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MIDAS STRUCTURAL PACKAGE* 2016 V/S STAAD PRO v8i

*Midas Structural Package: midas Gen, Design+ and DShop

General

Analysis

Modeling

Boundary
Conditions

Loads

Design

Rebar Detailing
&
Bill of Material

Upcoming
Features...

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GENERAL FEATURES
STAAD PRO

GUI

Options to be chosen from toolbars.

Structure viewed as line model.
Works Tree: Not available

MIDAS
Tree Menu for easy usage of functions.
Structure viewed as solid model for
better and easy interpretation.
Works tree is like windows explorer
showing all the definitions in the model at
once and also can be used for editing.

Benefits with MIDAS

Productive Modeling,
Analysis, Checking of Results
& Design

Properties assigned for groups or

individul elements by using property
window

Properties assigned for selected elements

by dragging and dropping the property
from the works tree to the model view

Easy, Quick & Intuitive

Text Editor

Staad Editor

MGT (Midas Gen Text file) Command Shell

Quick & Compact

Report
Generation

Not Available

Assign Property

Report generated using analysis and

design results from midas Gen in MS
Word Format inside the software. All the
input and output data can be plotted in a
diagram, graph, text, or table format.

Easy, Quick, Comprehensive

& Practical

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MODELING FEATURES
STAAD PRO

MIDAS

Benefits with MIDAS

1. Section
Definition

Calculate the section properties in excel

and then input in Staad manually

Section properties are automatically

calculated based on section dimensions
inputted in midas Gen

Easy & Quick

2. Building
Generation

To model a multi-story bldg. after

modeling one floor, translate the single
story multiple times and then adjust the
height of each story as required

Using Building Generation tool, multistory building with different story heights
is automatically generated from typical
story modeled by user

Easy & Quick

3. Story
Diaphragm

Manually model diaphragm using rigid

links or model plate elements

Rigid diaphragm is automatically

considered at all the floor levels without
modeling plate elements for slab

Easy & Quick

4. Material
Specification

Manually enter the material properties

both before analysis and design

Material properties are automatically

taken based on the grade of material
chosen from material DB as per code

Easy & Quick

Not available

Pre/Post/Externally tensioned tendons can

be modeled in beams, columns, slabs &
mats

5. Prestressed
Concrete

Prestressed structures can

be modeled, analyzed &
designed

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BOUNDARY DEFINITION
STAAD PRO

MIDAS

1. Soil Springs

Calculate the soil spring stiffness in excel

and then input in Staad manually

Soil spring stiffness is automatically

calculated considering p-y curve based
on geotechnical parameters inputted

2. Dampers &
Base isolators

Not available

Dampers & Base isolators can be

modeled for boundary nonlinear time
history analysis

Benefits with MIDAS

Easy, Quick & more accurate

& Soil Structure Interaction

Boundary nonlinear time

history analysis

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LOAD DEFINITION
STAAD PRO

MIDAS

Benefits with MIDAS

Model the plate elements/ manually

calculate the element beam load and
apply to the floors independently

Floor load is automaticlly calculated for

all the floors at once without modeling
the floor slab

2. Prestress Load

Not available

Prestress loads can be applied to the

tendons modeled in beams, columns,
slabs & mats

3. Constuction
Stage Load

Not available

Actual construction sequence can be

reflected in model with creep and
shrinkage effects for analysis and design

More accurate,
Column Shortening Analysis

4. Response
Spectrum Load

Identify principal axis of response

spectrum loading manually

Principal axis for response spectrum

loading is automatically identified

Easy, Quick & more accurate

5. Load to Mass

Loading value needs to be specified for

floors independently for converting it to
nodal masses for seismic analysis

Self weight and applied loads are

automatically converted into masses with
user inputted factors for DL & LL

Easy, Quick & more accurate

1. Floor Load

Easy, Quick

Prestressed structures can

be modeled, analyzed &
designed

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ANALYSIS FEATURES
STAAD PRO

MIDAS

Benefits with MIDAS

Slow

Analysis speed is proportional to RAM of

your computer.

