Structural engineering FEA software RFEM is the basis of a modular software system. RFEM is used to define structures, materials, and loads for planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells, members (beams), solids, and contact elements.
Structural frame analysis and design software RSTAB contains a similar range of functions as RFEM, with special attention to beam, frame, and truss structures. Therefore, it is very easy to use and for many years it has been the best choice for structural analysis.
RF-/STEEL performs general stress analysis of members and surfaces by calculating the existing stresses and comparing the results with limit stresses.
The following add‑on modules perform all characteristic designs of the ultimate limit state and the serviceability limit state as well as deformation analyses for structural steel.
RF‑/STEEL Warping Torsion is an extension of the RF‑/STEEL EC3 add‑on module. It performs torsional‑flexural and lateral‑torsional buckling analysis of members according to the second‑order theory with 7 degrees of freedom and application of imperfections with regard to mode shapes.
RF-/STEEL Plasticity is an extension of the RF‑/STEEL EC3 add‑on module. It allows for plastic design of cross‑sections according to Partial Internal Forces Method or Simplex Method.
RF-STABILITY/RSBUCK determines buckling modes and critical load factors of the model using the Eigenvalue Method. Therefore, it is especially suitable for linear and nonlinear analysis of stability behavior.
RF-IMP/RSIMP creates equivalent geometric imperfections (equivalent lateral loads) or a pre‑deformed initial model.
RF-/STEEL Fatigue Members performs fatigue design of members (beams) and sets of members in compliance with the standard EN 1993‑1‑9.
CRANEWAY calculates and performs all required designs of craneway girders according to Eurocode 3. Optionally, you can select bridge or suspension crane.
Stand-alone software PLATE‑BUCKLING or add-on modules RF‑/PLATE‑BUCKLING perform plate buckling analysis of rectangular plates according to EN 1993‑1‑5.
Stand-alone cross‑section analysis software SHAPE‑THIN determines cross-sectional properties, performs stress analysis and plastic design of any thin-walled cross-section. It is possible to export cross-section and calculated section properties to main programs RFEM or RSTAB.
Add-on modules for dynamic analyses are suited for seismic design, vibration analysis of buildings, machine foundation design, natural frequency analysis for bridges and chimneys, and many other dynamic calculations.
Here you can find numerous add-on modules for the design of joints in steel and timber structures.
A remarkable free‑form roof structure was built at the Xujiahui Commercial Center in Shanghai, China, and inaugurated in June 2017.
It serves as a skylight in the indoor area of the shopping center, and as a canopy in the outdoor area.
The Müngsten Viaduct, completed in 1897, ranks among the most important buildings in steel bridge construction in the world today.
With a height of 351 ft over the Wupper River, it is Germany's highest railway bridge.
A unique structure called Sky Walk has been built in Dolní Morava, Czech Republic, under the Králický Sněžník mountain at a height of 3,661.4 ft, and is unprecedented in Central Europe.
Sky Walk is a look‑out trail leading up to 192 ft above the surrounding hilly terrain level, being visible at a distance of several miles.
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.
The "Hemsedal Ski Center" in the Scandinavian Alps is one of the top 3 ski resorts in Norway with a total of 49 ski slopes and 20 surface lifts.
At the foot of the mountainside, a new steel & reinforced concrete building of an apartment hotel with 100 modern rooms will be completed by the end of 2017.
The Ferrari World Theme Park on the Yas Island, UAE, is an amusement and recreation park including the Formula 1 racing circuit, a shopping mall, several luxury hotels and two golf courses.
The gigantic free-formed roof of the Ferrari World is the largest spatial framework ever built.
From architectural point of view, the most impressive structural component of the extended shopping mall Centrum Černý Most in Prague, Czech Republic is the partially glazed roof over the food court.
This is where the design of the featured steel structure found its use.
The multifunctional two-tier stadium with 30,000 seats was built in Uyo, Nigeria.
The stadium with the ornamental façade consists of two separate steel structures - the stand area with rounded corners and the VIP box.
The 100-year-old gasometer in Pforzheim, Germany, was threatened by demolition.
The steel structure of the former gas storage facility has been transformed to an extraordinary event area for the 360° panorama exhibition.
A very extraordinary structure has been built in Chile: the "temple of light" which is one of eight Bahá’í temples worldwide.
