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CP 001239 | Footbridge over the Serio River in Bergamo, Italy
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In this video you can see the project of our customer from Italy. The model, which was created in RFEM 5, was transferred to our new RFEM 6. The video contains a sample of the real results on the bridge structure and examples of work in the program.
Due to the deterioration of some timber footbridges on the pedestrian and cycle path of the Seriana Valley in the province of Bergamo, Italy, it was necessary to refurbish them with more durable materials. Therefore, the mountain community of the Seriana Valley commissioned Studio Rota Nodari of Alzano Lombardo to design and manage the works for the replacement of the bridge over the Serio river between the municipalities of Cene and Gazzaniga, Italy.
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Dlubal Customer Project Bridge Footbridge Steel Steel Bridges Steel Structure BIM Structural Engineering 3D Steel Structural Model Civil Engineer Customer Project Project with Dlubal Software Dlubal Practical Example
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Consideration of Construction Stages in RFEM 6
The calculation of complex structures by means of finite element analysis software is generally performed on the entire model. However, the construction of such structures is a process carried out in multiple stages where the final state of the building is achieved by combining the separate structural parts. To avoid errors in the calculation of overall models, the influence of the construction process must be considered. In RFEM 6, this is possible by using the Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) add-on.
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