The Timber Design add-on allows you to design timber members and surfaces according to various design standards. Cross-section resistance checks, stability analyses, and serviceability limit state design checks can also be performed. The input and result evaluation are completely integrated in the user interface of the structural FEA software RFEM and the frame & truss analysis software RSTAB.
This manual describes the Timber Design add-on for the RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9 programs.
The Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) add-on allows you to represent the construction process of the model in the RFEM 6 program. In this way, you can add, remove, or adjust structural objects to the individual construction phases. Furthermore, you can use the add-on can to determine the sequence of the load application and the way how the load cases are combined within the construction stages.
For some structures, the long-term effects, such as creep, shrinkage, and aging, can influence the distribution of internal forces. This time-dependent material behavior can be determined using the Time-Dependent Analysis (TDA) add-on, which is available in the RFEM 6 program.
The influence of the time-dependent material behavior is currently only taken into account for member elements, and creep effects for the material concrete.
The Form-Finding add-on finds the optimal shape of members subjected to axial forces and tension-loaded surface models. The shape is determined by the equilibrium between the member axial force or the membrane stress and the existing boundary conditions.
The resulting new model shape with impressed force conditions is made available as a universally applicable initial state for further calculation of the entire structure.
The Torsional Warping (7 DOF) add-on allows you to consider the cross-section warping as an additional degree of freedom for a global calculation of members in RFEM and RSTAB. The input and result evaluation are completely integrated in the user interface of the structural FEA software RFEM and the frame & truss analysis software RSTAB.
This manual describes the Torsional Warping (7 DOF) add-on for the programs RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9.
The Optimization & Costs/CO2 Emission Estimation add-on consists of two parts: On the one hand, you can use it to determine an optimal parameter layout for parameterized models, based on the user-defined optimization criteria. For this purpose, the artificial intelligence technology (AI) of particle swarm optimization (PSO) is used. On the other hand, you have the option to estimate the costs and CO2 emissions of a model by specifying the unit costs and emissions for the materials used in the model.
This manual describes the features of the add-on for the programs RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9. The explanations refer to RFEM, but also apply to RSTAB.
This manual describes the modeling of a stadium roof made of membranes in RFEM 6. Since the model consists of several segments, the creation of the individual segments is shown. Each segment consists of a main structure (a column, a stiffening element, cables) and a secondary structure (a membrane).
This manual describes the topics of the webinar Modeling and Design of Timber Structures in RFEM 6.
First, it shows how to model a hip rafter in RFEM 6 and how to apply loads, as well as how to perform timber design according to Eurocode 5. The creation of a printout report and the use of parameters and user-defined scripts are then discussed.
In the manual for the Timber Design add-on, you can find detailed explanations of all the add-on options.
This manual describes the topics of the webinar "Stability and Warping Torsion Analyses in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9".
In the webinar, a stability analysis of a staircase tower is carried out. It explains when and why a warping torsion analysis with 7 degrees of freedom is necessary. Furthermore, special attention is given to how you can create and combine local imperfections in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9.
In the manual, all steps are carried out in RFEM 6, but the same also applies to RSTAB 9.