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Update Report No. 02779
RFEM 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Release of the adaptive mesh refinement
- Implementation of a check box for the number of load increments in the global calculation parameters - a deactivation will result in an automatic setting of the number of load increments
- New LVL timber materials according to DIN Z-9.1-847:2016-02 (manufacturer KERTO)
- Adaptations when converting members in surfaces concerning the generation of end plates
- Adaptations concerning the torsional moment of inertia of parametric timber cross-sections
- Adaptations concerning the export of result tables - the option for results of special LC/CO/RC is only available for certain tables
- Adaptations concerning the automatic load combinatorics according to DIN 1055-100 + DIN 18008 (Glass) - the material stiffness factors are now no more considered in load combinations by default
- Adpatations in the printout report concerning the display of extreme values of member contact forces
- Adaptations concerning the update for tables when importing data via Excel
- Adaptations concerning printing graphics to the clipboard - the option for the title box has been deactivated
- Adaptations in the panel concerning the color rendering of surface thicknesses in combination with visibilities
- Adaptations concerning the display of reaction forces in tables of Surfaces - Contact Stresses
- Adaptation of the behavior when importing and exporting spring values for the member type Dashpot
- Adaptations in the program concerning the combination of "Dashpot..." member and FE mesh refinement
- Adaptations concerning the display of extreme values in the result diagrams
- Adaptations concerning the labeling of axis systems in the printout report
- Adaptations in the partial safety factors for the automatic load combination according to EN 1990 + EN 1991-3 for cranes for CEN as well as DIN
- Adaptations concerning the display of the correct header information of solid results
- Adaptations in the printout report concerning the documentation of combination expressions if they are not the same for all design situations
- Adaptations concerning the transparency settings of values and other labeling in the graphics of the printout report
- Adaptations concerning the import of SHAPE-THIN cross-sections stored in the network
- Adaptations in renumbering load cases
- Adaptations in the load combinatorics concerning the functions "Examine results" as well as "Reduce number of load cases"
- Adaptations in the calculation according to the second-order analysis concerning the consideration of the member load "Axial Strain" at rigid members
- Adaptations concerning the consideration of load case-specific deactivations of surface supports
- Adaptations in the material properties of lightweight concrete according to EN and DIN EN
- Adaptations concerning the graphical display of member contact forces (member elastic foundation)
- Extension of Table 4.21 - Surfaces - Contact Stresses in the protocol with the reaction forces Rx and Ry
Update Report No. 02778
RSTAB 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Implementation of a new member type "Dashpot"
- New LVL timber materials according to DIN Z-9.1-847:2016-02 (manufacturer KERTO)
- Adaptations concerning the torsional moment of inertia of parametric timber cross-sections
- Adaptations concerning the export of result tables - the option for results of special LC/CO/RC is only available for certain tables
- Adaptations concerning the update for tables when importing data via Excel
- Adaptations concerning printing graphics to the clipboard - the option for the title box has been deactivated
- Adaptations concerning the labeling of axis systems in the printout report
- Adaptations in the partial safety factors for the automatic load combination according to EN 1990 + EN 1991-3 for cranes for CEN as well as DIN
- Adaptations in the printout report concerning the documentation of combination expressions if they are not the same for all design situations
- Adaptations concerning the transparency settings of values and other labeling in the graphics of the printout report
- Adaptations concerning the import of SHAPE-THIN cross-sections stored in the network
- Adaptations in renumbering load cases
- Adaptations in the load combinatorics concerning the functions "Examine results" as well as "Reduce number of load cases"
- Adaptations in the material properties of lightweight concrete according to EN and DIN EN
- Optimizations concerning the "Signed Result" option in result combinations with square addition
Update Report No. 02777
RF-FORM-FINDING 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Optimizations in the function Move/Copy concerning the import of form-finding-specific entries of cables
- Free definition of the projection plane for the projection method by using the straight line of the rotatory surface axis system definition
- Removal of the text box for the distance r in the "Projection" calculation method
Update Report No. 02776
RF-LAMINATE 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Update of the layers from the company KLH for 2017
- Optimizations concerning the reduction of the shear stiffnesses for e.g. cross-laminated timber walls - all eccentric effects of the stiffness are always reduced now
Update Report No. 02775
RF-CUTTING-PATTERN 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Consideration of cuts in the flattening process
Update Report No. 02774
RF-DYNAM Pro - Equivalent Loads 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Update of the response spectrum EN 1998-1 NF: 2014
