review Design Results
1. Click [Design] or [Check] button.

Design: 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).

Check: Verify resistance ratio based on

the user input data.
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2. Check Calculation Results.

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

1 3

MS Word Format Detail Report

Excel Format Input List

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 STEP
03 Member List
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all beams. 1

2. Click [Apply] button if there is any

change in the design input data.

3. Click [All] and [Check] button to

verify the all beam design results at
once.

2 3

STEP
04 Drawing
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Beam] from the drop-down 1

box and click [Create] button to
generate beam drawings

2 2

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 STEP
05 Quantity
1. Select [Quantity] tab.

2. Select [Beam] from the drop-down 1

box and click [Create] button to
generate bill of materials.

3. Click [Export to Excel] button to

generate the table in MS excel format.

2 3

• 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.

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 EN & BS 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

Material Properties of UNI DB

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04.
RC Column
STEP 01
Set Input Data
STEP 02
Review Design Results
STEP 03
Member List (MS Excel)
STEP 04
Drawing
STEP 05
Quantity

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Section Tab
1. Select a column from the tree menu.
2
2. Specify Member Name and the
additional task scope after design. 1

Dwg & Report : Applying to the

drawing and report
Dwg Only : Applying only to drawing 3
Report Only : Applying only to report
None : Only performing calculation

3. Enter Material Strength.

Concrete : Characteristic compression

strength of concrete
Main/Hoop Bar : Characteristic yield 4
strength of major/ hoop
reinforcement 5

4. Select the shape of column.

5. Define the section

Click button to use the default
values.

6. Options for considering moment

magnification due to imperfections and 6
2nd order effects as per clause
5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-1-1:2004.

If this option is checked, eccentricity is

considered as a rotation angle of 1/400.

Effective Length Scale Factor (K)

K=1.0 K=2 K=0.7 K=0.5 K=1.0 0.5<K<1.0 K>2

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Section Tab
1. Enter the MAIN/ HOOP bar
information.

MAIN BAR : Each compartment is

[Number - Number of layer - Rebar -
Distance to the center rebar]
HOOP BAR : Each compartment is
[Rebar diameter - Spacing]

2. Select a splicing option for the main

rebars.

50% : Longitudinal rebars calculated

considering 50%-splicing
100% : Longitudinal rebars calculated
considering 100%-splicing

3. Select the Seismic Design system.

1

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Force Tab
1. Enter the design forces.
1
2. Effective Creep Ratio for the
calculation of slenderness criterion (λlim)
as per clause 5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-1-1:
2004

3. Load Combinations

Toggle on : Design forces can be

directly entered in the dialog box.
Toggle off : Enter the multiple
design forces by clicking [Load
Combinations] button.

When beam is imported from midas

Gen, 14 load combinations which
composed of maximum and minimum 2
combinations of the following
components are generated:
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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 design
are displayed at the top of the Load
Combination table.

Load Combination for Column

When calculating shear resistance, different value of axial force from the value for
Axial Force and Moment verification can be defined. 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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 STEP
01 Input Data – Serviceability Tab
1. Select a Serviceability tab.

2. Check on
[Check Serviceability] to consider it.
1
3. Enter the value of Axial Force & 2
Moment.

4. Enter the Effective Creep Ratio. 3

5. The Factors are automatically

entered according to the national
annex selected in Concrete Design Code
dialog box.

Effective Creep Ratio

The effect of creep should be taken into account by the following factor:

Kϕ = 1 + β ϕef ≥ 1 (5.37)

where:
Φef is the effective creep ratio, see 5.8.4
β = 0,35 + fck /200 - λ/150
λ is the slenderness ratio, see 5.8.3.1

Coefficient K1 ~ k3 ULS & SLS

k1 k2 K3 Ultimate Limit States Serviceability Limit States

(ULS) (SLS)
Recommended 0.6 0.45 0.8
Slenderness Crack Width
Italy 0.6 0.45 0.8
RC Column Axial + Moment Capacity Creep
Singapore 0.6 0.45 0.8 Shear Capacity

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 STEP
02 Review Design Results
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 Design can be specified in Rebar
Option (from the main menu, Tools > 2
Rebar Option).

2. Check Calculation Results.

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

1 3

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 MS Word Format Detail Report
curve

• N.A. : Neutral axis angle from the

local x-axis

Excel Format Input List

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 STEP
03 Member List
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all columns. 1

2. Click [Apply] button if there is any

change in the design input data.

3. Click [All] and [Check] button to

verify the all columns design results at
once.

2 3

STEP
04 Drawing
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Shear Wall (Combined)] from 1

the drop-down box and click [Create]
button to generate column drawings.

2 2

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 STEP
05 Quantity
1. Select [Quantity] tab.

2. Select [Column] from the drop-down

1
box and click [Create] button to
generate bill of materials.

3. Click [Export to Excel] button to

generate the table in MS excel format.

2 3

• 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.

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 EN & BS 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

Material Properties of UNI DB

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05.
General Column
STEP 01
Input Data
STEP 02
Review Design Results
STEP 03
Member List
STEP 04
Drawing
STEP 05
Quantity

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Section-1 Tab
2
1. Select a general column from the
tree menu.

2. Specify Member Name and the

additional task scope after design. 3

3. Material Strength

Concrete : Characteristic compressive

of concrete
Main/Hoop Bar : Characteristic yield
strength of major/ hoop
reinforcement 4

4. Specify unbraced length and effective

length factor.
Click button to use the default
values.
5

Tool-tip is displayed when hovering 1

the mouse over field with * mark.
6
5. Select a splicing option for the main
rebars.

