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Moving Load: All You Need to Know

Contents
This training will show contents as shown below with example bridge models.
1. What is the procedure for Moving Load Analysis in midas Civil?

- Appendix 1. How to define a traffic lane in midas Civil?
- Appendix 2. How to define a vehicle in midas Civil?
- Appendix 3. How to define a moving load case in midas Civil?
- Appendix 4. How to obtain results of moving load analysis in midas Civil?
2. Line Beam Type no.1 : Multi-Curved Pedestrian Bridge

3. Line Beam Type no.1 : Straight Road Bridge
4. Grillage Type : Skewed Road Bridge
5. Planar Type : Culvert
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The common procedure of Moving Load Analysis in midas Civil:

1. Select Moving Load Code
2. Define traffic lanes
3. Define vehicle loads
4. Create a moving load case
5. Define Moving Load Analysis Control
6. Run an analysis
7. Check results
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1. Moving Load Code

- midas Civil provides several moving loads based on the design code to cover various criteria.
- The available design code is shown below.
Fig. Available design code

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2. Traffic Lane
- We need a traffic lane and a vehicle to make a moving load case.
- midas Civil provides two types of traffic lanes as a line and a surface. All traffic lanes are based on elements or nodes.
- There is a special function called ‘Moving Load Optimization Lane’. If you need the maximum or minimum results regardless of certain locations of
lanes, this function would be one of the ways to check results.
Fig. Traffic Line Lane Fig. Traffic Surface Lane
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3. Vehicles
- We need a traffic lane and a vehicle to make a moving load case.
- midas Civil provides vehicle loads based on selected design code. And also, there is a user-defined type to support various vehicle load types. the
value in a user-defined vehicle load can be editable.
Fig. Vehicles
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4. Moving Load Cases

- A moving load case contains lanes and vehicles basically.
- Depending on the selected design code, Moving Load Cases function provides different options such as Lane Scale Factor, Combination methods,
fatigue, and etc..
Fig. Lane Scale Factor option Fig. Combination methods(Combined/Independent)
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5. Other functions
- There are additional functions to cover the criteria in each national design code.
- Therefore, the number of functions depends on the design code.
- Concurrent Reaction Group is one of the additional functions. It is used for checking concurrent reactions after the moving load analysis.
Fig. Additional functions based on various design codes

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6. Moving Load Analysis Control

- Moving Load Analysis Control provides some options to speed up the analysis or to consider optional items in the design code.
- Some options in Moving Load Analysis Control are different. These depend on the design code selected.
Fig. Moving Load Analysis Control

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7. Results
- You can check results from the moving load analysis in graphical view & values on the table.
8. Influence Line/Surface, Moving Load Tracer

- You can see the shape of the influence line/surface.
- In Moving Load Tracer, you can see the critical location of a vehicle for each element.
9. Concurrent Reactions/Forces
- Results from moving load analysis are shown as the maximum or minimum values.
- Concurrent(Max/Min) Reaction in Results Tables shows concurrent reaction results.
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- View by Max Value Item options on the results table shows concurrent forces results.
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Appendix 1. How to define a traffic lane in midas Civil?
Traffic Lane
- midas Civil provides 2 options for creating a traffic lane. The one is Traffic Line Lanes function and the other is Traffic Surface Lanes function.
- There is Optimization Lane function in each traffic lane type.
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About Traffic Line Lanes function

1) Traffic Lane Properties
- Enter the basic information regarding a lane.
- Lane Width is used for defining the width of a lane.
- Eccentricity is used for defining the location of a lane.
- Wheel Spacing is used for defining the distance between wheels in the
transverse direction.
Lane Width CL
Wheel Spacing
Eccentricity Eccentricity
[Cross Section View]
Fig. Concept of Traffic Lane Properties
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2) Transverse Lane Optimization
- Transverse Lane Optimization is used for checking additional cases of the vehicle
motion in the transverse direction.
- Allowable Width is up to Lane Width.
- 3 cases are considered when this option is applied.
Allowable Width
CL
Case 1. Middle
Case 2. Right End
Case 3. Left End
Fig. Transverse Lane Optimization

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3) Vehicular Load Distribution
- Lane Element and Cross Beam types are available.
- Lane Element: The vertical load components and the moment due to eccentricity are
assigned only on the reference element. This option is suitable for a one frame model.
- Cross Beam: The vehicle loads are distributed to the girders by cross beam elements
defined as a Cross Beam Group. This option is suitable for a grillage model.
Fig. 2 methods in Vehicular Load Distribution
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4) Skew
- This option defines a skew angle at both ends of a lane.
- The unit is Degree.
- This option is available for Cross Beam type.
Lane Direction
Skew angle at
Skew angle at end point
starting point
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5) Moving Direction
- This option is used for selecting a moving direction of a vehicle along the lane.
- Forward direction follows the same direction as a lane.
- Backward direction follows the opposite direction of a lane.
Moving Direction
(Forward) Lane Direction
Vehicle loading
Vehicle loading
Moving Direction
(Backward)
Lane Direction
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5) Select by…
- 3 methods are available to create a lane.
- 2 Points method defines a lane by clicking 2 points in turn.
Note
When the user defines a lane, the user should consider the direction of the lane.
If 2 Points is used, the direction of a lane is the same as the direction that the mouse cursor points.
Click 2
Click 1 Click 2
Click 2
Click 1
Click 1
Fig. Straight lane Fig. Curved lane
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About Traffic Line Lanes function ② Pick reference elements for lanes.
5) Select by… Pick ①
- Picking method defines a lane by clicking an element.
① Click the blank to activate. Pick ②
Note
If Picking is used, the direction of a lane in the first element clicked follows the local x-direction. Other lane’s will be determined by selected orders.
Pick ① Pick ③ Pick ② Pick ④ Pick ① Pick ② Pick ③ Pick ④
Lane Direction Lane Direction
Fig. The lane not organized Fig. The lane organized
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5) Select by…
- Number method defines a lane by using element numbers.
Note
If Number is used, the direction of a lane depends on the element’s id number.
‘by’ means the increment of number.
The lane will be create element no.2, 3, 4, 5 in turn. The lane will be create element no.2, 4 in turn. The lane will be create element no.1, 3, 2, 4 in turn.
Lane Direction
Fig. The lane shape depending on numbering
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About Traffic Surface Lanes function

