Structural Analysis Software

Enjoy Structural Analysis and Design with Dlubal Software

For more than 30 years, the German-Czech company Dlubal Software has developed engineering programs for FEA, structural analysis, and design.

More than 10,000 companies and 86,000 satisfied users in 95 countries use the Dlubal Software programs every day.
Dlubal Software has branch offices in Germany, China, France, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and the USA.
Since 2016, Dlubal Software is certified according to ISO 9001.

Why Dlubal Software?

Kauffmann Center for the Performing Arts, USA | Novum Structures LLC | © www.novumstructures.com
Software for Wind Simulation & Wind Load Generation

RWIND Simulation is a stand-alone program for numerical simulations of wind flows (digital wind tunnel) around buildings or any other objects by means of CFD simulation (Computational fluid dynamics).
The wind simulation can be performed for simple or complex structures. The generated wind loads acting on these objects can be imported to RFEM and RSTAB.

RWIND Simulation
Structural Frame Analysis Software RSTAB

The structural analysis program RSTAB for design and analysis of space frame structures provides a solution for demanding structural engineers. The software meets requirements of modern civil engineering and reflects the current state of the technology.
The structural frame analysis program by Dlubal Software is ideal especially for structural analysis and design of 3D timber structures.

Frame Analysis Software RSTAB

Tree Tower on Rügen Island | WIEHAG GmbH | © www.wiehag.com, © Erlebnis Akademie AG
Finite Element Analysis Software RFEM

The structural analysis program RFEM allows easy and effective modeling as well as structural analysis and design of 2D and 3D structures consisting of member, plate, wall, shell, folded plate, and solid elements.
RFEM offers many application areas. You can utilize the FEA software package for various Industries and Application Areas.

Structural FEA Software RFEM

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Designed with Structural Analysis Programs by Dlubal Software

Regardless of whether you perform structural analysis in the industry of steel, solid, timber, glass, crane structures, or any other industry, due to the sophisticated and intuitive input technology and the powerful computational core of the programs by Dlubal Software you will never be let down.

Projects Designed with Dlubal Software

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Structural Analysis Software for Timber Structures

RSTAB and RFEM are perfectly suited for structural analysis and design of 3D timber structures. Whether beam structures or surface elements such as cross-laminated timber plates, you have a number of various options for designing simple or complex structures.

Software for Timber Structures

Metropol Parasol in Seville, Spain | Finnforest | © www.metsawood.com
RSTAB - Best Choice for Structural Frame Analysis

The structural frame analysis program RSTAB is available for demanding structural engineers performing designs and analyses of 3D beam structures. The software meets the requirements of modern civil engineering and reflects the current state of the technology.

Frame Analysis Software RSTAB

Crossrail station in Canary Wharf, London | WIEHAG GmbH | © www.wiehag.com
RFEM - Intuitive FEA Software

The structural analysis program RFEM allows easy and effective modeling as well as structural analysis and design of 2D and 3D structures consisting of member, plate, wall, shell, folded plate, and solid elements. It is also possible to process combined structures as well as solid and contact elements.

Structural FEA Software RFEM

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Customer Projects

School Building on Campus Lorenzo in Leipzig, Germany

The 7-story building, with 5,300 m² of floor space, is used as a vocational school. The dimensions (length x width x height) are approximately 46.0 m x 20.0 m x 21.8 m.
Customer Projects

Malahat SkyWalk Viewing Tower and Walkway on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

The accessible outdoor recreation structure Malahat SkyWalk viewing tower and walkway is an exciting new tourism project located on Southern Vancouver Island.
Customer Projects

Wittywood, Spain's First Timber Office Building in Barcelona, Spain

Dlubal customer Estudi M103, an architecture office for structural consulting and calculation reports, was commissioned to carry out the structural consulting of the first office building built entirely of wood in Spain, using Dlubal's RFEM software. It is an office building with a ground floor and 4 above-ground stories, located on Calle Llacuna 42 in Barcelona. With this type of building, construction periods are shortened due to the use of new sustainable materials, and even carbon emissions are reduced by 50% during construction.
Customer Projects

Residential Building in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

JCR Estructural designed this residential building located in the city of Los Mochis, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. The house is divided into two areas: the main one where the residential spaces are, and an independent area in the garden, for recreational use.
Customer Projects

