Static Analysis

Deformations and Internal Forces

Chapter Results of the RFEM manual gives an overview of the different types of results. Use the "Navigator - Results" or the toolbar buttons to display the deformations of surfaces and members or to select specific internal forces of surfaces or members.

Deformations of Load Case Containing Loads from RWIND

You can verify the plausibility of the applied wind loads by checking the global deformations, for example. The "Summary" table gives you an overview of the sums of loads and support forces, as well as of the global resultants (see the image Deformations above).

Distribution of Loads

In the "RWIND Wind Loading" section, the pressure results from the RWIND 3 simulation are extrapolated to a finite element mesh (FEM) generated by RFEM 6, pressure results are displayed in a global or local coordinate system.

Distribution of Loads, Global

The global forces p_X, p_Y and p_Z are related to the global coordinate system shown in lower left corner of the screen, see image above.

Distribution of Loads, Local

Local forces p_x, p_y and p_z, on the other hand, are related to the local coordinate system of the surface, the coordinate system is displayed when the mouse cursor is moved over the surface, as shown in the image above.