Structural Analysis & Design 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 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, the Czech Republic and the USA. Since 2016, Dlubal Software is certified according to ISO 9001.

Dlubal Software Solutions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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RFEM - Intuitive FEA Software

Structural FEA Software RFEM

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Customer Projects

Concrete Piers and Steel Pipe Rack Seismic Analysis, The Netherlands

Witteveen+Bos performed a seismic analysis on an existing concrete foundation with piers located in the Netherlands. The connected steel pipe rack and piping system were also included in the analysis.

Customer Projects

Hotel at Rotterdam Airport, The Netherlands

The Landslide Hotel is located near the Rotterdam Airport. The multi-story reinforced concrete structure was designed by the engineering office Van Numen from Rosmalen, The Netherlands, and the structural analysis was performed utilizing RFEM.

Customer Projects

Outdoor Concert Hall Roof on Pasta Island, Jelgava, Latvia

A timber roof structure was recently constructed over an existing amphitheater in Jelgava, Latvia. The project located on Pasta Island serves as a multi-functional building for recreational, cultural and social activities.

Customer Projects

Doubravka Lookout Tower in Prague - Kyje, Czech Republic

In June 2018, a new and unique lookout tower by the world-famous architect Martin Rajniš was opened in the Prague municipal district Kyje. When designing the tower, maximum emphasis was placed on natural and renewable material use.

Customer Projects

3D Steel Connection with RFEM Solid Elements, The Netherlands

For a project in Rotterdam, ADS Ertner used IDEA CONNECTION to analyze a structural steel connection. This program calculates steel connections utilizing the CBFEM method where each thin-walled cross-section is modeled with nonlinear material properties, nonlinear bolts, and nonlinear welds.

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

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

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

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.

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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

Customer Project 12/06/2019

CanopyMarqui Luxury Camping Tent, United States

Under Canvas began in 2009 with the opening of an all-inclusive glamping adventure package. It has since grown to include...
Current News 12/05/2019

New Maps for Latvia in the Geo-Zone Tool

The Geo-Zone Tool, located on the Snow, Wind, and Seismic Zone Maps web page, now also includes wind and snow load zone maps for Latvia.
Knowledge Base 12/04/2019

Cross-Section Design of a Column Under Axial Force and Bending

In this technical article, a hinged column with a centrally acting axial force and a linear load that acts on the major axis is designed according to EN 1993-1-1 with the aid of the RF-/STEEL EC3 add-on module.
Customer Project 12/02/2019

Big Dipper Coaster "Dynamite" in Theme Park Plohn

With Germany's first Big Dipper Coaster, you can experience spectacular roller coaster rides since May 2019. Since it was opened, the approximately 131 ft high and 547 yd long coaster has been one of the main attractions in the Plohn theme park in Vogtland, Saxony.
Video 11/29/2019

New Video: RWIND Simulation | 5G Cell Tower in Wind Tunnel

The video shows wind flow around a 5G cell tower.
Current News 11/28/2019

New Maps for Lithuania in the Geo-Zone Tool

The Geo-Zone Tool, located on the Snow, Wind, and Seismic Zone Maps web page, now also includes wind and snow load zone maps for Lithuania.
Knowledge Base 11/27/2019

Effect of Different Ways to Model Line Supports in Glass Structures

Due to the special properties of glass, you also have to pay close attention to detail points when modeling in an FE model.
Video 11/25/2019

NEW: RWIND Simulation | Wind Flows in Digital Wind Tunnel and Wind Load Generation

The stand-alone program RWIND Simulation allows the numerical simulation of wind flows around structures of any model shape.
This video shows you the features, performance, and application of RWIND Simulation in a nutshell.

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12/11/2019 1 p.m. to ~ 5:00 p.m. EST

RFEM Online Training

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

All Training Dates All Webinars

Conference 03/24/2020 - 03/26/2020

International Mass Timber Conference

International Mass Timber Conference
Location: Portland, Oregon
Conference 04/06/2020 - 04/08/2020

Structures Congress 2020

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Conference 04/22/2020 - 04/24/2020

2020 NASCC: The Steel Conference

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia