MIDAS SET

MIDAS/Set is one of the MIDAS structural engineering programs and named after the initials of "Structural Engineer's Tools". It is a collection of handy structural component design tools, which are easy to use and speeds up the day-to-day design process.
1.	Variety of functionality offered to readily carry out structural design in engineering practice
Concurrent view of input and output windows on the same screen - extremely versatile to change input values while viewing the design results in the output window simultaneously Help functions (Tool tips) provided to enable even a novice to use the design tools without committing a mistake Instant input checking capability of alerting the user when an input value falls beyond the permitted range by highlighting the input value red in the entry field Various Help windows and supplementary input windows provided for the convenience of data entry tasks Continuity of work flow maintained by setting the previous work environment when the program is initiated Automatic design function, which finds optimum member sizes For irregular column design, material nonlinearity of rebars and concrete can be reflected.
2.	Accurate calculation results
Fully compliant structural design to the current design standards (ACI318-02/95, BS8110 & AISC-ASD98) Accurate results produced on the basis of optimum algorithms Various design Options provided to closely reflect the environments of construction and serviceability
3.	High quality output
Design results provided in high quality graphic formats Easy recognition of improper design results - The program highlights design results red when the calculated values fall beyond the permitted ranges Design results saved in a graphical format, which can be opened in an editor such as MS Word The logo and output format of design results controlled by the user
RC Column Design Program The module designs rectangular and circular reinforced concrete columns subject to axial forces and bi-axial moments. It analyses 3-dimensuional axial-moment interaction from which column capacity is calculated.
RC Beam Design Program The module designs rectangular and T beams subject to bending moment, shear force and torsional moment. It carries out optimum design and reinforcement check by satisfying the compatibility of stress-strain of concrete and reinforcing steel.
RC Irregular Column Design Program The module designs an irregularly shaped column subject to axial force and bi-axial moments. It provides a CAD modeler, which allows easy creation of section composition. It generates a 3-dimensional PM interaction diagram, which enables the user to readily check the capacity of the column section.
Combined Footing Design Program The module designs a combined footing for two columns. It automatically designs the width and thickness of a footing with a given length.
Basement Wall Design Program The module designs a section of a building basement wall subject to soil and ground water pressure. It computes moments and shear forces using the method of moment coefficients of plate formulas. The unbalanced moments are redistributed by the stiffness of equivalent indeterminate beams.
Spread Footing Design Program The module designs spread footings with eccentrically located columns as well as piled footings using the database contained in the program.
Basement Buttress Design Program The module designs basement buttresses subject to soil and ground water pressure. It automatically calculates the lateral pressure, shear forces, moments, etc. acting on the buttresses.
Composite Beam The module designs composite beams, which automatically checks design stresses, deflections, required shear studs, floor vibration, etc.
Cantilevered Retaining Wall Design Program The module designs various types of cantilevered retaining walls. It checks overturning, sliding and soil bearing pressure resulting from lateral pressure and automatically calculates lateral pressure, shear forces, moments, required reinforcement, etc.
RC Shear Wall The module designs shear walls subject to axial forces, shear forces and bending moments. Multiple member forces may be specified. It also designs slender columns and checks for weak axis moments.