Super Fast Analysis,

Time Saving

Lateral static seismic load

Response spectrum load
Pushover analysis
"Linear time history (TH) analysis only"

All the analysis types in Staad Pro. Plus

(+)
1. Nonlinear static TH analysis with fiber
material for Performance Based Design
2. Boundary Nonlinear TH analysis with
dampers, base siolators, gap, hook, etc.
3. Inelastic TH analysis with inelastic
hinges

Total solution for dynamic

analysis of any structure

3. Heat of Hydration
Analysis

Not available

HOH analysis can be performed to

observe the temperature variation in
mass concreting structure with time

4. Buckling Analysis

Not available

Buckling analysis can be performed

5. Masonry Analysis

Not available

1. Analysis Speed

2. Dynamic Analysis

Masonry nonlinear analysis can be

performed defining the geometry of
masonry structure and plastic material
properties for brick and joints

Stresses, cracking &

temperature check for mass
concreting structure by heat
of hydration analysis
Check the buckling mode
shape and critical buckling
load factors of a model

Elastic analysis for finding

the crack position in
masonry structure

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DESIGN CAPABILITIES
STAAD PRO

1. Seismic Check
Tables

2. Section for Design

3. Design Forces

4. RC Design

6. Steel Optimal Design

7. Performance Based
Design

Story Drift & Soft Story Check

MIDAS

Torsional Irregularity, Soft Story Check,

Weight irregularity ,Capacity Irregularity,
Story drift, stablity coefficient and story
shear force ratio in tabular format

Benefits with MIDAS

Hand calculations
minimized,
Easy & Quick

In preliminary design to finalize the

section size, change the section in preprocessing and analyze again and again
for multiple section sizes

Section dimensions can be changed only

for design avoiding the need of
reanalyzing for finalizing the section size

Manually combine the forces from

analysis result to get the design forces

Analysis results are automatically

combined as per load combinations to
give design forces in tabular format

Structural design without ductility

considerations for seismic forces.
Structural component design: not
available.
Design results are available in form of
summary only.

Ductile design with strong column weak

beam ratio calculations. All types of
structural systems considered for both
seismic and non-seismic design.
Structural component design: Individual,
combined, strip, mat & pile-raft footings,
basement wall, retaining wall,
corbel/bracket, buttress & staircase.
Detailed design results with all the cluses
of the codes highlighted and detailed
calculations following those clauses.

Advanced capabilities for RC

structural design

Built up section optimization is not

possible. No command over section
database to be used for optimization.

Built Up section can be optimized by

providing available plate thickness.
Sections can be optimized within
provided section database. Section
shapes can be changed during
optimization. Sections can be optimized
within user provided limits for d, Flange w
& t, Web t)

User friendly, flexible &

Quick optimization for steel
members

Pushover Method: Only for steel

structures and only straight beam and
column members are considered

Pushover Method: For RC or/and Steel

structures with shape of members
following Capacity Spectrum Method

Time History Method: Not avilable

Time History Method: Nonlinear Static

TH analysis with fiber material and
Nonlinear Dynamic TH analysis with
dampers, isolators or inelastic hinges

Easy & Quick

No loss of data,
Easy & Quick

Advanced capabilities for

PBD

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REIBAR DETAILED DRAWINGS & QUANTITY ESTIMATION OF CONCRETE AND REBAR

STAAD PRO

Detailed Reinforcement
Drawings

Not available

Quantity Estimation

Not available

MIDAS
Reinforcement detailed drawings for
beams, columns, shear walls, slabs &
structural components (Individual,
combined, strip, mat & pile-raft footings,
basement wall, retaining wall,
corbel/bracket, buttress & staircase).
Detailed drawings also for steel
structures and its components like bolt
connection, base plate, crane girder, etc.
Drafting & Editing functions identical to
AutoCAD.
Drawing environment (Layer, Text Style,
Dimension Style & Symbol selection)
saved as a template for future drawings.

Bill of material to display the quantity of

concrete, steel and reinforcement
required for construction of main
structure and its components. Formwork
area is also available.

Benefits with MIDAS

Detailed drawings in user

specified format for structure
and its components,
Saves time spent in
preparing the drawings in
Auto-CAD from scratch

Saves time spent in manual

computations or usage of
some other computational
tools

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UPCOMING FEATURES FOR MIDAS STRUCTURAL PACKAGE

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