None : Longitudinal rebars calculated

without considering splicing 7
50% : Longitudinal rebars 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 moment

magnification due to imperfections and
2nd order effects as per clause
5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-1-1:2004.
Effective Length Scale Factor (K)

K=1.0 K=2 K=0.7 K=0.5 K=1.0 0.5<K<1.0 K>2

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 STEP
01 Input Data – Section-2 Tab
1. Specify concrete cover thickness.
Concrete Cover is applied as the 1
distance from the concrete face to the
rebar center.
2
2. Enter diameter and spacing of hoop
bars.
Check on “Use User Input” option to
apply different rebar diameter and
spacing at the top and bottom.
3

3. Enter the design forces.

4. Effective Creep Ratio for the

calculation of slenderness criterion (λlim)
as per clause 5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-1-1:
2004

5. Load Combinations

Toggle on : Design forces can be

directly entered in the dialog box.
Toggle off : Enter the multiple
design forces by clicking [Load 4
Combinations] button. 5

When beam 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 design
are displayed at the top of the Load
Combination table.

Load Combination for General Column

When calculating shear resistance, different value of axial force from the value for
Axial Force and Moment verification can be defined. 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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 STEP
01 Input Data
1. Define general section shape.

CAD Files : Import “*.dwg” or “*.dfx”

file. Specify section shape layer and
rebar layer separately.
MIDAS Section(*.sec) : Import “*.sec”
file generated from midas SPC or GSD
module.

2. Specify the number of main rebars

and diameter.

The number of rebars must be larger

than the number of edges.
1
3. Section Information
2
Shape : Section coordinates
Main Bar : Main rebar coordinates 3
Tie 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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 STEP
02 Review Design Results
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 Design can be specified in Rebar
Option (from the main menu, Tools >
Rebar Option).

2. Check Calculation Results. 3

2
3. Check “PM Curve” option.

4. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

1 4

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
MS Word Format Detail Report

Excel Format Input List

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 STEP
03 Member List
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all general columns. 1

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 columns design
results at once.

2 3

STEP
04 Drawing
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Shear Wall (Combined)] from 1

the drop-down box and click [Create]
button to generate general column
drawings.

2 2

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 STEP
05 Quantity
1. Select [Quantity] tab.

2. Select [Column(General)] from the 1

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.

2 3

• 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.

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 EN & BS 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

Material Properties of UNI DB

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06.
Combined Wall
STEP 01
Import
STEP 02
Input Data
STEP 03
Review Design Results
STEP 04
Member List
STEP 05
Drawing
STEP 06
Quantity

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 STEP
01 Import
1. Execute “Wall(Comb.)” module.

2. Click “Project Mode”.

3. Click “midas Link”.

1
5
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

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STEP
01 Import

Spacing Limit of Main Rebar

• 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)

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

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

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 STEP
02 Input Data – Section-1 Tab
1. Select a combined wall from the tree
menu. 2
2. Specify Member Name and the
additional task scope after design.
3
3. Material Strength
Concrete : Characteristic compressive
of concrete
Ver. /Hor. Bar : Characteristic yield
strength of vertical/ horizontal 4
reinforcement
1 5
If the material strength was not
identical for each unit wall in midas
Gen, minimum strength will be
applied.
6
4. Specify whether effective width
applied or not.
Actual Width 7
Effective Width (Refer to Note)

5. Specify unbraced length and effective

length factor.
Click and use the K-Factor Input 8
dialog box shown below to use default
values.
Global Axis of Combined Wall
6. Effective Creep Ratio for the
calculation of slenderness criterion (λlim)
as per clause 5.8.3.1(1), EN1992-1-1:
2004
9
7. Equivalent Dimension for calculating
eccentric moment due to imperfection
as per clause 6.1(4),EN1992-1-1:2004

8. Options for considering moment

magnification due to imperfections and Display Effective Section
2nd order effects as per clause 5.8.3.1(1),
EN1992-1-1:2004.

9. Transfer Combined Wall

Serviceability Limit States (SLS) Effective Length Scale Factor
Wall design is performed about global X
and Y axis. Rotate combined wall to Effective flange width is calculated based
make major and minor axis of the wall on the clause 5.4.3.4.1 (4),
aligned in the global X and Y axis.
a) the actual flange width;
b) one-half of the distance to an
When Parallel Dir. Is X or Y-Dir. : adjacent web of the wall; and
Rotate combined wall based on the c) 25% of the total height of the wall
local x or y-direction of a reference above the level considered.
K=1.0 K=0.5 K=0.7 K=2.0
base wall.
When Parallel Dir. Is User Input : “Effective Width” can be displayed using
“Effective Section” option as shown
Specify the angle to be rotated about below
Global X-axis.
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 STEP
02 Input Data – Section-2 Tab
1. Add, modify or delete unit wall data
for rebar and section information.

Click [Wall Data] button to see and

modify rebar and section information
for entire unit wall in a tabular format.
1
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 fit the
wall dimension using equal spacing
throughout the wall length.
Divide by exact space : Specified rebar
spacing is applied from the End or
Middle of the unit wall.
3
4. Specify wall thickness and concrete
cover thickness.

In Preference, the user can choose 4

Concrete Cover Depth as clear cover
or distance to the rebar center. By
default, concrete cover is applied as
clear cover thickness. 5

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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 STEP
02 Input Data – Section-3 Tab
1. Enter the design forces and factors
for the selected unit wall. (Refer to
Note)

Toggle on : Design forces can be

directly entered for the selected unit
wall in the dialog box .

Toggle off : Enter the multiple

design forces for 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.

Load Combination for Selected 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.
Combined Design Force in Detail/Summary Report

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STEP
02 Input Data – Section-3 Tab

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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 STEP
03 Review Design Results
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.

1 3

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
MS Word Format Detail Report

Excel Format Input List

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 STEP
04 Member List
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all combined walls. 1

2. Click [Apply] button if there is any

change in the design input data.

3. Click [All] and [Check] button to

verify the all combined walls design
results at once.

2 3

STEP
05 Drawing
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Shear Wall (Combined)] from 1

the drop-down box and click [Create]
button to generate combined wall
drawings.

2 2

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 STEP
06 Quantity
1. Select [Quantity] tab.
1
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 the table in MS excel format.

2 3

• 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.

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 EN & BS 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

Material Properties of UNI DB

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07.
Strip Footing
STEP 01
Import
STEP 02
Input Data
STEP 03
Review Design Results
STEP 04
Member List
STEP 05
Drawing
STEP 06
Quantity

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 STEP
01 Import
1. Execute “Footing(Strip)” module.

2. Click “Project Mode”.

Design member force can be 1

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.
5
Midas Link supports beam elements
which are assigned Point Spring
Support or Surface Spring Support.

4. Select midas Gen to be linked with

Design+.

5. Select desired strip footing elements

2 3
to be imported from midas Gen.

6. Click [Connect] button.

7. Click [Import] button.

8. Check imported footings.

7

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 STEP
02 Input Data
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. Bar :
Characteristic yield strength of 3
reinforcement

4. Enter section size and concrete cover

depth.

Use Bottom Cover : Check on the

option to apply identical concrete
4
cover depth for top and bottom.

5. Specify flexure design method

between singly reinforced beam and
double reinforced beam design.
1
6. Specify soil bearing capacity to be
compared with soil reaction.

7. Select a splicing option for the main

rebars.
5
None : Longitudinal rebars calculated
without considering splicing
50% : Longitudinal rebars calculated 6
considering 50%-splicing
100% : Longitudinal rebars calculated
considering 100%-splicing 7

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 STEP
03 Review Design Results
1
1. Rebar Arrangement
2
Type-1 (All section) : 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 Section Data 3

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 Only: Check on the

option to change design forces only
when applying above buttons.

3. Design Options

Use Different Rebar at each layer :

Check on to use different rebar
diameter for 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
forces.

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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STEP
03 Review Design Results

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 & Shear Resistance

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.

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 main menu,
Results > Reactions > Soil Pressure) .

Transverse Bar & Shear (1-way)

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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 STEP
03 Review Design Results
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. 2

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

1 3

MS Word Format Detail Report

Excel Format Input List

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 STEP
04 Member List
1
1. Select [Member List] tab. 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

STEP
05 Drawing
1
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Footing(Strip)] from the drop-

down box and click [Create] button to
generate strip footing drawings.

2 2

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 STEP
06 Quantity
1
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 table in MS excel format.

2 3

• 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.

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 EN & BS 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

Material Properties of UNI DB

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08.
Isolated Footing
STEP 01
Import
STEP 02
Input Data
STEP 03
Review Design Procedure
STEP 04
Review Design Result
STEP 05
Member List
STEP 06
Drawing
STEP 07
Quantity

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 STEP
01 Import
1. Execute “Isolated Footing” from
Footing module.

2. Click “midas Link”.

1
3. Select midas Gen to be linked with
Design+.

4. Click [Connect] button.

2
5. Shift to midas Gen and select the
node where Isolated footing will be
imported to Design+.
6
Nodes which are assigned Support on
the bottom of RC columns in Gen can
be imported into Design+ to perform 3
isolated footing design.

4
Column size and reaction forces from
analyzed result from midas Gen will be
imported automatically.
7
6. Come back to Design+ again and click
[Import] button.

7. Check imported footings.

Refer the next page for more detail

about linked items and [Option]
control box.

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STEP
01 Import

Capability of linking items from midas Gen to Design+

1. [Link Option] Dialog Box

Link by Section : Import one component of critical reaction force among all members which have same section.
Link by Member : Import all components which were selected from midas Gen with each reaction forces respectively.

Link by Section is checked on

Link by Member is checked on

In this example, when “Link by Section” option is selected, only three components will be imported even if six nodes are selected in
midas Gen since there are only 3 different section properties.
When “Link by Member“ option is checked, all six nodes will be imported separately.

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 STEP
01 Import

Capability of linking items from midas Gen to Design+

2. The name and size for column from midas Gen to Design+

1C3 800X800(1237)

Node Number

Section Name

midas Gen Storey Name midas Design+

Importing the member name format can be set by user at [Link Option] Dialog Box.

3. Critical reaction force among load combinations for ULS and SLS

Serviceability Limit States

Ultimate Limit States

Imported critical reaction force Display the load combination

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 STEP
02 Input Data
2
1. Select the isolated footing from the
tree menu.
3
2. Specify Member Name and the
additional task scope after design.

3. Material Strength 4

Concrete : Characteristic compressive

strength of concrete
Main Bar : Characteristic yield
strength of reinforcement

4. Design Load

1) Serviceability Limit State

- N.Ed.s : Axial force
- M.Ed.sx : Moment x-axis
- M.Ed.sy : Moment y-axis
1
2) Ultimate Limit State 5
- N.Ed.u : Axial force
- M.Ed.ux : Moment x-axis
- M.Ed.uy : Moment y-axis

5. Surcharge Load

Surface Load : Additional applied

loading on the surface of soil.
Weight Density : The weight density
of surcharged soil.
Height : The height from footing face
to the top of surcharged soil.

By clicking this button, [Load

Combination] button will be activated.
The reaction data for various load
combination that were calculated in
midas Gen can be viewed here.

If “Include Self-Weight” option is

checked on, the self-weight of column
and footing will be taken into account
for design load.

[Mx <-> My] button allows to swap

the design load of Mx and My for both
SLS and ULS.

