Tensile fabric membrane and supporting steel structure modeled in RFEM. The webinar in the link below demonstrates the modeling and loading workflow including wind loads from RWIND Simulation. Design for the supporting structure is also demonstrated within RFEM.
- Tensile Membrane Structures and CFD Wind Load Simulation
- Online RFEM Training | Basic
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- Dlubal Software RFEM - Form-Finding and Cutting Patterns of Membrane and Cable Structures
- Wind loads in buildings by numerical wind tunnel
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- RFEM | Basics
- Free Webinar | Applying wind loads to complex structures
- CFD simulation of wind loads on tensile structures | Part 1
- CFD Wind Load Simulation on Tensile Membrane Structures | Part 2
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- Membrane Structures with Wind Loads From CFD Wind Simulation
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Tensile Fabric Membrane and Supporting Structure
Number of Nodes | 26 |
Number of Lines | 28 |
Number of Members | 28 |
Number of Surfaces | 2 |
Number of Load Cases | 6 |
Number of Load Combinations | 25 |
Number of Result Combinations | 2 |
Total Weight | 5.013 tons |
Dimensions | 110.18 x 79.92 x 57.18 feet |
Program Version | 5.25.00 |
You can download this structural model to use it for training purposes or for your projects. However, we do not assume any guarantee or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the model.
The Ponding load type allows you to simulate rain actions on multi-curved surfaces, taking into account the displacements according to the large deformation analysis.
This numerical rainfall process examines the assigned surface geometry and determines which rainfall portions drain away and which rainfall portions accumulate in puddles (water pockets) on the surface. The puddle size then results in a corresponding vertical load for the structural analysis.
For example, you can use this feature in the analysis of approximately horizontal membrane roof geometries subjected to rain loading.
Go to Explanatory VideoWatch the introductory video for RFEM 6 and the other videos on various topics related to RFEM/RSTAB.
RFEM 6 Introductory Video RFEM 6 Tutorial for Beginners Student LessonsCompared to the RF-FORM-FINDING add-on module (RFEM 5), the following new features have been added to the Form-Finding add-on for RFEM 6:
- Specification of all form-finding load boundary conditions in one load case
- Storage of form-finding results as initial state for further model analysis
- Automatic assignment of the form-finding initial state via combination wizards to all load situations of a design situation
- Additional form-finding geometry boundary conditions for members (unstressed length, maximum vertical sag, low-point vertical sag)
- Additional form-finding load boundary conditions for members (maximum force in member, minimum force in member, horizontal tension component, tension at i-end, tension at j-end, minimum tension at i-end, minimum tension at j-end)
- Material types "Fabric" and "Foil" in material library
- Parallel form-findings in one model
- Simulation of sequentially building form-finding states in connection with the Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) add-on
Compared to the RF-/STEEL Warping Torsion add-on module (RFEM 5 / RSTAB 8), the following new features have been added to the Torsional Warping (7 DOF) add-on for RFEM 6 / RSTAB 9:
- Complete integration into the environment of RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9
- 7th degree of freedom is directly taken into account in the calculation of members in RFEM/RSTAB on the entire system
- No more need to define support conditions or spring stiffnesses for calculation on the simplified equivalent system
- Combination with other add-ons is possible, for example for the calculation of critical loads for torsional buckling and lateral-torsional buckling with stability analysis
- No restriction to thin-walled steel sections (it is also possible to calculate ideal overturning moments for beams with massive timber sections, for example)