The structural analysis program RFEM is the basis of a modular software system. The main program RFEM is used to define structures, materials, and loads for planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells and members.
The program also allows you to create combined structures as well as model solid and contact elements.
The structural frame analysis and design program RSTAB contains a similar range of functions as RFEM.
Due to the special attention to frameworks, it is very easy to use and for many years it has been the best choice for structural analysis of 2D and 3D structures consisting of beams (for example frames, trusses, continuous beams).
For design of various materials such as reinforced and prestressed concrete, steel, aluminium, timber, and glass, there is a wide range of powerful add‑modules available for the main program RFEM/RSTAB.
These modules allow you to perform nonlinear, stability and dynamic analyses as well as joint designs and form‑finding processes for cable and membrane structures.
Stand-alone programs SHAPE‑THIN and SHAPE‑MASSIVE are used for determining cross‑section properties of any cross‑section type, as well as calculation of stresses and design.
Both programs can be connected to RFEM and RSTAB so the SHAPE‑THIN and SHAPE‑MASSIVE cross‑sections are available in the RFEM or RSTAB libraries. It is also possible to import internal forces from RFEM and RSTAB to SHAPE‑THIN and SHAPE‑MASSIVE for further design.
The stand‑alone programs do not require installation of the main program RFEM or RSTAB.
CRANEWAY designs craneway girders according to EC 3 and PLATE‑BUCKLING performs buckling analysis of unstiffened and stiffened rectangular plates according to EC 3.
The RX‑TIMBER programs design glulam trusses, continuous beams, columns, purlins, frames, stiffening, and roofs of timber structures.
The new ice hockey arena in Jičín, Czech Republic, has an impressive, column‑free roof structure consisting of truss girders made of glued-laminated timber.
Structural analysis has been performed in the structural engineering programs by Dlubal Software.
In June 2016, a new modern school was opened after nearly two years of construction in Gol, Norway.
The three-story building made of reinforced concrete, steel, and timber, provides a space for 750 students from 1st to 10th Grade on a gross floor area of 8,500 m²
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.
Various rope net structures for children's playgrounds, for example "Globe" or "Tetragode", have been designed by Heinz Bornemann, the customer of Dlubal Software.
Structural analysis of the supporting structures has been carried out in RSTAB.
Since 2013, a new S‑shaped pylon bridge meanders across the Agger river near Lohmar, a town in West Germany.
Due to its curving shape, the bridge reflecting the course of the river is perfectly integrated into the landscape.
The bird watching tower in the Reuss river delta is an exceptional look-out structure in the Urner Alps, Switzerland.
From four viewing platforms, people seeking relaxation enjoy the wonderful view into the river delta, and ornithologists can watch nesting birds.
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.
The ‘Edit Load Cases and Combinations’ dialog box provides the option of the automatic generation of load and result combinations after selecting the corresponding combination expressions. In this clearly arranged dialog box, it is also possible to copy, add, or renumber load cases, for example.
Furthermore, you can manage the load cases and combinations in Tables 2.1 – 2.6.
When analyzing structural components of reinforced concrete structures, it is often necessary to design deep beams. These are mainly used for window and door lintels, upstand and downstand beams, the connection between split-level slabs, and frame systems. If they are displayed as surfaces in RFEM, the evaluation of reinforcement results requires further steps.
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Main Program
Structural engineering software for finite element analysis (FEA) of planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells, members (beams), solids and contact elements
Main Program
The structural engineering software for design of frame, beam and truss structures, performing linear and nonlinear calculations of internal forces, deformations, and support reactions
Add-on Module
Design of reinforced concrete members and surfaces (plates, walls, planar structures, shells)
Add-on Module
Reinforced concrete design according to the model column method (method based on nominal curvature)
Add-on Module
Physical and geometrical nonlinear calculation of beam and plate structures consisting of reinforced concrete
Add-on Module
Analytical deformation analysis of plate structures consisting of reinforced concrete
Add-on Module
Punching shear design of foundations and slabs with nodal and line supports
Add-on Module
Design of single, bucket and block foundations
Add-on Module
Stress analysis of steel surfaces and members
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to Eurocode 3
Module Extension for RF-STEEL EC3
Warping torsion analysis according to the second-order theory with 7 degrees of freedom
Module Extension for RF-STEEL EC3
Plastic design of cross-sections according the Partial Internal Forces Method (PIFM) and Simplex Method
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to the American standard ANSI/AISC 360
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to the Swiss standard SIA 263
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to the Canadian standard CSA S16
Add-on Module
Design of aluminum members according to Eurocode 9
Add-on Module
Design of aluminum members according to the American standards ADM 2010 and ADM 2015
Add-on Module
Plate buckling analysis of rectangular plates with or without stiffeners
Add-on Module
Timber design according to Eurocode 5, SIA 265 and/or DIN 1052
Add-on Module
Design of timber members according to the American standard ANSI/AWC NDS
Add-on Module
Design of single-layer, laminated and insulating glass
Add-on Module
Generation of geometrically complex 3D tower structures such as lattice towers and radio masts
Add-on Module
Generation of equipment for lattice towers of mobile operators
Add-on Module
Generation of wind, ice and variable loads for lattice towers
Add-on Module
Determination of effective lengths for lattice towers
Add-on Module
Design of triangular and quadrilateral lattice towers according to European standards
Add-on Module
Design of rigid bolted frame joints according to Eurocode 3 or DIN 18800
Cross-Section Properties Software
Section properties, stress analysis, and plastic design of open and closed thin-walled cross-sections
Cross-Section Properties Software
Section properties, stress analysis, and reinforced concrete design of thick-walled cross-sections
Stand-Alone Program
Design of crane runway girders according to EN 1993-6 and DIN 4132
Stand-Alone Program
Plate buckling analysis of rectangular plates with or without stiffeners
Stand-Alone Program
Timber design of stiffening truss bracing according to Eurocode 5 or DIN 1052
Stand-Alone Program
Timber design of rectangular and circular columns according to Eurocode 5 or DIN 1052
Stand-Alone Program
Timber design of simple, continuous and Gerber beams with or without cantilever according to Eurocode 5 or DIN 1052
Stand-Alone Program
Timber design of single-span and wide-span glulam beams according to Eurocode 5 or DIN 1052
Stand-Alone Program
Timber design of flat, monopitch and duopitch roofs according to Eurocode 5
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