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 STEP
02 Input Data
6. Select the footing type as
Isolated(Mat) or Isolated(Pile) and enter Y-Direction
the footing depth and clear concrete 6
cover depth.

7. Select the column shape and enter

the size of section. Ex and Ey is for the 7
eccentricity. X-Direction
8
8. Input the rebar data and spacing for
X and Y direction.

9. Enter the footing size

Isolated (Mat) : Footing size can be

directly modified.
Isolated (Pile) : Footing size can not be
modified directly. It will be specified by
the arrangement of piles.

10. Specify soil bearing capacity for the

mat footing or pile capacity for the pile
footing to be compared with soil
reaction.

Blue color table cell is the output area

which cannot be modified by user.
Green color table cell is the input area
which can be modified by user.

Cx
Column Section

Column Cy

Ey

Center of
9 9
Ex
footing

10

10

• Tool-tip is displayed when hovering

*
the mouse over field with mark.

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STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

How to Design Isolated Footing

An isolated mat footing transfers the loads from a single column to the supporting soil. The size of the footing is determined by the
allowable soil bearing pressure. The footing is designed for flexure, punching or two-way shear and one-way shear. The depth of the
footing is generally governed by punching shear.

Pressure distributions for pad foundations

Shear checks for isolated mat foundation Typical basic control perimeters around loaded areas

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STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

How to Design Isolated Footing (Continue)

Where moments are applied to the pile cap the load combination should also be used to check the piles can resist the overturning
forces. A pile cap may be treated as a beam in bending, where the critical bending moments for the design of the bottom reinforcement
are located at the column faces.
Both beam shear and punching shear should then be checked as shown in the figure below.

Beam shear < d from column face

Punching shear < 2d from column face

Critical shear perimeters for piles

As contributing to shear capacity

Stress zone

45°

Shear reinforcement for pile caps

If the basic shear stress is exceeded, the designer should increase the depth of the base. Alternatively, the amount of main
reinforcement could be increased or, less desirably, shear links could be provided.

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 STEP
04 Review Design Results
1. Click [Design] or [Check] button.

Check : Verify resistance ratio based

on the user input data.

Design : Update optimized rebar and

verify resistance ratio.
2
2. Check calculation results.

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

Detail calculation process with

formula of specification can be
checked in [Simple Mode] Detail
Report.
Refer the page 3 to change the project
mode to the simple mode.

1 3

MS Word Report from [Project Mode]

PDF Report from [Simple Mode]

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STEP
04 Review Design Results

Allow the program to change the footing size while design process

In case the footing size is not satisfied with the design result, [Change Section by Design] option can allow the program to find the
footing size automatically.

When [Change Section by Design] option is checked Off

Footing size will be fixed and rebar size an

d spacing will be changed.

It is possible that the design result is not s

atisfied with the specification

When [Change Section by Design] option is checked On

Footing size or pad depth will be changed

by the program in order to find the satisfie
d result for the specification.

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 STEP
05 Member List
1
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all isolated 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 isolated footings design
results at once.

2 3

Excel format of Member List

STEP
06 Drawing
1
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Footing] from the drop-down

box and click [Create] button to
generate all isolated footings drawings.

2 2

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 STEP
07 Quantity
1
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 table in MS excel format.

2 3

• 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.

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 EN & BS 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

Material Properties of UNI DB

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09.
Bolt Connection
STEP 01
Import
STEP 02
Input Data
STEP 03
Review Design Procedure
STEP 04
Review Design Results
STEP 05
Member List
STEP 06
Drawing

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 STEP
01 Import
1. Execute “Bolt Connection” from Steel
category.

2. Click “midas Link”.

3. Select midas Gen to be linked with

1
Design+.

4. Click [Connect] button.

5. Shift to midas Gen and select desired

Steel elements to be imported to
Design+.

2
Section and member force of steel
supporting and supported member
with analysis result of midas Gen will
be imported automatically. 6

6. Come back to Design+ again and click

[Import] button.

7. Check imported steel connections. 5

Refer the page 49 for more detail

about linked items and [Option]
control box.

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STEP
01 Import

Import connection at i-end of member

Importing connections from midas Gen to midas Design+ works for i-end position of selected members.
The section size of selected member and supporting member, material properties, connection type and design loading can be imported
from midas Gen.

j
Case 1 Imported as Beam to Column Connection
1
i

Case 2 Imported as Column Splice Connection

i

midas Gen midas Design+

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 STEP
02 Input Data
1. Select a member on Bolt Connection 2
from the tree menu.

2. Specify Member Name and the

additional task scope after design.
3
When importing from Gen, Member
4
Name does not need to be specified.
Refer page 49 in order to import the
member name.

3. Select Connection Type

5
- Fin Plate (Beam to Beam)
- Fin Plate (Beam to Column)
- End Plate (Beam to Beam) 6
- End Plate (Beam to Column)
- Column Splice (Bearing)

4. Define Material Properties

7

1
When the same material DB with Gen
and Design+ are selected, Material
Properties will be imported from Gen
automatically.

5. Define Section Properties

- Shape: H-Section is available
- Use DB: if this option is checked off,
user can define own section size by
clicking button
9
6. Select the position to be connected
8
* Available for Fin/End Plate (Beam to
Column) only

7. Force : Refer the next page

8. Select the bolt properties.

Material: Bolt class.

Name: The size of bolt.
Type: Tension resistance will be Yield strength fyb and Ultimate tensile strength fub for bolts
different for Ordinary and
Countersunk bolt.

9. Define the welding material and leg

length.

Tension Resistance of Countersunk bolt

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STEP
02 Input Data

Fin/End Plate
4 2
6

290 1
3

5
2 1

Example - Fin Plate Connection Simulated Design+ Model

If the option is checked on, the design force will be define as 30% of steel
strength 𝑨 𝒗
𝑽𝑬𝒅 = 𝟎. 𝟑 × 𝑽𝒑𝒍,𝑹𝒅 = 𝟎. 𝟑 ×
𝟑 ⋅ 𝜸𝑴𝟎

Design either one sided connection or two sided connection

Tying axial force of supported beam

Shear force for one-sided(y) 1 and other sided(y2) 2

Depth of other side Fin/End plate 3

The number of rows of other side Fin/End plate 4

The horizontal(x) 1 and vertical(y) 2 spacing of bolts

Spacing or Extension has limited dimension as per Eurocode. The dimension
which are out of limitation cannot be applied.

: Allow program to define appropriate bolt spacing

The horizontal(x) 3 and vertical(y) 4 extension of bolts

Gap from the supporting member web to the supported web 5

Difference between the top flange level of supporting member and

supported member 6

Gap from the top flange of supporting member to the top of Fin/End plate

The number of bolt of Fin/End plate

The lower number of bolt than the limitation cannot be applied.

Select the end plate type as partial depth or full depth end plate

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STEP
02 Input Data

Column Splice - Bearing

Med,y NEd 1 Med,x NEd

2

3 Ved,x 4 Ved,y

4 2

4 1

2
2

1 1
3 3

Example-Column Splice-bearing Connection Simulated Design+ Model

If the option is checked on, the design force will be define as 30% of steel
strength

Axial compressive force due to all factored load

Axial compressive force due to factored permanent load only

Moment about x-axis 1 and y-axis 2

Shear force about x-axis 3 and y-axis 4

1 2 Select the cover plate type to define the spacing and extension

The horizontal(x) 1 and vertical(y) 2 spacing of bolts

The horizontal(x) 3 and vertical(y) 4 extension of bolts

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STEP
02 Input Data

Column Splice - Bearing (Continue)

Division Plate

Example-Column Splice-bearing Connection Simulated Design+ Model

Check this option on to apply the division plate on the connection

The number of bolts per side for Web Cover plate or Cleat
Thickness of Web Cover Plate

The number of bolts per side for Flange Cover Plate

Thickness of Flange Cover Plate
Select the connection type of Flange Cover Plate

External Type Internal Type

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STEP
02 Input Data

Column Splice - Bearing (Continue)

Division Plate

Example-Column Splice-bearing Connection Simulated Design+ Model

Check this option on to apply the division plate on the connection

The number of bolts per side for Web Cover plate or Cleat
Thickness of Web Cover Plate

The number of bolts per side for Flange Cover Plate

Thickness of Flange Cover Plate
Select the connection type of Flange Cover Plate

External Type Internal Type

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STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

Design procedure for Fin plate connection

67
STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

Design procedure for End plate connection

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STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

Design procedure for Column Splice-bearing connection

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 STEP
04 Review Design Procedure
1. Click [Design] or [Check] 2
button.

Check : Verify the check of connection

based on user input data

Design : Verify the design of

connection and update the number of
bolts or the thickness of plates if
required.

2. Check calculation results.

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

Detail calculation process with design

formula of specification can be
checked in [Simple Mode] Detail
Report.
Refer the page 3 to change the project
mode to the simple mode.

MS Word Report from [Project Mode] PDF Report from [Simple Mode]

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 STEP
05 Member List
1
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all Bolt Connection.

2. Click [Apply] button if there is any

change in the design input data.
Click [All] and [Check] button to verify
the all Bolt Connection design results
at once.

Different color of cells 2

White Cell Input data cell which can
be modified by user

Gray Cell Output data cell which is

calculated by the program

Excel format of Member List

STEP
06 Drawing
1
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Bolt Connection] from the

drop-down box and click [Create]
button to generate bolt connection
drawings.

2 2

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10.
Moment Bolt
Connection
STEP 01
Import
STEP 02
Input Data
STEP 03
Review Design Procedure
STEP 04
Review Design Results
STEP 05
Member List
STEP 06
Drawing

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 STEP
01 Import
1. Execute “Moment Bolt Connection”
from Steel category.

2. Click “midas Link”.

3. Select midas Gen to be linked with

Design+. 1
4. Click [Connect] button.

5. Shift to midas Gen and select desired

Steel elements to be imported to
Design+.
2

Section and member force of steel

supporting and supported member
with analysis result of midas Gen will 6
be imported automatically.

6. Come back to Design+ again and click

[Import] button.
5
7. Check imported steel connections.

Refer the page 49 for more detail

about linked items and [Option]
control box.

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STEP
01 Import

Import connection at I and j-end of member

Importing connections from midas Gen to midas Design+ works for i and j-end position of selected beam.
The section size of selected member and supporting member, material properties and design loading can be
imported from midas Gen.

1
2
1

midas Gen midas Design+

Case 1 Imported as Beam to Column Connection of i-end

Case 2 Imported as Column Splice Connection

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 STEP
02 Input Data – Girder Tap
1. Select a member on Moment Bolt 2
Connection from the tree menu.

[Girder] Tap
2. Specify Member Name and the
additional task scope after design.
3
When importing from Gen, Member
Name does not need to be specified. 4
Refer page 49 in order to import the
member name.

3. Select Number of Girder

6
[Single] [Double]

4. Define Section Properties 7

1
Shape : H-Section is available
Use DB : if this option is checked off,
user can define own section size 8
5. Input Angel of Girder

Angle

6. Define Material Properties

When the same material DB with Gen

and Design+ are selected, Material
Properties will be imported from Gen
automatically.