- All options are the same as options in Traffic Line Lane.
- One difference is that the generation method of a lane by ‘Selection by’ is based on nodes of elements.
Nodes are used.
Elements are used.
Fig. Surface Lane vs Line Lane
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About Moving Load Optimization

1) Traffic Lane Properties
- Enter the basic information regarding a lane.
- Optimization Lane defines the width of the carriageway.
- Lane Width means the width of a lane in the carriageway.
- Wheel Spacing means the distance between wheels in the transverse direction.
- Margin is a space that a vehicle doesn’t be placed in the transverse direction.
Moving Load Optimization doesn’t have Transverse Optimization option.
Therefore, this option is used to limit the location of a vehicle.
- Enter Eccentricity(Offset length) to define the location of the carriageway.
Eccentricity
Center line of Reference

a carriageway Line
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2) Generate Analysis Lanes
- Number of Lane: Enter a value to define the number of lanes. This option creates lanes in the middle of a
carriageway and both ends of the carriageway(When N=1). If N is more than 1, additional lanes are created
between the middle lane and both end lane.
- 1 to 5 can be used for N.
- This option ensures that the lane places in the middle and both ends of a carriageway.
Optimization Lane Width
Lane 2-1 Lane n.. Lane 1 Lane n.. Lane 2-2
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2) Generate Analysis Lanes
- Offset from centerline: Enter a value to define the number of lanes. This option creates lanes in the offset line
of the center line.
- Depending on the offset distance, some spaces that wheels can’t be placed in the carriageway occur.
Case 1
Optimization Lane Width = 10m
Center Line
No Gap Offset = 2m
Lane 3-1 Lane 2-1 Lane 1 Lane 2-2 Lane 3-2
Case 2
Optimization Lane Width = 10m
Center Line
Gap Offset = 1.5m
Lane 3-1 Lane 2-1 Lane 1 Lane 2-2 Lane 3-2
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About Moving Load Opimization

3) Vehicular Load Distribution
- This option is the same as in Traffic Line Lane.
- This option is not available in Moving Load Optimization of Traffic Surface Lane.
4) Skew, Moving Direction, and Selection by

- These options is the same as in Traffic Line Lane.
Note
- Except for Vehicular Load Distribution, All options are applied in the same way for
Moving Load Optimization of the line and surface type.
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Appendix 2. How to define a vehicle in midas Civil?
About Vehicles
Add standard provides vehicle models in the design code selected.
Add User Defined provides a space that the user can modify parameters of vehicle models.
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About Vehicles
1) If you select Add Standard, you can choose a vehicle model in each standard.
Step 1. Select a desired standard. Step 2. Select a vehicle model.
Step 3. Check values.
Fig. An example vehicle model in Standard type(AASHTO LRFD)

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About Vehicles
2) If you select Add User-defined, you can adjust values in a vehicle model.
Fig. An example vehicle model in User-defined type(BS & Eurocode)

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About Vehicles
3) If you want to import a vehicle model from the other model files, use MCT command that shows data in midas Civil as a text format.
Step 1. Click MCT Command Shell in Tools tab.
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About Vehicles
Step 2. Select *Vehicle and click ‘Insert Data’. And copy all texts.
This dialogue shows Command

of a function and data.
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About Vehicles
Step 3. Open a new project. And select the same design code for Moving Load before inputting texts.
In this case, AS code was used.
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About Vehicles
Step 4. Open MCT Command Shell and paste texts copied in the dialogue. And then click ‘Run’.
Paste all texts we copied.
Click Run to insert the data.
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About Vehicles
Step 5. You can see the vehicle model inserted on Works of Tree Menu.
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Appendix 3. How to define a moving load case in midas Civil?
Moving Load Case – AS Code

A. General method for Moving Load Case
1) Accompanying Lane Factor
7.6 Accompanying land factors, AS 5100.2-7
2) Add sub-load cases

a. Select a vehicle class.
b. Enter scale factor.
c. Enter the minimum & maximum
number of loading lane.
d. Select lanes.
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A. General method for Moving Load Case
3) Select a option in Loading Effect VL:Truck-A VL:Truck-B
- Combined and Independent have different a combination approach.

- Select one for your design condition.
'Combined' option applies different vehicles together to the same moving load case.
'Independent' option applies each vehicle to a moving load case individually.
Fig. Assumption : 2 Types of vehicle
Combined Independent Combined Independent

Case no. Case no.
L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3
1 Truck-A Truck-B Truck-A 7 Truck-B Truck-A Truck-B
2 Truck-A Truck-B Truck-A 8 Truck-B Truck-A Truck-B
3 Truck-A Truck-B Truck-B Truck-A 9 Truck-B Truck-B Truck-A Truck-B
4 Truck-B Truck-A Truck-A Truck-A 10 Truck-A Truck-A Truck-B Truck-B Truck-B
5 Truck-A Truck-B Truck-A Truck-A 11 Truck-A Truck-B Truck-A Truck-B Truck-B
6 Truck-B Truck-A Truck-B Truck-A Truck-A 12 Truck-B Truck-A Truck-A Truck-B Truck-B
Fig. Comparison between Combined and Independent

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B. Load Case for Permit Vehicle
1) Check on ‘Load Case for Permit Vehicle’.