The unique building resembles a nine‑petalled blossom of a lotus flower.
The cross‑section properties software SHAPE‑THIN determines effective section properties of thin‑walled cross‑sections according to Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 9. Alternatively, the program allows for plastic design of general cross‑sections according to Simplex Method. In this process, plastic cross‑section reserves are iteratively calculated for elastically determined internal forces.
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A structural analysis does not only determine and design internal forces and deformations. It also ensures that the forces and moments in a structure are generated in a reliable way and applied to the foundation. Dlubal Software provides a wide range of products for structural analysis and design of steel and timber connections. The RF‑/JOINTS Steel - Column Base add‑on module allows you to design footings of hinged and restrained column bases. The design can be performed for both column base plates with or without stiffeners.
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Product Video: How Dlubal Software works for structural analysis and design of steel structures
Product Video: RF-/STEEL AISC
Dlubal Webinar: Advanced Steel Design According to US Standard AISC
Bahá'í Temple of South America, Chile | © josef-gartner.permasteelisagroup.com
Noise protection hangar at Zurich Airport, Switzerland | © www.wtm-engineers.de
Wooden mass boiler house in Kočevje, Slovenia | © www.ag-i.si
Dragon Flight, X-train flying launch coaster in Ningbo, China | © www.maurer.eu
Pylon bridge "Walsersteg" across Loisach river, Germany | © www.ib-buxbaum.de
Steel structure for 360° panorama, Germany | © www.tragwerk-knapp.de + www.ib-schnur.de
Multi-purpose stadium in Uyo, Nigeria | © www.form-tl.de
Deep drilling rig | © www.hum-minden.de
Skywalk allgäu in Scheidegg, Germany | © www.meyer-schubart.de
Forum Gold und Silber in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
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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
Stress analysis of steel surfaces and members
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Design of steel members according to the American standard ANSI/AISC 360
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Design of steel members according to the Canadian standard CSA S16-09
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Design of steel members according to the Mexican standard NTC-DF 2004
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Design of steel members according to Eurocode 3
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to the Swiss standard SIA 263
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to the Indian standard IS 800:2007
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Design of steel members according to the British standard BS 5950-1:2000 or British Annex BS EN 1993-1-1
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to the Chinese standard GB 50017-2003
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Design of steel members according to the Australian standard AS 4100-1998
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Design of steel members according to the Russian standard SP 16.13330.2011
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Design of steel members according to the South African standard SANS 10162-1:2011
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Design of steel members according to the Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 8800:2008
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Design of steel members according to Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel 2011 (Buildings Department - Hong Kong)
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
Stability analysis according to the eigenvalue method
Add-on Module
Stability analysis according to the eigenvalue method
Add-on Module
Generation of equivalent geometric imperfections and pre-deformed initial structures for nonlinear calculations
Add-on Module
Fatigue design of members and sets of members according to EN 1993-1-9
Stand-Alone Program
Design of crane runway girders according to EN 1993-6 and DIN 4132
Add-on Module
Plate buckling analysis of rectangular plates with or without stiffeners
Cross-Section Properties Software
Section properties, stress analysis, and plastic design of open and closed thin-walled cross-sections
Add-on Module
Dynamic analysis of natural frequencies and mode shapes of member, surface, and solid models
Add-on Module
Dynamic and seismic analysis including time history analysis and multi-modal response spectrum analysis
Add-on Module
Seismic and static load analysis using the multi-modal response spectrum analysis
Add-on Module
Nonlinear dynamic analysis to external excitations
Add-on Module
Design of rigid bolted frame joints according to Eurocode 3 or DIN 18800
Add-on Module
Design of standardised joints in steel structures according to the EN 1993‑1‑8 - DSTV guideline
Add-on Module
Design of pinned joints according to Eurocode 3
Add-on Module
Design of hinged and restrained column base footings according to Eurocode 3
Add-on Module
Design of nominally pinned bolted connections of members used in lattice towers according to Eurocode 3
Add-on Module
Design of SIKLA joints according to GX K14-6005-3
Add-on Module
Design of indirect timber connections with dowel-type fasteners and steel plates according to NDS and Eurocode 5
Add-on Module
Design of Direct Timber Connections According to Eurocode 5
Add-on Module
Comparison of results with defined limit values
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Design of connections with hollow cross-sections according to Eurocode 3
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