7. Input Leg Length

Throat Thk. can not exceed Thk. Of

web and Flange
Throat Thk.
= Leg Length/√(2)
Leg Length

8. Define Material and Thickness of End

Plate.
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 STEP
02 Input Data – Column & Bracket Tap
[Column] Tap
1. Define Section Properties
1
Shape : H-Section is available
Use DB : if this option is checked off,
user can define own section size

2. Define Material Properties 4

When the same material DB with Gen

and Design+ are selected, Material 2
Properties will be imported from Gen
automatically.

3. Define Reduction Factor

There are ‘Calculate by Program’ and
3
‘User Input’ Type. 5
[Bracket] Tap 6
4. Define Section Properties

Shape : H-Section is available

Use DB : if this option is checked off,
user can define own section size
7

The initial size of the bracket is set to

the same size as the Girder

5. Define Material Properties

The initial material of the bracket is

set to the same size as the Girder

6. Input Size of Bracket

3
2

Calculate of Reduction Factor(Kwc) as per EC3

1 Length

2 Height 1
3 Height 2

7. Select the Section Class

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 STEP
02 Input Data – Stiffener & Force Tap
[Stiffener] Tap
1. Check on Stiffener to be use 1
2
1

3
3
2 1 5
1 Stiffener of Top Flange
2 Stiffener of Bottom Flange
2
3 Stiffener of Column Web

6
2. Define Material Properties 3
3. Define Section Properties 1

Corner Width
2
Thickness of
Width of Column Web
Flange Web

Width of 4 3
Column Web
Thickness of
Flange Web
Width of
Column Web

4. Select Side No.

[Side No.1] [Side No.2]

[Force] Tap
5. Define the Forces for Main Girder

6. Define the Forces for Column

Stiffener type of Column web

Type-1 (Plate type) Type-2 Type-2

Currently, only type-1 is supported.

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 STEP
02 Input Data – Bolt & Layout Tap
[Bolt] Tap : Simple Mode
1. Select the bolt properties. 1
Material : Bolt class. 4
Name : The size of bolt.
Type : Tension resistance will be
different for Ordinary and 2
Countersunk bolt.

2. Input Slip Factor of Bolt

3 5
3. Select Row Designation

When select ‘Specify manually’, VED is

calculated as follows,
6
VED
= Fv,Rd X Bolt No. of bottom
+ Fcs,Rd X Bolt No. of top

Bolt No. can be seen in table of ‘Bolt

layout(Manual)’ when click ‘User” in
‘Layout’ tap.

[Layout] Tap : Auto mode

4. Define Bolt Layout
Columns : apply only 2

Columns

Rows(Top,Tens.)

Rows(Bot.,shear) Stiffener type of Column web

5. Define Length
1 1
4 1 Extension(Hor.)
2 Extension(Top)
3 Extension(Bot.)
6 2 4 Spacing (Hor.)
6 5 Spacing (Ver.)
5 Stiffener type of Column web
6 Offset

6
3

Stiffener type of Column web

6. Consider Web Thickness :
If check on this option
Width of End plate
= Spacing(Hor.) + Web Thk.(Girder)

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 STEP
02 Input Data

Define Bolt layout by User

1. Select ‘User’ option in Layout

2. Define Size of End Plate
3. Define No. and Space for Bolt row in Top(Tens.) and Bot.(Shear) of Bolt Layout table
* In Simple mode, you can do the same in the Bolt layout tab.

1 8
2
3

5
9
4
6

1
1 4
2 5
2 3

7
8
9

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 STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

Input Design Parameters

• Member Size for Column and Girder
• End plate & Bracket & Stiffener Dimension
• Bolt layout and Welding Information
• Design Forces

Check Tension Zone T-stubs

• Column Flange in Bending
• Column Web in Transverse Tension
• End Plate in Bending
• Beam Web in Transverse Tension
• Calculate Effective Resistance of each rows

Check Compression Zone

• Column Web in Transverse Compression
• Beam Flange and Web in Compression Resistance
• Column Web in Shear
• Beam Web in Transverse Tension
• Calculate Resistance of Compression Zone

Check Resistance
• Moment Resistance of Bolt
• Shear Resistance of Bolt
• Tension Resistance of Stiffener

Check Weld
• Girder Flange and Web
• Haunch Flange and Web

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 STEP
04
04Review Design Results

1 3

1. Click [Design] or [Check] button.

Check : Verify the check of moment

connection based on user input data

Design : Verify the design of moment

connection and update the thickness
of stiffener or the width of stiffener of
column web or the thickness of end
plate or the Rows(Top) No. of bolts.

2. Check calculation results.

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

Detail calculation process with design

formula of specification can be
checked in [Simple Mode] Detail MS Word Report from [Project Mode]
Report. Refer the page 3 to change
the project mode to the simple mode.

PDF Report from [Simple Mode]

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 STEP
05 Member List
1
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all Moment Bolt
Connection.

2. Click [Apply] button if there is any

change in the design input data.
Click [All] and [Check] button to verify
the all Moment Bolt Connection design
results at once.
2

Different color of cells

White Cell Input data cell which can

be modified by user

Gray Cell Output data cell which is

calculated by the program

Excel format of Member List

STEP
06 Drawing
1. Select [Drawing] tab.
1
2. Select [Bolt Connection] from the
drop-down box and click [Create]
button to generate Moment Bolt
Connection drawings.

2 2

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11.
Base Plate
STEP 01
Import
STEP 02
Input Data
STEP 03
Review Design Procedure
STEP 04
Review Design Results
STEP 05
Member List
STEP 06
Drawing

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 STEP
01 Import
1. Execute “Moment Bolt Connection”
from Steel category.

2. Click “midas Link”.

1

3. Select midas Gen to be linked with

Design+.

4. Click [Connect] button.

5. Shift to midas Gen and select desired

Steel elements to be imported to
Design+.
2

Section and member force of steel

supporting and supported member with
analysis result of midas Gen will be 6
imported automatically.

