Structural Engineering Software

Enjoy Structural Analysis with Dlubal Software

For more than 25 years, the German-Czech company Dlubal Software develops engineering programs for FEA and structural analysis. More than 6,000 companies and 25,000 satisfied users in 71 countries use the Dlubal Software programs successfully every day.

Dlubal Software has branch offices in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, in the Czech Republic and the USA. Since 2016, Dlubal Software is certified according to ISO 9001.

Dlubal Software Solutions

Kauffmann Center for the Performing Arts, USA | Novum Structures LLC | © www.novumstructures.com

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.

Structural FEA Software RFEM

Hemsedal Alpine Suites, Norway | DBC AS | © www.dbc.no

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

Multi-Purpose Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria | © www.form‑TL.de

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

Structural FEA Software RFEM

Hotel Intercontinental in Davos, Switzerland | Sailer Stepan und Partner GmbH | © www.ssp-muc.com

Customer Projects

Conversation Plinth in Columbus, IN, USA »

RFEM Model of Conversation Plinth (© Bensonwood)

The Conversation Plinth is a collaboration between IKD, a Boston-based architectural design firm, Bensonwood, SMARTLAM, the first CLT manufacturer in the US, and Clemson University’s Wood Utilization and Design Institute....

Customer Projects

Crossrail Station Abbey Wood, London, United Kingdom »

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 118‑kilometre railway line amount to about €21 billion.

Customer Projects

Free-Form Glass Structure at Xujiahui Commercial Center in Shanghai, China »

A remarkable free‑form roof structure was built at the Xujiahui Commercial Center in Shanghai, China, and inaugurated in June 2017.

It serves as a skylight in the indoor area of the shopping center, and as a canopy in the outdoor area.

Customer Projects

John W. Olver Design Building University of Massachusetts, USA »

In September 2017, the Design Building at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst was completed.

The $52 million project is one of the largest timber structures in the USA and one of the largest wood-concrete composite projects in the world.

Customer Projects

Look-Out Tower Krkonoše, Czech Republic »

Look-Out Tower (© WIEHAG GmbH)

The look-out tower in the Giant Mountains (Czech: Krkonoše) offers a breathtaking view over the Krkonoše National Park at a height of 43 m.

It has the shape of a truncated cone that opens out upwards.

Customer Projects

Kindergarten in Schwoich, Austria »

Kindergarten (© AGA-Bau)

A kindergarten, designed according to Building Information Modeling (BIM), is currently under construction in the Tyrolean municipality of Schwoich.

The digital 3D model accompanies the construction project from design until completion.

Customer Projects

Oxigeno in San Francisco de Heredia, Costa Rica »

Oxigeno (© 3dtex)

A unique project called "Oxigeno" is currently under construction in San Francisco de Heredia, San José, Costa Rica. The recreational and commercial space, which measures almost 125,000 m², offers the visitor a relaxing shopping atmosphere in harmony with nature.

Customer Projects

Isarsteg Nord Near Freising, Germany »

Isarsteg (© Bergmeister Ingenieure GmbH)

The bridge construction of Isarsteg as integrating artwork fits perfectly into the surrounding landscape. Taking nature as an example, the bridge overspans the Isar river like a branched limb.

Customer Projects

Awning of Filling Station in Douala, Cameroon »

Awning of filling station in RSTAB

The new awning for the filling station of GULFIN Cameroun in Douala, an oil company, is a particular structure with eccentric columns and non-symmetric cantilevered 6.5 m long beams.

Customer Projects

Revitalization and Extension of Supporting Structure of Stage Roof in State Playhouse Dresden, Germany »

The theatre built from 1911 to 1913 has a varied history.

The building was destroyed by the Allied air attacks in February 1945, reconstructed in the post-war years, and damaged by floods in August 2002.

Customer Projects

Look-Out Tower at Treetop Path Steigerwald »

The look-out tower with a height of over 40 m is located in Ebrach (Upper Franconia), in the heart of the Steigerwald.

The Steigerwald is after the Spessart the second largest deciduous forest area....