2) Select a vehicle and a lane.
3) Enter the offset length or scale factor if you need.
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C. Fatigue
1) This option is for 7.9 Fatigue load effects, AS 5100.2.

2) If Fatigue option is selected, a vehicle for Fatigue can be selected.
3) Available vehicle type is A160, M1600 without UDL. Fatigue option should be checked for using.
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D. Moving Load Optimization
1) Enter values for Accompanying Lane Factor.

2) Enter values for Min. Vehicle Distance. This is for determining the minimum
Margin length is defined in Moving Load
distance between vehicles in the transverse direction.
Optimization
The minimum distance = min (Min. Vehicle Distance, 2 x margin)
3) Select an optimization lane.

4) Enter the minimum and maximum number of vehicles.
5) Select a method in Loading Effect. 2 x Margin
6) Select a vehicle.
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Moving Load Case - Eurocode
- Moving Load Case function for Eurocode provides various methods to cover all load models including fatigue.
- Select one load model for your design situation.
- Check on & off ‘Ignore ψ Factor’ to follow A2.2.6 Values of ψ Factor, EN1990-AnnexA2.
Fig. Moving Load Case Dialogue depending on Load Model
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Moving Load Case - Eurocode
- In order to cover A1. EN1991-2, LM 1 & 3 Multi and LM 1 & 3 Multi(Straddling) are provided separately.
For LM1&LM3 Multi For LM1&LM3 Multi (Straddling)
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Moving Load Case - BS
- Moving Load Case function for BS code provides various methods to cover all load models.
- Select one load model for your design situation.
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Moving Load Case – AASHTO LRFD
All options are similar to AS code.
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Appendix 4. How to obtain results of moving load analysis in midas Civil?
1. Reactions / Member Forces / Displacements
- Moving Load is one of variable load type. Therefore, midas Civil shows critical results for the moving load as the maximum or minimum results basically.
- We can check results in 3 states(max, min, and all).
- All case shows result values of max. and min. together.
Fig. 3 types of results for moving loads
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1. Reactions / Member Forces / Displacements
- MV(max) case shows only the maximum results from the moving load analysis.
- MV(min) case shows only the minimum results from the moving load analysis.
- MV(all) case shows the maximum value among absolute values of MV(max) and MV(min) or it shows all results together.
Case 1. MV(max)
Case 2. MV(min)
Case 3. MV(all)
Fig. 3 types of result diagrams(Bending moment)

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2. Concurrent Reactions / Member Forces
- midas Civil is providing options for obtaining concurrent reactions or forces for the reasonable design.
1) Concurrent Reactions
Step 1. Define a structure group that includes nodes for the boundary condition
Use ‘Structure Group’ in Group tab of Tree Menu.
Step 2. Move to Concurrent Reaction Group in Moving Load. And then assign the structure group to a concurrent reaction group.
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1) Concurrent Reactions
Step 3. Go to Concurrent(Max/Min) Reaction in Results Tables after performing an analysis.
If there are many load cases and node groups, select one and click Apply. Components of Reaction Forces
Leading Components of Reaction Forces
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2) Concurrent forces
Step 1. Move onto Moving Load Analysis Control before performing an analysis.
Step 2. Check on the option regarding Concurrent force. It is 2 types for planar and frame elements.
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Step 3. Check beam forces or plate forces on the results tables after performing an analysis.
Step 4. Right click on the table and find View by Max Value Item…
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Step 5. Select components and load cases you desire.
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Step 6. Concurrent results will appear.
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3. Influence line or surface

- Moving Load Analysis of midas Civil is based on the influence analysis.
- You can see the influence line or influence surface after performing an analysis.
Procedure of Checking the influence line or surface.

Fig. Influence Line or Surface Function
1) Select a lane.
2) Select a part. j
l k
3/4
1/2
cent.
1/4
i
For Frame Element For Planar Element i j
3) Select a components among member forces.

4) Select additional options for display.
5) Click Apply
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4. Moving Load Tracer

- You can see the critical location of vehicles with the influence line or influence surface after
performing an analysis.
Procedure of Using Moving Load Tracer Fig. Moving Load Tracer

1) Select a moving load case.
2) Select a part. j
l k
3/4
1/2
cent.
1/4
i
For Frame Element For Planar Element i j
3) Select a components among member forces.

4) Select additional options for display.
5) Click Apply
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5. Additional features in Moving Load Tracer

- Write Min/Max Load to File converts a certain moving load case to a static load case.
- Vertical loads are converted basically. Furthermore, Centrifugal Forces and Braking Force
can be considered together depending on the selected design code.
- The direction of centrifugal forces is not determined automatically in a multi curved bridge.
Therefore, select Right or Left.
* Centrifugal forces and braking forces for AS code will be available in the next version of midas Civil.
Fig. Write Min/Max Load to File dialogue(AASHTO/Eurocode/BS)
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Procedure of Write Min/Max Load to File (Example model with BS code)

1) Check a result of desired load case.
2) Click Write Min/Max Load to File.
② Click Write Min/Max Load to File.
① Check a result. The maximum bending moment of element no.10 is 5130.2kN.m.
Fig. Write Min/Max Load to File(BS is used)
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3) Input more information and then click OK.
4) When you click OK button, a MCT file will be created. Copy all texts.
① Click OK
② Copy all
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5) Open MCT Command Shell in Tools menu.
6) Paste all texts and click Run. A new static load case will be created.
① Open MCT Command Shell.
② Paste all texts.
③ Click Run.
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6. Additional options about Moving Load
Some additional options are provided. Available options are shown below.
AASHTO LRFD EUROCODE BS CODE AS CODE
Lane Support-Negative Moment ○

Lane Support Reaction ○
Plate Element for Influence Surface ○ ○ ○
Railway Dynamic Factor ○
Vehicle Classes ○ ○
Dynamic Load Allowance ○
Concurrent Reaction Group ○ ○ ○ ○
Fig. Available Functions (AASHTO/Eurocode/BS/AS)
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1) Lane Support-Negative Moment & Lane Support Reaction for AASHTO LRFD
- These option is for considering 3.6.1.3 Application of Design Vehicular Live Loads, AASHTO LRFD 2018.
- The user can check the maximum hogging moment at the support via Lane Support-Negative Moment option.
- The user can check reaction forces under the same force as Application of Design Vehicular Live Loads.
90% of loading shall be taken
≥50ft
Fig. Negative Moment Loading in 3.6.1.3, AASHTO LRFD
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Considerations for Lane Support-Negative Moment option

1) Check on a starting point in a traffic lane to define spans in the lane.
Example model: 3 spans girder.

Starting point: element no.1, 7, 14
2) The spacing between trucks should be more than 50ft in order to apply 2 trucks and spacing. Therefore, a span needs enough length.
3) There are Auto & User-defined option in Lane Support-Negative Moment. Select one method preferred.
Fig. Available Functions (AASHTO/Eurocode/BS/AS)

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Considerations for Lane Support-Negative Moment option

4) Comparisons
a) Not applied option b) Applied option
Fig. Comparisons(MVmin, element no.7-I, My)
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2) Plate Element for Influence Surface for AASHTO LRFD, EUROCODE, BS CODE
- The influence surface can be checked only at where elements are covered by lanes.
- Plate Element for Influence Surface helps to check additional influence surface at where doesn’t have any lane defined.
You can see additional influence surface.
Fig. Plate Element for Influence Surface
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3) Railway Dynamic Factor for EUROCODE
- This option is for considering ‘6.4 Dynamic effects, EN 1991-2:2003’.

- If the user selects Auto Input method, Dynamic factor is calculated following the formula in 6.4.5.2 Definition of the dynamic factor.
- If the user selects User Input method, user-defined dynamic factor can be used.
Fig. Railway Dynamic Factor Fig. Reference in EN 1991-2
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4) Vehicle Classes for AASHTO LRFD, AS CODE
- This option makes a group for vehicle models.

- If there are many vehicle models, it could be time-consuming work when the user defines a moving load case with them. Through this option, the user can
define a vehicle group in advance and use it for creating a moving load to avoid consuming time.
Fig. General Way Fig. Applied Vehicle Classes

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5) Dynamic Load Allowance for AASHTO LRFD
- This option allows applying the dynamic load allowance into an element group in order to allow 3.6.2 Dynamic Load Allowance: IM, AASHTO LRFD 2018.
Fig. Dynamic Load Allowance
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6) Concurrent Reaction Group for all code.
- This option assigns a structure group to a reaction group for checking the concurrent reaction.
- Concurrent reactions are shown for selected group.
Fig. Concurrent Reaction Group

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1. Line Beam Type no.1: Multi-Curved Pedestrian Bridge
Objectives
1) We will learn a general method for Moving Load in midas Civil.
2) Related functions : Moving Load Code, Traffic Line Lanes, Vehicles, Moving Load Cases and Moving Load Analysis Control.
Configuration
• Span : 4 Span Continuous
• Alignment : Curved
• Section : Steel Box Girder
• Moving Load : Pedestrian Load
• Carriageway : 2 x 1.5m wide shared path
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① Files
② Open Project – Pedestrian Bridge.mcb
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① Click Load
③ Click
② Click Moving Load
④ Select Australia
Check Unit
Select a design code you desire. This model will use Australia code.
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① Click Traffic Line Lanes
② Click Add
Run Traffic Line Lanes function. We will create 3 lanes on the frame elements.
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②
Lane Name : Left ① Click ‘Display Element Number’
Lane Width : 1.5m
Eccentricity : -0.75m
Wheel Spacing : 0m
③ Select Lane Element
④
Moving Direction : Both
Select ‘Number’ Note: If you can’t see OK, Cancel and Apply button.
⑤ Click Add Enter 1to32
⑥ Click OK
Enter values for the lane. Number option in Selection by is more useful for curved elements. You can control the
length of dialogue box
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① Click Add
Let’s create additional lanes.
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①
Lane Name : Right
Lane Width : 1.5m
Eccentricity : 0.75m
Wheel Spacing : 0m
② Select Lane Element
③
Select ‘Number’
④ Click Add Enter 1to32
⑤ Click OK
Enter values for the lane. We can create additional lanes to different locations using Eccentricity.
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① Click Add
Let’s create additional lanes.
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①
Lane Name : Maintenance
Lane Width : 1.5m
Eccentricity : 0m
Wheel Spacing : 0m
②
Check on ‘Transverse Lane Optimization’. ⑥ Click Close
Allowable Width: 3m
Select Lane Element.
③
Select ‘Number’
④ Click Add Enter 1to32
⑤ Click OK
Enter values for the lane. Transverse Lane Optimization allows you to consider 2 more cases that the vehicle is placed on both lateral ends in the same lane.
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① Switch off ‘Display Element Number’
② Click Top view
③ Right click
and click Display
Check the created lanes with Display option in Tree Menu.
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② Click Vehicles
③ Click Add Standard ④ Select AS 5100.2 – Pedestrian and

Bicycle-path Load
⑤ Select Independent of Road Bridge
① Turn off the lanes.

