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

05/16/2019 | Current News

Two New Websites Online

The two new websites Why Submit Your Customer Project? and How Can I Submit My Customer Project? have been published.
05/15/2019 | Verification Example

New Verification Examples

We published five new verification examples (0095, 0119, 0209, 0210, 0211).
05/08/2019 | Current News

New Features in RFEM 5.19.01 and RSTAB 8.19.01

The versions RFEM 5.19.01 and RSTAB 8.19.01 as well as the corresponding add-on modules have been extended by the following new features.
05/08/2019 | Knowledge Base

Internal Forces Diagram/Surface Stresses - Smoothing Options

The deformations of the FE nodes are always the first result of an FE calculation.
05/07/2019 | Customer Project

CIMU - ILE DE SEGUIN, France

The CIMU - ILE DE SEGUIN is part of the cultural centre "La Seine Musicale" on Seguin Island (Ile Seguin) in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris. The CIMU houses a concert hall which can seat up to 1,150 people.
04/24/2019 | Knowledge Base

Nonlinear Time History Analysis Using the Example of a Tower Structure with Prestressed Cables

There can be numerous nonlinearities in a structural system. In order to model them realistically in a dynamic analysis, the RF-DYNAM Pro - Nonlinear Time Histoey add-on module was developed.
04/17/2019 | Current News

New Website: Previous Program Versions

Here you can find previous versions of the Dlubal programs. If necessary, you can download and install your already purchased program version.
04/17/2019 | Knowledge Base

Modeling Approaches for Shear/Hole Bearing Connections by Means of FEA

For more detailed investigations of shear/hole bearing connections or their immediate environment, the definition of the non-linear contact problem plays an important role.
04/16/2019 | Current News

Meixi Urban Helix Structure in Changsha, China

A spectacular viewing platform visible from afar is the architectural highlight of the Meixi International New City, a city expansion of Changsa, China. The conical-shaped double helix with a height of 99 ft...

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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)

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
11/13/2019 - 11/15/2019

2019 NCSEA Summit

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