This Tutorial presents an efficient method of modeling and analyzing a plant structure. The fundamentals and the essential functions of MIDAS/Gen are covered in “[Basic Tutorial] 3-D Simple 2-Bay Frame”. Some of the functions introduced in “[Basic Tutorial] 3-D Simple 2-Bay Frame” will be revisited in ‘[Basic Tutorial] Plant Structure”. Additional functions not covered in “[Basic Tutorial] 3-D Simple 2-Bay Frame” will be introduced in “[Basic Tutorial] Plant Structure”.

• 1. Summary

    01 Analysis Model and Load Cases
  
   

• 2. File Opening and Preferences Setting

    01 Unit System
    02 Grid Setup
    03 User Coordinate System (UCS) Setup
  
  
  

• 3. Enter Material and Section Properties 

  
  
  
  

• 4. Structural Modeling Using Nodes and Elements 

    01 Generate Column Elements
    02 Generate Roof Truss
    03 Switch the Direction of Roof Truss Bottom Chords

    04 Generate Floor Story Girders/Beams

    05 Generate 3-D Frame

    06 Generate Roof Girders and Remove Columns

    07 Generate Longitudinal

    08 Generate Wind Braces

    09 Complete 3-D Modeling by Mirror Duplication

• 5. Enter Structure Support Conditions 

  
  
  
  

• 6. Enter Loading Data 

    01 Setup Load Cases
    02 Define Self Weight 
    03 Define Floor Load 
    04 Define Inclined Roof Load
    05 Define X-Direction Wind Load

    06 Define Y-Direction Wind Load

    07 Confirm the Status of Model Data Input Prepared Using Works Tree

   

• 7. Perform Structural Analysis 

  
  
  
  

• 8. Verify and Interpret Analysis Results 

    01 Load Combinations

    02 Verify Reactions

    03 Displacement Contour

    04 Verify Member Stresses and Process Animation