⑥ Click OK
Add the pedestrian load in AS 5100.2. Select one among pedestrian loads.
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① Click Add User Defined

② Select Truck/Lane in Load Type
③ Name : Maintenance Vehicle
④ Enter 20 for P# and 0 for D#

⑤ Click Add
⑥ Check off the option
⑦ Click OK
Add a user defined vehicle to consider a maintenance vehicle. This training assumes the maintenance vehicle has one axle load.
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② Click Moving Load Cases
③ Click Add
① Click Close
Use Moving Load Cases to define a moving load case.
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① Enter name : Pede Load

④ Select VL:Independent of Road Bridge
⑤ Select Lane.
Take Left & Right lanes.
② Select Independent
⑥ Click OK
③ Click Add
⑦ Click OK
Define a moving load case with Pedestrian loading and Left & Right lanes.
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① Click Add ② Enter name : Maintenance

⑤ Select VL:Maintenance Vehicle
⑥ Select Lane.
Take Maintenance lane.
③ Select Independent
⑦ Click OK
④ Click Add
⑧ Click OK
Define a moving load case with Maintenance vehicle loading and Maintenance lane.
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① Click Analysis
② Click Moving Load Analysis Control
③ Check on
‘Normal + Concurrent Force/Stress’
④ Check off
Displacements
⑤ Click OK
In order to see Concurrent Force/Stress through Moving Load Analysis, check on ‘Normal+Concurrent Force/Stress’ option in Moving Load Analysis Control.
Calculation Filters helps to speed up the analysis time or to check certain results that you need only.
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① Click Perform Analysis
Toggle button for Perform

Analysis(Shortcut key : F5)
Run the analysis using Perform Analysis button or shortcut key(F5).
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① Click Results
② Click ▼ button
③ Click Displacement Contour
④ Select ST:Dead Load
⑤ Select DXYZ
⑥ Check on ‘Value’ and ‘Legend’
⑦ Click Apply
Let’s take a look at displacement results for Dead Load.
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① Select MVmax: Pede Load
② Select DXYZ
③ Check on ‘Value’ and ‘Legend’
④ Click Apply
Let’s take a look at displacement results for Moving Load(MVmax: Pede Load).
We checked off displacement results in Moving Load Analysis Control. Therefore, we can’t see any displacement results in the result view.
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① Click Results
③ Click Beam Forces/Moments
④ Select MVmax: Pede Load
⑤ Select My
⑥ Check on ‘Value’ and ‘Legend’
The maximum bending moment

appears at element no.20
⑦ Click Apply
Let’s take a look at forces/moments results for Moving Load in the model view.
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① Click Results Tables
② Select Beam > Force & Stress

Shortcut key for Results Table
Let’s take a look at forces/moments results as a table format.
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② Check on Pede Load(MV:max)

① Enter 23 as element number
③ Check on Part i and j
④ Click OK
Enter element number and select components to see results you need.
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Results of element no.23 appear
① Right click on the empty space
② Click View by Max Value Item…
Use View by Max Value Item.. in order to get concurrent forces results.
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① Select all items.

Load case is Pede Load(MV:max).
② Click OK
Select leading force components and a load case.
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Results including concurrent forces/moments appear.
① Click MIDAS/Civil tab to go back to the model view.
Check concurrent forces results.
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① Click ▼ button
② Click Beam Forces/Moments.
Now, we will see an influence line diagram and the location of a vehicle. Run Moving Load Tracer.
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① Select MVmax: Pede Load.

② Enter 20 for Key Element.
③ Select ‘j’ in Parts.
④ Select ‘My’ in Components.
⑤ Check on all options in Type

of Display.
⑥ Click Apply.
Moving Load Tracer shows the critical location of a vehicle according to the selected element and component.
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The critical location of the vehicle is shown

with the influence line diagram.
① The maximum value for selected component will be shown.
Check the results. MVmax: ~ shows the maximum value of selected component and MVmin: ~ shows the minimum value of selected component.
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2. Line Beam Type no.1 : Straight Road Bridge
Objectives
1) We will learn a general method for Moving Load in midas Civil.
2) Related functions : Methods for defining a line in Traffic Line Lanes, Moving Load Optimization in Traffic Line Lanes and
Moving Load Tracer.
Configuration
• Span : 2 Span Continuous
• Alignment : Straight
• Section : Concrete Box Girder
• Moving Load : Truck Load(T44/L44)
• Carriageway : 3 Lanes
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2. Line Beam Type no.2: Straight Road Bridge
① Files
② Open Project – 2 Span Box Girder.mcb
Run midas Civil and open 2 Span Box Girder model. MIDAS Academy 94
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① Click Renumber Element ID
② Turn on Display Element Number
⑤ Select Element no.21to42
③ Enter ‘21’
④
1ST : (+)X
2ND : (+)Y
3RD : (+)Z
Element’s number will be rearranged.
⑥ Click Apply
Check element number before we create traffic lanes. If Number method is used, the element number is an important factor to create well-organized lanes.
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② Turn off Display Element Number
① Click Iso View
Turn off Display Element Number and change the model view.
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① Click Load
③ Click
Check Unit
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② Click Add
Click Traffic Line Lanes.
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① Enter values
Lane Name : Center ⑤ Click end node
Lane Width : 3m
Eccentricity : 0m
Wheel Spacing : 1.8m
② Select ‘2 Points’
③ Click the blank to activate

