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

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

Awning of Filling Station in Douala, Cameroon »

Modèle de la station service dans RFEM

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.

Customer Projects

Garage Pétry à ROOST, Luxembourg »

In Roost, Luxembourg, a new car building complex is built, including six car dealerships, a car park, and a paint shop.

The first construction phase includes three multi‑storey car dealerships with the supporting structure consisting of precast columns with molded foundations.

Customer Projects

Reconstruction of Güsen Road Bridge B 10 over Elbe-Havel Canal, Germany »

As a part of the expansion works of the Elbe-Havel Canal, the Güsen road bridge was replaced by a new bridge at the same place as the existing bridge was no longer sufficient for the waterway expansion.

The new Güsen road bridge B 10 is a tied‑arch bridge with an orthotropic roadway slab.

Customer Projects

Look-Out Tower Saarschleife, Germany »

With the height of about 42 m, the look‑out tower offers a unique view over the landscape of the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park, into the Saar Bow valley and, if the visibility is clear, even as far as the Vosges Mountains.

The tower is the highlight of the tree‑top trail with a length of 1,250 m, which allows for walks up to 23 m above the forest level.

Customer Projects

Oberholz Alpine Hut in Obereggen, Italy »

3D model of alpine hut in RFEM

At a height of around 2,100 m you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the dolomites with a delicious meal.

Since 2016 these amenities have been available at the top station of the Obereggen skiing area, South Tyrol.

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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

13 June 2018

Consideration of Holes in Tension Design

For the tension design according to Clause 6.2.3 EN 1993-1-1, the following formulas are given to determine the tension resistance.
11 June 2018

Conversation Plinth in Columbus, IN, USA

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...
8 June 2018

Stability Analyses in RFEM and RSTAB

In RFEM and RSTAB, weak points in static models can be easily and quickly recognized using stability analyses. In the add-on modules RF-STABILITY (for RFEM) and RSBUCK (for RSTAB)...
6 June 2018

FEM Modeling Approaches of Rigid Connections

Especially when the adjacent area of connection points should be analyzed, the geometry or load of the connection does not correspond to the standard specifications and/or a structure should be analyzed with an FE model (for example in plant engineering), it is necessary to evaluate the connections in detail on the FE model.
4 June 2018

Unloading Area of an Industrial Site in Isère, France

The Études Techniques Lyonnaises engineering office was in charge of planning and structural design of the foundation of an industrial site’s new unloading area in the Isère department in France...
30 May 2018

Determination of Transversal Shear Under Seismic Loads

In RF-/DYNAM Pro - Equivalent Loads, the equivalent seismic loads can be calculated according to different standards. By calculating the equivalent loads for each eigenvalue, it is not directly possible to obtain the transversal shear for each story...
23 May 2018

Explanation of Support Nonlinearities on Example | 2.1 Rotation

In practice, an engineer often faces the task of representing the support conditions as close to reality as possible in order to be able to analyze deformations and internal forces of the structure subjected to their influence and to enable as much cost‑efficient construction as possible.

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20 June 2018

Design of Structural Glass Systems in RFEM

The webinar shows modeling, loading, and analysis of a glass façade wall in RFEM with RF-GLASS.
28 June 2018

Simulation of Air-Inflated Foil Cushions in RFEM

In this webinar, the modelling and analysis of an air-inflated foil cushion in RFEM is shown.
10 September 2018 - 11 September 2018

Steel Bridges 2018

9th International Symposium on Steel Bridges

Venue: NH Prague City, Prague 5
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
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.