6. Come back to Design+ again and click 3

[Import] button.

7. Check imported steel connections. 4

Refer the page 49 for more detail 7

about linked items and [Option]
control box.

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STEP
01 Import

Import connection at column member

Importing data from midas Gen to midas Design+ works for nodes with support.
The section size of selected member and material properties and design loading can be imported from midas Gen.
UC 356x368x153

2 UC 356x368x153

1
UC 305x305x118

midas Gen midas Design+

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 STEP
02 Input Data - Section – 1 Tap
1. Select a member on Base Plate from 2
the tree menu.

2. Specify Member Name and the

additional task scope after design
3
3. Select Design Method

When select ‘Effective Area Method’,

4
Rib and Wing plate can not be used

[Section-1] Tap 5
4. Define Material Properties of plate,
anchor bolt and concrete.

When the same material DB with Gen

and Design+ are selected, Material
Properties will be imported from Gen
automatically. 1 6
5. Define the Forces

If link with Gen model, Design forces

will be imported from Gen
automatically.

6. Define Section Properties

Shape : H-Section is available 7

Use DB : if this option is checked off,
user can define own section size

7. Define Bearing resistance factor

Bearing resistance factor (ɑb)

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 STEP
02 Input Data - Section – 2&3 Tap
[Section-2] Tap
1. Define shape and size of Base plate

2. Define Size of pedestal 1

when check on the option for ‘Placed
on pedestal’, this can be defined

3. Define Reduction Factor 4

There are ‘Calculate by Program’ and
‘User Input’ Type. 2
4. Define Anchor Bolt
when check on the option for ‘Get
number from Rib-Plate Layout’, Bolt No.
is defined by Rib-Plate No as follows.
: Bolt No. = Rib-Plate No. + 1
5
[Section-3] Tap
4. Define Rib Plate
when check on the option for ‘Use 3
Rib Plate’, this can be defined

5. Define Wing Plate

when check on the option for ‘Use
Wing Plate’, this can be defined

Detail of Base Plate and Rib Plate

6

1 Thickness
2 Height : 1st row
3 Height : 2nd row
4
4 Length : 1st row
5 Length : 2nd row
6 Number (X)
3 7 Number (Y)
7
5
5 2
4
1 Length (= Inputted value * Dia.)

2 Position (X) 2
1
3 Position (Y)
1 3
4 Number (X)

5 Number (Y)

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 STEP
02
04Input Data

[Welding]
For Simple Mode, Welding is
in Tap of Section-4 Example of calculating effective length of welding in X direction

1. Define Welding

Throat Thickness : this is the same as

‘a’ in the right note.

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 STEP
03 Review Design Procedure

Input Design Parameters

• Member Size for Column and Pedestal
• Base plate & Rib & Wing Plate Dimension
• Bolt layout and Welding Information
• Design Forces

Check Bearing stress of Base Plate

• Bearing Strength
• Calculate Bearing Strength of Concrete
• Design Moment of Base Plate
• Calculate Moment Strength of Base Plate

Check of Anchor Bolt

• Tension and Shear force of Anchor Bolt
• Calculate Tensile Strength of Anchor Bolt
• Calculate Combined shear and Torsion
• Check development length

Check Rib Plate and Wing Plate

• Design Moment and shear force of Plate
• Calculate Moment Strength of Plate
• Calculate Shear Strength of Plate

Check Weld
• Design Force of connection
• Design Shear Resistance for fillet weld in X and
Y direction

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STEP
03 Design as per Equivalent T-stub Method

Subjected to Compression Force

Base plate subjected to compression force is designed as follows:

1. Calculate the design bearing strength, fjd.

6.2.5 (7), EN 1993-1-8:2005

Βj and √(Ac1/Ac0) can be entered by the user in Additional Design Information dialog box.

2. Determine the available additional bearing width, c, which depends on the plate thickness, plate strength and joint strength.

6.2.5 (4), EN 1993-1-8:2005

3. Calculate the effective area with verifying if there is overlap in “c” value.

𝐴𝑒𝑓𝑓 = 4𝐶 2 + 𝑐𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑙 + 𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑙

ℎ + 2𝑐 < ℎ𝑝

𝑏 + 2𝑐 < 𝑏𝑝

4. Calculate the compression resistance of the foundation and compare with the compressive member force.

𝑁𝑗𝑅𝑑 = 𝑓𝑗𝑑 𝐴𝑒𝑓𝑓

𝑁𝐸𝑑
< 1.0
𝑁𝑗𝑅𝑑

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STEP
03 Design as per Equivalent T-stub Method

Subjected to Tensile Force

Base plate subjected to tensile force is designed as follows:

1. Calculate the length of “m” which is the distance between bolt center to weld end.

6.2.4 Figure 6.2, EN 1993-1-8:2005

2. Calculate the effective length according to Table 6.6.

Table 6.6 : Effective lengths for an end-plate, EN 1993-1-8:2005

Total number of bolts ≥ 4

Total number of bolts = 2

3. Check if prying effect occurs. Prying forces may develop when Lb ≤ Lb*.

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STEP
03 Design as per Equivalent T-stub Method

Subjected to Tensile Force

4. Calculate the design tension resistance of a T-stub flange.

Table 6.2 : Design Resistance FT,RD of a T-stub flange, EN 1993-1-8:2005

Mode 4 Equation (6.15), EN 1993-1-8:2005

Mode 1 Mode 2

Mode 3 Mode 4

5. Compare the tensile resistance with the compressive member force.

𝑁𝐸𝑑
< 1.0
𝐹𝑇𝑅𝑑

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STEP
03 Design as per Equivalent T-stub Method

Subjected to Axial Force and Moment

Base plate subjected to axial force and moment is designed as follows:

1. Determine the design force of each T-stub whether they are in tension or compression.
By assuming that the forces occur in each flange, left and right side flange force is calculated.