(Green color means to be activated)
⑥ Click OK ④ Click starting node
Create a traffic line lane using 2 Points method.
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② Enter values
① Click Add Lane Name : Left
Lane Width : 3m
Eccentricity : -3m
③ Select ‘Number’
④ Enter 21to42
⑤ Click Add
⑥ Click OK
Create a traffic line lane using Number method.
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② Enter values
① Click Add Lane Name : Right
Lane Width : 3m
Eccentricity : 3m
③ Select ‘Number’
④ Enter 21to42
⑤ Click Add
⑥ Click OK
Create a traffic line lane using Number method.
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② Click Add
Click Moving Load Optimization for Traffic Line Lanes.
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① Enter values
Lane Name : Cway ⑤ Click end node
Optimization Lane : 10m
Lane Width : 0m
Number of Lanes (N) : 3
Margin : 0m
Eccentricity : 0m
③ Click the blank to activate

⑥ Click OK ④ Click starting node
Enter the values and define the traffic lane using 2 Points.
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① Click Vehicles
③ Select Truck/Lane
② Click Add User Defined
④ Enter a name : L44
⑤ Enter 150 for P#, 0 for D#

and click Add. ⑥ w : 12.5 kN/m
⑦ Check off
⑧ Click Apply
Run Vehicles function and define L44 vehicle using Add User Defined option.
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③ Select Truck/Lane
④ Enter a name : T44
⑤ Enter values in turn.

P# 96, D# 0, click Add
P# 96, D# 1.2, click Insert ⑥ w : 0 kN/m
P# 96, D# 3, click Insert
P# 96, D# 1.2, click Insert
⑦ Check on
⑧ Click Apply
Define T44 vehicle using Add User Defined option.
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③ Click Add
① Click Close
Move onto Moving Load Cases.
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① Load Case Name : T44_M ③

Select ‘VL:T44’ vehicle
Scale Factor : 1.4
Min. Lanes : 0
Max. Lanes : 3
④
Select Center, Left
and Right lane
⑤ Click OK
② Click Add
Define a moving load case with T44 vehicle and all lanes.
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① Select Independent in Loading Effect
② Click OK
Select Independent in Loading Effect. For more details, see p.34.
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② Load Case Name : T44
③ Check on Moving Load Optimization

① Click Add
④ Min. Vehicle Distance : 1.2m

⑤
Loaded Lane : Cway
Min. Vehicle : 0
Max. Vehicle : 3
Loading Effect : Independent
⑥
Select VL:T44 vehicle
Scale Factor : 1.4
⑦ Click Add
⑧ Click Apply
Define a moving load case for T44 using Moving Load Optimization.
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① Load Case Name : L44
② Check on Moving Load Optimization
③ Min. Vehicle Distance : 1.2m

④
Loaded Lane : Cway
Min. Vehicle : 0
Max. Vehicle : 3
Loading Effect : Independent
⑤
Select VL:L44 vehicle
Scale Factor : 1.4
⑥ Click Add
⑦ Click OK
Define a moving load case for L44 using Moving Load Optimization.
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② Click Analysis tab
③ Click Moving Load Analysis Control
④ Check on Normal +
Concurrent Force/Stress
① Click Close
⑤ Check off Reactions, Displacements and

Elastic/General Links
⑥ Click OK
Go to Moving Load Analysis Control function. Check on Normal+Concurrent Force/Stress option to get concurrent forces results.
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Toggle button for Perform

Analysis(Shortcut key : F5)
Run the analysis.
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① Click Results tab
② Click Moving Load Tracer
③ Select Beam Forces/Moments
Let’s see the critical position of a vehicle using Moving Load Tracer.
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① Select MVmax: T44_M load case.

② Enter 26 in Key Element.
③ Select ‘i’ as a part of an element.

④ Select ‘My’ for checking the bending moment.
⑤ Check on all.
⑥ Click Apply
You can see the critical position of a vehicle for an element, parts, and components that you selected.
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You can see the critical position of a vehicle for an element, parts, and components that you selected.
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3. Grillage Type : Skewed Road Bridge
Configuration
• Span : 6 Span Simply Supported
• Alignment : Skewed
• Section : Plank + Deck
• Moving Load : Truck Load(SM1600, HLP)
• Carriageway : 2 Lanes
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3. Grillage Type: Skewed Road Bridge
① Files
② Open Project – Skew_Grillage.mcb
Run midas Civil and open Skew_Grillage model. MIDAS Academy 117
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① Set units as kN and m.
Check units after opening the model.
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① Click Load
③ Click
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② Click Add
Run Moving Load Optimization for Traffic Line Lanes. Now, we will create 4 lanes.
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①
① Enter values ② Select ‘Cross Beam’ and
Lane Name : L1 select ‘Cross’ in Cross Beam Group.
Lane Width : 3.2m ③ Enter values for Skew
Eccentricity : 1.6825m Start : -30, End : -30 [deg]
Wheel Spacing : 2m
②
③
④ Select 2 Points
⑤ Click the blank ⑥ Click the starting point ⑦ Click the end point
⑧ Click Add
⑨ Click OK
Enter values for lane ‘L1’. In order to consider the effect due to skew, use Skew option. Skew option is available for Cross Beam option in Vehicular Load Distribution.
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②
② Enter values ③ Select ‘Cross Beam’ and
Lane Name : L2 select ‘Cross’ in Cross Beam Group.
Lane Width : 3.2m ④ Enter values for Skew
Eccentricity : 4.8825m Start : -30, End : -30 [deg]
Wheel Spacing : 2m
① Click Add
③
④
⑤ Select 2 Points
⑥ Click the blank ⑧ Click the end point