- Implementation of the response spectrum according to NBC 2015 (Canada)
- Adaptions for the response spectrum according to EN 1998-1 UNI / NTC 2008 concerning the value Sa(T=0)
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to NSR-10 (Colombia)
- Optimizations in the response spectrum according to SBC301: 2007
- Adaptation for the quadratic combination of Surfaces - Basic Stresses
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to IBC2000
Update Report No. 02773
DYNAM Pro - Equivalent Loads 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Update of the response spectrum EN 1998-1 NF: 2014
- Implementation of the response spectrum according to NBC 2015 (Canada)
- Adaptions for the response spectrum according to EN 1998-1 UNI / NTC 2008 concerning the value Sa(T=0)
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to NSR-10 (Colombia)
- Optimizations in the response spectrum according to SBC301: 2007
- Optimizations concerning the "Signed Result" option in result combinations with square addition
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to IBC2000
Update Report No. 02772
RF-DYNAM Pro - Forced Vibrations 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Update of the response spectrum EN 1998-1 NF: 2014
- Implementation of the response spectrum according to NBC 2015 (Canada)
- Adaptions for the response spectrum according to EN 1998-1 UNI / NTC 2008 concerning the value Sa(T=0)
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to NSR-10 (Colombia)
- Optimizations in the response spectrum according to SBC301: 2007
- Adaptation for the quadratic combination of Surfaces - Basic Stresses
- Adaptation of data which is sent to the solver window to speed up the calculation in case of the linear implicit Newmark solver
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to IBC2000
Update Report No. 02771
DYNAM Pro - Forced Vibrations 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Update of the response spectrum EN 1998-1 NF: 2014
- Implementation of the response spectrum according to NBC 2015 (Canada)
- Adaptions for the response spectrum according to EN 1998-1 UNI / NTC 2008 concerning the value Sa(T=0)
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to NSR-10 (Colombia)
- Optimizations in the response spectrum according to SBC301: 2007
- Optimizations concerning the response spectrum according to IBC2000
Update Report No. 02770
RF-LIMITS 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Implementation of the American standard ANSI/AWC - NDS 2015
Update Report No. 02769
LIMITS 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Implementation of the American standard ANSI/AWC - NDS 2015
Update Report No. 02768
RF-STEEL EC3 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Adaptations concerning the design of user-defined cross-sections - they are classified as "Incorrect"
- Adaptations in the parameters of the National Annex of Great Britain concerning the factor Eta
- Adaptations in the stress determination if SHAPE-THIN is used for the classification
- Adaptations concerning the consideration of the axial force limit value with regard to the stability analysis to be performed
- Adaptations concerning the classification of box sections for global Z-axis oriented upwards as well as for local Z-axis oriented upwards (settings in General Data)
Update Report No. 02767
RF-CONCRETE 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Fading out of the tab "Details" in General Data of the surface design according to ACI
- Optimizations in the calculation of crack width w_kin RF-CONCRETE Members with the nonlinear analysis
Update Report No. 02766
TIMBER CSA 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Implementation of an option to select the width of laminations
Update Report No. 02765
RF-TIMBER CSA 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Implementation of an option to select the width of laminations
Update Report No. 02764
RF-STABILITY 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Adaptations in the calculation if the option "Modify stiffnesses" is activated in the corresponding load case
Update Report No. 02763
RF-PUNCH Pro 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Optimizations when exporting the punching load V_Edfor the design of wall corners in Halfen HDB
- Optimizations in the export of the geometry of wall corners to Halfen HDB
- Optimization for handling results from load cases, load and result combinations for which the convergence criterion remains unfulfilled in the RFEM calculation
- Implementation of a new message concerning the export of the punching load according to Halfen HDB - especially for the case that the punching load results from the unsmoothed shear force distribution
Update Report No. 02762
TIMBER Pro 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Adaptations concerning the display of the ratio in the cross-section table
- Adaptation of the imperfection factor for the design of laminated veneer lumber
- Partial safety factors of the Annex of Finland have been modified
Update Report No. 02761
RF-TIMBER Pro 5-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Adaptations concerning the display of the ratio in the cross-section table
- Adaptation of the imperfection factor for the design of laminated veneer lumber
- Partial safety factors of the Annex of Finland have been modified
Update Report No. 02760
SHAPE-THIN 8-14-01 | 04/10/2018
- Adaptations concerning the compression zone factor alpha
- Adaptations concerning the display of the element thickness in the "Edit Element" dialog box
- Adaptations concerning the calculation of the shear areas