Customer Projects

Hervester Bridge No. 423 Across the Wesel-Datteln Canal »

The new bridge replaces the existing Hervester Bridge No. 423, which was classified as dilapidated. After the assembly at the bank, it was pushed over the Wesel-Datteln Canal step by step...

Customer Projects

Residential Timber Buildings in Strasbourg, France »

Residential Timber Buildings in Strasbourg, France

‘Îlot bois de Strasbourg’ is one of the first CLT building project in France that exceeds 30 m in height.

This building complex consisting of three high‑rise buildings provides commercial premises on the ground floor and 146 residential units on the upper floors.

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User Opinions and Experience

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Impressive Webinar

“The webinar was a good presentation that showed the capabilities of your software. I am very impressed with the speaker's time management. To ensure the webinar is within an hour requires a talented professional engineer, preparation and knowledge of the material. This webinar reinforces the value and efficiency of RFEM along with the many add‑on modules.”

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News and Events

10 October 2018

Determination of Effective Lengths in RF-/CONCRETE Columns

With RF-/CONCRETE Columns, it is possible to determine effective lengths for columns automatically.
2 October 2018

Modeling Containers by Generating a 3D Cell

With the function "Generate Model - Members" → "3D Cell", it is very easy to generate containers (shipping containers, office containers, mobile homes, etc.) with regular and irregular distribution of the cells.
26 September 2018

Warping Torsion Analysis According to AISC Design Guide 9

The design of a torsional loaded beam according to AISC Design Guide 9 will be shown based on a verification example.
19 September 2018

Consideration of Possible Contact Between Overlapping Members

From time to time it happens that two intersecting beams overlap at a short distance.
12 September 2018

Stiffened Buckling Panels According to EN 1993-1-5, Section 4.5

In SHAPE-THIN, it is possible to perform the calculation of stiffened buckling panels according to Section 4.5 of EN 1993-1-5.
5 September 2018

Modeling and Bending Design of Point-Supported Flat Slab

This article describes how a flat slab is generated as 2D model in RFEM and designed in the RF-CONCRETE Surfaces add-on module according to Eurocode 2.
31 August 2018

New Features in RFEM 5.16.01 and RSTAB 8.16.01

The versions RFEM 5.16.01 and RSTAB 8.16.01 and the corresponding add-on modules have been extended by the following new features.
29 August 2018

Assistance Tools for Cable Structures

RFEM and RSTAB are able to cover a large number of branches in the field of building and construction industry with their generally usable structural frame analysis and FEM programs.
27 August 2018

New Add-on Module RF-/JOINTS Steel - Rigid

With the RF-/JOINTS Steel - Rigid add-on module, it is possible to configurate moment resisting joints of rolled and welded I-beams and design them according to EC 3. The following types are available: end plate connection (beam to column or beam to beam) and rigid splice plate connection.

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28 November 2018 9 a.m. to ~ 4:30 p.m.

RSTAB Online Training

Basic training on the structural frame analysis program RSTAB
(max. 4 participants)
29 November 2018 9 a.m. to ~ 4:30 p.m.

RFEM Online Training

Basic training on the FEA program RFEM (max. 4 participants)
19 December 2018 9 a.m. to ~ 4:30 p.m.

RSTAB Training in Leipzig, Germany

Basic training on the structural frame analysis program RSTAB
(max. 4 participants)
20 December 2018 9 a.m. to ~ 4:30 p.m.

RFEM Training in Leipzig, Germany

Basic training on the FEA program RFEM (max. 4 participants)

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17 October 2018 - 20 October 2018

SAIE 2018, Bologna Construction Trade Fair

International exhibition and fair trade for the future of construction in Bologna, Italy
18 October 2018 - 19 October 2018

EGURTEK 2018

Dlubal Software will be present at the next edition of Egurtek 2018, 7th International Forum of Architecture & Construction in Wood.
24 October 2018 - 27 October 2018

2018 NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit

National Council of Structural Engineers Association Summit in Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 November 2018 - 2 November 2018

SEAoT Annual State Conference 2018

2018 Annual State Conference of Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT) in Dallas, Texas
27 November 2018 - 28 November 2018

BIM World MUNICH

The biggest BIM event including conference and tradeshow with various workshops in Munich, Germany.