2. Determine the lever arms from the column center can be calculated based on this assumption.
Tension will be resisted on the line of the anchor bolt and compression will be resisted concentrically under the column flange.

Figure 6.18 : Determination of the lever arm z, for column base connections, EN 1993-1-8:2005

3. Calculate the design force of T-stub considering the correct lever arm, z, determined above.

4. Calculate the design resistance with referring the steps subjected to compression and tension force respectively and compare them
with the design force of T-stub.

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STEP
03 Design as per Equivalent T-stub Method

Subjected to Shear Force

Base plate subjected to shear force is designed as follows:

1. Calculate the design friction resistance in a column base.

𝑭𝒕,𝑹𝒅=𝑪𝒇,𝒅 𝑵𝒄,𝑬𝒅 Equation (6.1), EN 1993-1-8:2005

Cf,d, the coefficient of friction between base plate and grout layer, can be entered by the user in Additional Design Information dialog
box.

2. Calculate the design shear resistance of an anchor bolt in a column base as the smaller of 𝑭𝟏,𝒗𝒃,𝑹𝒅 and 𝑭𝟐,𝒗𝒃,𝑹𝒅.

Table 3.4, EN 1993-1-8:2005

Equation (6.2), EN 1993-1-8:2005

In the determination of 𝑭𝟏,𝒗𝒃,𝑹𝒅, Shear resistance factor for bolt hole can be applied. In oversized holes, 0.8 times and in slotted holes,
0.6 times the bearing resistance can be applied.

3. Calculate the design shear resistance.

𝑭𝑽,𝑹𝒅=𝑭𝒕,𝑹𝒅+𝒏𝑭𝒗,𝑹𝒅

4. Compare the shear resistance with the design shear force.

𝑉𝐸𝑑
< 1.0
𝑉𝑅𝑑

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STEP
03 Design as per Equivalent T-stub Method

Weld Verification

Weld resistance of base plate can be designed as follows:

Verify the weld resistance. Shear and tensile resistance are verified respectively.

4.5.3.3, EN 1993-1-8:2005

𝐹𝐸𝑑
< 1.0
𝐹𝑤𝑅𝑑

Total effective length of weld, lweld,eff, can be defined by the user for shear in each direction and tension respectively.

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 STEP
04
04Review Design Results

1 3

1. Click [Design] or [Check] button.

Check : Verify the check of moment

connection based on user input data

Design : Verify the design of moment

connection and update the thickness
of stiffener or the width of stiffener of
column web or the thickness of end
plate or the Rows(Top) No. of bolts.

2. Check calculation results.

3. Click [Report] button to generate

Detail/ Summary /Input List Report.

Detail calculation process with design

formula of specification can be
checked in [Simple Mode] Detail MS Word Report from [Project Mode]
Report. Refer the page 3 to change
the project mode to the simple mode.

PDF Report from [Simple Mode]

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 STEP
05 Member List
1
1. Select [Member List] tab. Input and
output data can be checked and
modified for the all Base Plate.

2. Click [Apply] button if there is any

change in the design input data.
Click [All] and [Check] button to verify
the all Base Plate design results at once.

2
Different color of cells

White Cell Input data cell which can

be modified by user

Gray Cell Output data cell which is

calculated by the program

Excel format of Member List

STEP
06 Drawing
1. Select [Drawing] tab.

2. Select [Bolt Connection] from the 1

drop-down box and click [Create]
button to generate Moment Bolt
Connection drawings.

2 2

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12.
Design
Parameter
STEP 01
Preference
STEP 02
Workbar Reordering
STEP 03
Change Member Name
STEP 04
Register Steel section

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 STEP
01 Preference Setting 1
1. From the main menu, click Option > 1
Preference. Click “RC(1)” tab.

2. Click “RC(2)” tab.

3. Click “RC(3)” tab.

4. Click “Section” tab.

Slab / Shear Wall

Change section by Design : Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Thick : Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.
2

Column / Corbel / Bracket

Change section by Design : Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Width / Max. Height : Check on
to specify the maximum width and
height.

Basement Wall / Footing / Stair

Change section by Design :
Check on to modify the thickness in
Design. 3
Max. Thick : Check on to specify the
maximum thickness.
Apply shear reinforcement : Specify the
applicable shear rebar diameter.

Beam / Buttress / Strip Footing

Change section by Design : Check on to
update section size in Design.
Max. Width / Max. Height : Check on
to specify the maximum width and
height.
Max. Layer No. : Maximum number of
layers to be used in Design. 4
Section 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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 STEP
01 Preference Setting 2
1
1. Click “General” 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 2
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.

2. Click “Word” tab.

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

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 STEP
01 Preference Setting 3
1. Click [Drawing] tab. 1
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.

2. Click [File] tab. 1

Frame File / Legend File

Specify the file path of default files.

3. Click [Layer] tab.

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

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 STEP
02 Workbar Reordering
1. In order to change the member order
in Workbar, right-click on Beam and
select Reordering.

2. Modify 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. 1

2c. Click [Apply] and [OK] button.

2a
2d. Check the updated member order
in Workbar. 2b

• The user can simply use “drag & drop” 2c

on the Workbar to change the
member order.

STEP
03 Change member name in Workbar
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 keyboard can also be used.

Press [Enter] after entering the new

member name.
1

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 STEP
04 Register steel section
1. In order to register steel sections,
click on Steel Option in Menu or Steel 1
Tap.

2. the order of registering

2a. Select sections to want to register

in DB list.

2b. Click to add

If want to remove, click after

2a
selecting sections in member list
box.
2b
2c. Click [Apply] and [OK] button.

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