Creative Single Rotary Axis Solar Tracker System, France

Nexans Solar Technologies presents itself as an internal branch of Nexans, created in 2018 as part of the transition plan towards renewable energies, which aims at providing solutions, products and services to energy producers and investors.
The solar tracker from KEYLIOS® is the first solution entirely conducted from design to manufacturing by Nexans Solar Technologies. A major contract was already signed with a prominent developer of photovoltaic projects also standing as an energy supplier providing more than 800 of these solar trackers to be established on four solar facilities located in the south-west of France.
Customer Projects

Wind Power Plant with a Truss Segment Made of Fiber-Reinforced Molded Timber Pipes

An innovative research project has been carried out on the company premises of STM Montage GmbH in Lunzenau, Germany: A wind power plant with a lattice tower, where the uppermost segment consists of fiber-reinforced molded timber pipes.
Customer Projects

Met Mast on Radstadt Tauern, Austria

The construction of a 328-foot-high tower at an altitude of about 6,890 ft above sea level is a particularly challenging task. A project of this type was realized in September 2020 in the area of the "Windsfeld" summit in Flachau / Flachauwinkl, Austria. The met mast is one of the tallest structures in Austria.
Customer Projects

Ongoing Construction of Two Indoor Tennis Courts in Montmélian, France

The local council of Montmélian, located about ten kilometers from Chambéry in Savoy, has decided to expand its range of sporting facilites by investing in this new indoor tennis court project. This shining perspective of light and the sun, originally inspired by the city's designation of "Solar Montmélian", symbolizes the heart of this project highlighted by the maximum exploitation of natural light, is composed of translucent polycarbonate sheets and photovoltaic panels covering 540m² of the facility.
Customer Projects

Europlaza Movilidad Office Building, Villahermosa, Mexico

Europlaza Movilidad is an 86,111 ft² building that includes a bank branch, the Federal Government's Mobility Secretariat, and the State Government's Public Works Secretariat. It has parking space in the basement and offers seven above-ground stories of office space. The roof is used for air-conditioning equipment. The building is located in Villahermosa, the capital of the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
Customer Projects

Moongate Residence Suspended Glass Staircase in Sedona, AZ, USA

The Moongate residence, located in Sedona, Arizona, USA, was exceptionally designed by the Scottsdale-based architecture and planning studio of SWABACK.
Customer Projects

Champagne Bar - Goodwood Racecourse, United Kingdom

The LEICHT company was awarded the design phase for the Champagne Bar’s new roof, located at the Goodwood Racecourse. The planning steps included the form-finding process, the membrane and supporting steel structure approval and design, and the membrane and cable cutting patterns.
Customer Projects

Crossrail Station Abbey Wood, London, United Kingdom

With the Crossrail railway line in Great Britain, one of the biggest infrastructure projects of Europe is in progress.
The construction costs for the 73-mile railway line amount to about €21 billion.

User Opinions and Experience

One of the Best Solutions

"Thank you for one of the best solutions. I quickly understood the basics using RX-TIMBER.

Hope in future I will buy short term licenses according to the requests from my job."

Marius Palisaitis

Palanga

Lithuania

Powerful and Intuitive

"I really enjoy watching the webinars you showcase on YouTube. They helped me to convince my client to recently purchase RFEM. They provide a wealth of information.

I really enjoy using RFEM. I've used many analysis softwares in my career but never have I come across a software as powerful and intuitive as RFEM. Thanks for re-sparking a new passion for me.

In just a few weeks, I've been able to use RFEM to analyse some amazing structures, from small to big. I don't understand why everyone is not using Dlubal? It's given my client the edge in this competitive environment.

Keep up the great work."

William Lefort, P.Eng.

Danwill Canada
Canmore, Alberta, Canada

www.danwillcanada.com

Quick Support in Time

"Thank you for the prompt and very fast support, it was crucial for my work being under time pressure; excellent customer service. Really, thank you very much!"

Ing. Filippo Mantovani

R&D Engineer
Ammann Italy Srl
Bussolegno, Italy

www.ammann.com

Impressed by Program and Presentation

"I have watched the webinar recording "Design of Cross-laminated Timber Panels (CLT) According to Eurocode 5" on YouTube and I am impressed by about the program and the very good presentation.

Dipl.-Ing. Lothar Reichle

Ingenieurbüro für Statik und Baukonstruktion
Ravensburg, Germany

Very good webinar about RF-LAMINATE

" Another very successful webinar, this time on the topic of laminate design.

DI Dr. techn. Wolfgang Billensteiner

Ziviltechnikerkanzlei
DI Dr. techn. Wolfgang Billensteiner
Markersdorf, Austria

We Have Fun Working with RFEM Every Day!

