The data specified in RFEM concerning material, loads and load combinations must be entered in accordance with the design concept described in BS 5950 (or Eurocode). The RFEM material library already contains appropriate materials for BS 5950.

Furthermore, the add-on module RF-COMBI allows for an automatic creation of corresponding load combinations in accordance with BS 5950 (or Eurocode). It is also possible, however, to generate all combinations manually in RFEM. In RF-STEEL BS, you select first the members and sets of members that you want to design, and then the load cases, groups and combinations.

During the next steps, you can adjust the preset settings for lateral intermediate supports and effective lengths. In case continuous members are used, it is possible to define individual support conditions and eccentricities for each intermediate node of the single members.

In the program's background, a special FEA tool determines the critical loads and moments required for the stability analysis.

The first results table shows the maximum design ratios with the corresponding design for each designed load case, group or combination.

The following tables show all detailed results sorted by specific subjects in extendable tree menus. Moreover, it is possible to display all intermediate results for each location along the members. In this way, you can easily retrace how the individual designs have been carried out by the module.

The complete module data is part of the RFEM printout report. The contents for the report and the extent of the output data can be selected specifically for the individual designs.