The video shows the automatic generation of wind loads using the load generator in RFEM. As an example, the wind load is determined for a three-dimensional steel hall according to Eurocode.
T&T 006 | Loads - Generating Wind Loads
Wind loads can be automatically generated as member loads on the following structural components (optional with internal pressure for open buildings):
- Vertical walls
- Flat roofs
- Monopitch roofs
- Duopitch/troughed roofs
- Vertical walls with roof
The following standards are available:
- EN 1991-1-3 (incl. National Annexes)
- DIN 1055-4
- CTE DB-SE-AE
- ASCE/SEI 7-16
There are load generators available for beam structures, creating snow loads according to ASCE/SEI 7-10. The load cases are generated depending on the roof shape. Another generator creates coating loads (ice). You can save recurring load combinations as templates.
Shear walls and deep beams of a building model are available as independent objects in the design add-ons. This allows for faster filtering of the objects in results, as well as better documentation in the printout report.
The building story generator in the Building Model add-on allows you to automatically create building stories, depending on the topology of the model.