"We are an engineering office specialized in concrete and metal structures. We have decided to purchase the RFEM software to calculate structures and mechanical components.

For more than a year, it has been a daily pleasure to work with this tool! The support team is attentive with specialist knowledge while the software is intuitive, efficient and extremely comprehensive. Well done!"

Audric Jeannot

AGICEA
625 Rue Cinsault, 84100 Orange, France

www.agicea-bureau-etudes.fr

Intuitive and quick, recommended!

"I used this software for my master's thesis and I could handle it very well. It is intuitive and quick to learn; excellent results can be achieved immediately. The only thing I did not like was that I did not have a Mac version, but I hope that it will be available soon. Apart from that it works fine. I can recommend it!"

Ing. Elisa Moretti

Student
Università degli Studi Roma Tre
Treviso, Italy

www.uniroma3.it

Positive Experience

"We really appreciate the prompt replies and personalized approach we receive from Dlubal. It makes the transition to RFEM an easy and positive experience for all involved!"

Chelsea Olson, M.Eng, P.Eng.

ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.
Canmore, Alberta
Canada

islengineering.com

News and Events

- 17 September 2021
- Video
Student Lessons: Engineering Mechanics | Computer Based Diagram | Statical Moment of Area Q<sub>y</sub> | SHAPE-THIN

This video shows how the diagram of the statical moment of area Q_y is calculated using SHAPE-THIN.
- 16 September 2021
- Structural Analysis Model
RWIND Model of "Triumphal Arc" for Download

Wind simulation model of the triumphal arch. The Triumphal Arch is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile.
- 15 September 2021
- Knowledge Base
Wind Speed and Turbulence Intensity Profile for the Determination of Quasi-Static Wind Loads According to the Gust Concept

Structures react differently to wind action depending on stiffness, mass, and damping. A basic distinction is made between buildings that are prone to vibration and those that are not.
- 14 September 2021
- Customer Project
School Building on Campus Lorenzo in Leipzig, Germany

The 7-story building, with 5,300 m² of floor space, is used as a vocational school. The dimensions (length x width x height) are approximately 46.0 m x 20.0 m x 21.8 m.
- 10 September 2021
- Customer Project
Wittywood, Spain's First Timber Office Building (Barcelona)

Dlubal customer Estudi M103, an architecture office for structural consulting and calculation reports, was commissioned to carry out the structural consulting of the first office building built entirely of wood in Spain, using Dlubal's RFEM software. It is an office building with a ground floor and 4 above-ground stories, located on Calle Llacuna 42 in Barcelona.
- 9 September 2021
Neckar River Crossing - Structural and Dynamic Analysis and Construction of a Steel Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge

The aim of this bachelor thesis is the planning and design of a single-span tied-arch bridge consisting of steel cross-sections, which can be used by pedestrians and cyclists to cross the Neckar river in Germany. The impacts acting on the structure should not cause any significant vibrations.
- 8 September 2021
Development of a Design Tool for Timber-Concrete Composite Structures with Birdsmouth Joint Using Framework Models

The variety of design options, application areas and possibilities to create shear coupling for the two main components wood and concrete make timber-concrete composite systems an exciting alternative in building construction. Due to many different connection options, there are various design methods.
- 7 September 2021
- Customer Project
Malahat SkyWalk Viewing Tower and Walkway on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

The accessible outdoor recreation structure Malahat SkyWalk viewing tower and walkway is an exciting new tourism project located on Southern Vancouver Island. The single-story Visitor Centre includes a café and features mass timber and light wood frame. From there, an accessible 2133 ft-long treetop walk leads visitors onto a spectacular gentle spiral ramp up 98 ft to a lookout with stunning views of Finlayson Arm and the distant Coast Mountains.
- 6 September 2021
- Customer Project
Creative Single Rotary Axis Solar Tracker System, France

Nexans Solar Technologies presents itself as an internal branch of Nexans, created in 2018 as part of the transition plan towards renewable energies, which aims at providing solutions, products and services to energy producers and investors. The solar tracker from KEYLIOS® is the first solution entirely conducted from design to manufacturing by Nexans Solar Technologies.
- 3 September 2021
- Knowledge Base
Failing Support Conditions for Contact Solids

In order to create a surface model with failing supports close to reality, an option called "Failure if contact perpendicular to surfaces failed" is available in RFEM 5 for contact solids under "Contact Parallel to Surfaces".