Structural Analysis & Design Software

Enjoy Structural Analysis and Design with Dlubal Software

For more than 30 years, the German-Czech company Dlubal Software develops engineering programs for FEA, structural analysis and design. More than 7,800 companies and 45,000 satisfied users in 95 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

Timber Veil of TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, Canada »

Following remodeling, the TD Place Stadium in Canada’s capital Ottawa can hold up to 24,000 visitors. The sports complex is located at Lansdowne Park and is primarily used for Canadian football and soccer.

Customer Projects

Bow River Pedestrian Bridge in Banff, Canada »

This slender timber pedestrian bridge was constructed over the Bow River in Banff.

Customer Projects

School Building Champagne in Biel, Switzerland »

The modular structure of the school will only remain for eight years at the present location. After this period, 36 timber modules including the screw foundations can be entirely removed and reconstructed at another location.

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

St. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brampton, Ontario, Canada »

St. Elias Church is designed in the architectural style known as “Boyko”, from the western part of Ukraine.

This distinctive style features iconic copper clad domes, 76 feet high at their peaks and visible from a great distance around the church.

Customer Projects

Distribution Center for North American Supermarkets »

In 2016, NEDCON got the assignment to install the steelwork for two fully automated distribution centers for two supermarket companies.

One distribution center is located in the US state of Michigan and the other distribution center in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Customer Projects

Installation of Water Tanks in the USA »

Aquamate, a leading manufacturer of corrugated water tanks in Australia, plans to enter the North American market by the end of 2016.

Therefore, it is necessary to verify that the tanks meet all US codes and standards before the end of the year.

Customer Projects

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, USA »

An architectural highlight of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is the glass atrium.

The glass facade and the glass skylight are supported entirely by the cable structure. The design was conceived as a cello’s strings fanning over a bridge and fret-board.

Customer Projects

18-Story Mass Timber Hybrid Student Residence, Canada »

Brock Commons is a student residence currently under construction at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

The mass timber hybrid structure comprises of five‑ply cross laminated timber (CLT) floor panels, a concrete transfer slab, and a steel framed roof.

Customer Projects

Candlewood Suites on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, USA »

The New Candlewood Suites on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, is the first cross‑laminated timber (CLT) hotel constructed in the US.

This four story building, made of 56,700 ft³ of CLT and 1,200 ft³ of glulam material, serves the lodging needs of the Redstone Arsenal Army post.

Customer Projects

"Little Flower" Monastery in British Columbia, Canada »

The monastery "Little Flower" was built in 2015, situated in beautiful scenery of green meadows, mountains and crystal-clear lakes.

The little monastery includes 18 bedrooms, a chapel, a dining room, a kitchen, and a conference room.

Customer Projects

Glass Chandeliers at Keystone Mall, USA »

Four different point-supported glass chandeliers are focal points of the newly renovated shopping mall at Keystone, Indianapolis, USA.

Each chandelier consists of hanging glass plates, which are point-supported from brackets on stainless steel rings.

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

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User Opinions and Experience

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RFEM is in a class of its own

“I’ve used many FEA programs over the years and I would rank RFEM at the top. Very powerful with many options for modeling and displaying information while still being intuitive and easy to use from a common sense standpoint. In my opinion, RFEM is in a class of its own.”

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News and Events

06/19/2019 | Knowledge Base

Designing Reinforced Concrete Compression Elements Subjected to Biaxial Bending with the Nominal Curvature Method

Daily tasks in reinforced concrete design also include designing compression elements subjected to biaxial bending.
06/18/2019 | Customer Project

Entrance Building "Mitoseum" in the Dinosaur Park Kleinwelka, Germany

The entrance building in the dinosaur park Kleinwelka near Bautzen in Germany with a total height of 72 ft resembles the mitosis. Mitosis is the cell division, the origin of life...
06/17/2019 | Current News

New Canadian Snow Load Zoning Maps in the Geo-Zone Tool

The Geo-Zone Tool, located on the Snow, Wind and Seismic Zoning Maps webpage, now includes also snow load zoning maps for Canada in addition to seismic zoning maps.
06/14/2019 | Customer Project

Haus Gables in Atlanta, GA USA

Haus Gables, a new ground-up residential project designed and developed by architectural designer Jennifer Bonner, director of MALL, has recently completed construction in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
06/13/2019 | Current News

Short Video Tutorial: Inactive Members

This video shows how you can deactivate the action of members for particular load cases and load combinations in RSTAB.
06/12/2019 | Knowledge Base

Elastic-Plastic Cross-Section Design

The following article describes designing a two-span beam subjected to bending by means of the RF-/STEEL EC3 add-on module according to EN 1993-1-1.
06/11/2019 | Customer Project

Open-Air Skating Rink Roof Structure, Pasta Island, Jelgava, Latvia

A timber roof structure was recently constructed over an existing open-air ice rink in Jelgava, Latvia. The project located on Pasta Island serves as a multi-functional building for recreational, cultural and social activities.
06/07/2019 | Current News

New Canadian Seismic Zoning Maps in the Geo-Zone Tool

The Geo-Zone Tool, located on the Snow, Wind and Seismic Zoning Maps webpage, now includes also seismic zoning maps for Canada.

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05/01/2019 - 06/28/2019

RFEM Training in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Basic training on the FEA program RFEM (max. 4 participants)
05/01/2019 - 06/28/2019

RSTAB Training in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Basic training on the structural frame analysis program RSTAB (max. 4 participants)
05/01/2019 - 06/28/2019

RFEM Online Training

Basic training on the FEA program RFEM (max. 4 participants)
05/01/2019 - 06/28/2019

RSTAB Online Training

Basic training on the structural frame analysis program RSTAB
(max. 4 participants)
07/31/2019 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Webinar 2: Advanced Modeling Features in RFEM

This webinar shows an advanced modeling features in RFEM.
08/20/2019 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Webinar 3: BIM Integration and RFEM

This webinar shows a BIM procedure with RFEM.

All Training Dates All Webinars

09/04/2019 - 09/06/2019

2019 IABSE Congress New York City

The International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Location: New York, New York
09/19/2019

Mid-Atlantic Wood Design Symposium

Woodworks Wood Product Council
Location: Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2019 - 11/15/2019

2019 NCSEA Summit

National Council of Structural Engineers Association Summit
Location: Anaheim, California