⑦ Click the starting point
⑨ Click Add
⑩ Click OK
Enter values for lane ‘L2’.
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② ① Click Add ② Enter values ③ Select ‘Cross Beam’ and
Lane Name : R1 select ‘Cross’ in Cross Beam Group.
Eccentricity : -1.6825m Start : -30, End : -30 [deg]
Wheel Spacing : 2m
③
④
⑤ Select 2 Points
⑥ Click the blank
⑨ Click Add
⑦ Click the starting point ⑧ Click the end point
⑩ Click OK
Enter values for lane ‘R1’.
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② ① Click Add ② Enter values ③ Select ‘Cross Beam’ and
Lane Name : R2 select ‘Cross’ in Cross Beam Group.
Eccentricity : -4.8825m Start : -30, End : -30 [deg]
Wheel Spacing : 2m
③
④
⑤ Select 2 Points
⑥ Click the blank
⑨ Click Add
⑦ Click the starting point ⑧ Click the end point
⑩ Click OK
Enter values for lane ‘R2’.
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① Click Close
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① Select L1&L2
with a ctrl key.
② Click Display
Check lanes(L1&L2) with Display feature. After checking, click Undisplay.
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① Select R1&R2
with a ctrl key.
② Click Display
Check lanes(R1&R2) with Display feature. After checking, click Undisplay.
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① Click Vehicles
③ Select AS 5100.2 – Road Traffic

② Click Add Standard
④ Select M1600
⑤ Click Apply
Add a vehicle loading. You can see M1600 vehicle using Add Standard.
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① Select M1600 tri-axle group
② Click Apply
Add M1600 tri-axle group vehicle.
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① Select S1600
② Click OK ③ Click Close
Add S1600 vehicle.
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① Click Moving Load Cases
⑥ Select VL:M1600
Min. Number of Lanes : 1
② Click Add Max. Number of Lanes : 2
③ Name : M1600
⑦ Select L1&L2 ⑦ Select R1&R2

④ Select Independent
⑧ Click OK
⑤ Click Add
⑨ Click OK
Define a load case for M1600 vehicle. Follow 5~8 steps twice to define 2 sub-load cases.
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⑤ Select VL:M1600 tri-axle group

① Click Add Max. Number of Lanes : 2
② Name : Tri
⑥ Select L1&L2 ⑥ Select R1&R2

⑦ Click OK
④ Click Add
⑧ Click OK
Define a load case for M1600 tri-axle vehicle. Follow 4~7 steps twice to define 2 sub-load cases.
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⑤ Select VL:S1600
① Click Add Max. Number of Lanes : 2
② Name : S1600
⑨ Click Close
⑥ Select L1&L2 ⑥ Select R1&R2

⑦ Click OK
④ Click Add
⑧ Click OK
Define a load case for S1600 vehicle. Follow 4~7 steps twice to define 2 sub-load cases.
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① Click Analysis tab
② Click Moving Load Analysis Control
③ Number/Line Element : 2 for Influence Analysis
④ Select Normal + Concurrent Force/Stress
⑤ Set Calculation Filters

Reactions : Group(Bearings)
Displacements : Group(Design)
Forces/Moments : Group(Design)
Elastic/General Links : All
⑥ Click OK
Use Moving Load Analysis Control to select result types. Influence Generating Points is an option for the influence line analysis.
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Run the analysis.
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① Click Results tab
③ Click Beam Diagrams
Let’s check beam diagrams results.
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⑤ Check on Min/Max Only

and select Max
① Select MVmax: M1600
② Select My
The maximum bending moment

for MVmax: M1600 is 314.42kN.m
③ Check on at element no.2848.
Contour, Values, and Legend
④ Click next to Values.
⑥ Click Min/Max
⑦ Click Apply
Now. We are going to check the maximum bending moment that occurs in girders for a design using Results View.
Try to check other results(M1600 tri & S1600) with Results View.
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4. Planar Type : Culvert
Permit truck example

Configuration
• Span : Single Span
• Alignment : Straight
• Section : Solid Slab Roof and Wall
• Moving Load : Truck Load(T44, M1600, HLP400)
• Carriageway : Multi Lanes
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4. Planar Type: Culvert
① Files
② Open Project – Culvert.mcb
Run midas Civil and open Culvert model. MIDAS Academy 139
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① Set units as kN, and m.
Check the units.
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① Click Load
③ Click
Select a design code. In this case, we will use Australia code.
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① Click ▼ button on Traffic Surface Lanes
② Click Moving Load Optimization
③ Click Add
Run Moving Load Optimization function for Traffic Surface Lane.
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① Enter values
Lane Name : Cway_T44
Optimization Lane : 10m
Lane Width : 3m
Number of Lanes (N) : 3
Margin : 0.6m
Offset Distance : -6m
⑤ Click end node(7.4,0,0)
③ Click the blank to activate ④ Click starting node(0,0,0)

