---
type: concept
title: "Midas Civil Pushover and Performance Evaluation"
created: 2026-06-02
updated: 2026-06-02
address: c-000165
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  - MIDAS Civil pushover
  - midas Civil seismic performance evaluation
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  - "[[Midas Civil Boundary and Material Nonlinear Analysis]]"
  - "[[Finite Element Modeling and Convergence Checks]]"
  - "[[Plasticity Benchmark and Input Data Cases]]"
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# Midas Civil Pushover and Performance Evaluation

## Definition

Midas Civil pushover and performance evaluation is the static incremental seismic workflow that applies lateral loading, traces nonlinear capacity, and evaluates structural performance against target or performance-point criteria.

## How It Works

The manual treats pushover as an incremental nonlinear static analysis. It includes load-control and displacement-control options, applied lateral load patterns, nonlinear element or hinge properties, performance point estimation, and a seismic performance evaluation workflow.

Pushover is not just a solver setting. It packages model idealization, hinge definitions, load pattern selection, control DOF selection, capacity-curve extraction, and acceptance criteria.

## Solver Development Notes

- A custom solver needs a repeatable way to define control nodes, displacement targets, load patterns, and stopping criteria.
- Plastic hinge output should expose yield state, demand/capacity ratios, and member-level response in addition to global displacements.
- Verification should compare capacity curves, hinge sequence, base shear, and target displacement against a reference solver.
- Test harnesses should include both load-controlled and displacement-controlled paths.

## Connections

- [[Midas Civil Boundary and Material Nonlinear Analysis]] supplies the nonlinear solution base.
- [[Finite Element Modeling and Convergence Checks]] frames model sensitivity.
- [[Plasticity Benchmark and Input Data Cases]] suggests regression-case structure.