⑥ Click OK
Define a traffic surface lane using moving load optimization to find critical results regardless of notional lanes.
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② Click ▼ button on Traffic Surface Lanes
③ Click Traffic Surface Lanes
④ Click Add
① Click Close
Run Traffic Surface Lanes to define notional lanes.
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① Enter values
Lane Name : Lane-Mid
Lane Width : 10m
Offset Distance : -6m
② Check on Transverse Lane Optimization
Allowable Width : 6m
⑥ Click end node(7.4,0,0)
③ Select ‘2 Points’
④ Click the blank to activate ⑤ Click starting node(0,0,0)

⑥ Click OK
Enter values to define the traffic surface lane.
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② Click Vehicles
① Click Close ④ Select Truck/Lane

⑤ Enter a name : T44
③ Click Add User Defined
⑥ Enter values in turn.

P# 96, D# 0, click Add
P# 96, D# 1.2, click Insert ⑦ w : 0 kN/m
P# 96, D# 3, click Insert
⑧ Check off
⑧ Click OK
Move onto Vehicles function and define T44 vehicle using Add User Defined.
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① Click Add User Defined
② Select Permit Truck
③
Name : Permit A
Impact Factor : 0.1
Let’s define a vehicle type for a permit truck with the example.
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Define 3 types of axle(6T, 9T, and 18T)

1) Enter Name
2) Check off ‘Evenly Distributed Wheel load’
3) Check of ‘Symmetric Vehicle’
4) For 6T, Enter P1 : 30, D1 : 0.9 and click Add
5) For 9T, Enter P1 : 45, D1 : 0.9 and click Add
6) For 18T, Enter P1 : 45, D1 : 0.41, P2 :45, D2 : 1.26 and click Add
This permit truck has 3 types of axle. Define the information for 3 types of axle.
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① Arrange each axle

1) Add 8 axles
2) Adjust each axle referring to below.
② Click OK
Add 8 rows and select the axle and enter spacing information.
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④ Name : T44
Close the vehicle dialogue

① Click Close ⑤ Check off ‘Moving Load Optimization’
⑥ Min. Vehicle Distance : 1m

③ Click Add
⑦ Select a lane : Cway_T44

⑧ Enter values
Min. Number : 0
Max. Number : 3
⑨ Select Independent
⑩ Select VL:T44
⑪ Scale Factor : 1.4
⑫ Click Add
Move onto Moving Load Cases. Define a moving load case with ⑬ Click OK
Moving Load Optimization option.
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① Click Add
② Name : Permit A
③ Check on ‘Load Case for Permit Vehicle’
④ Select Permit A for Vehicle

⑦ Click Close ⑤ Select Lane-Mid for Ref.Lane
⑥ Click OK
Add one more load case using the permit vehicle.
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① Click Moving Load Analysis Control
② Number/Line Element : 2
③ Select ‘Normal + Concurrent Force/Stress’
④ Check on Force/Moments-All only
⑤ Click OK
Before running the analysis, check analysis option in Moving Load Analysis Control.
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Run the analysis.
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Moving Load: All You Need to Know

1. What is the procedure for Moving Load Analysis in midas Civil?

2. Line Beam Type no.1 : Multi-Curved Pedestrian Bridge

The common procedure of Moving Load Analysis in midas Civil:

2. Define traffic lanes

3. Define vehicle loads

4. Create a moving load case

5. Define Moving Load Analysis Control

1. Moving Load Code

Fig. Available design code

Fig. Traffic Line Lane Fig. Traffic Surface Lane

4. Moving Load Cases

Fig. Lane Scale Factor option Fig. Combination methods(Combined/Independent)

Fig. Additional functions based on various design codes

6. Moving Load Analysis Control

Fig. Moving Load Analysis Control

8. Influence Line/Surface, Moving Load Tracer

About Traffic Line Lanes function

[Cross Section View]

Fig. Concept of Traffic Lane Properties

About Traffic Line Lanes function

Case 2. Right End

Case 3. Left End

Fig. Transverse Lane Optimization

About Traffic Line Lanes function

Fig. 2 methods in Vehicular Load Distribution

About Traffic Line Lanes function

About Traffic Line Lanes function

About Traffic Line Lanes function

Fig. Straight lane Fig. Curved lane

Pick ① Pick ③ Pick ② Pick ④ Pick ① Pick ② Pick ③ Pick ④

Lane Direction Lane Direction

Fig. The lane not organized Fig. The lane organized

About Traffic Line Lanes function

If Number is used, the direction of a lane depends on the element’s id number.

‘by’ means the increment of number.

Fig. The lane shape depending on numbering

About Traffic Surface Lanes function

Nodes are used.

Elements are used.

Fig. Surface Lane vs Line Lane

About Moving Load Optimization

Center line of Reference

About Moving Load Optimization

Optimization Lane Width

Lane 2-1 Lane n.. Lane 1 Lane n.. Lane 2-2

About Moving Load Optimization

About Moving Load Opimization

4) Skew, Moving Direction, and Selection by

Add standard provides vehicle models in the design code selected.

Step 1. Select a desired standard. Step 2. Select a vehicle model.

Step 3. Check values.

Fig. An example vehicle model in Standard type(AASHTO LRFD)

Fig. An example vehicle model in User-defined type(BS & Eurocode)

Step 1. Click MCT Command Shell in Tools tab.

This dialogue shows Command

In this case, AS code was used.

Paste all texts we copied.

Click Run to insert the data.

Moving Load Case – AS Code

1) Accompanying Lane Factor