This model is used to clearly show the stability failure of a beam under increasing compression load.
For this, the incremental stability analysis is used.
When clicking through the individual load increments, it is obvious that stability failure occurs after exceeding the plastic limiting bending moment.
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Incremental Stability Analysis on Member
Number of Nodes | 3 |
Number of Lines | 1 |
Number of Members | 1 |
Number of Surfaces | 0 |
Number of Solids | 0 |
Number of Load Cases | 2 |
Number of Load Combinations | 1 |
Number of Result Combinations | 0 |
Dimensions (Metric) | 2,000 x 0,000 x 0,000 m |
Dimensions (Imperial) | 6.56 x 0 x 0 feet |
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 direct interface with Revit allows you to update the Revit model according to the changes you have made in RFEM or RSTAB. Depending on the modification, the Revit objects may have to be regenerated (deleting the object and subsequent regeneration). The regeneration is performed on the basis of the RFEM/RSTAB model.
If you want to avoid this regeneration, activate the check box 'Update only materials, thicknesses, and sections'. In this case, only the properties of the objects will be adjusted. Changes different from those in material, surface thickness, and section are, however, not considered in this case.

When exchanging data with Advance Steel using *.smlx files, the interface is detected automatically. This means that *.smlx files can be created even if no version of Advance Steel is installed.

Using the direct interface of RFEM 6 / RSTAB 9 with BricsCAD, you can import and export nodes and lines.
Furthermore, you can export different objects (for example, cross-sections) from RFEM 6 / RSTAB 9 to separate layers in BricksCAD.
Further features include the export of a deformed FE mesh and dimension lines.

The DSTV product interface for steel structures is available in RFEM 6 / RSTAB 9 for transferring pure member structures (including loads, load cases, load combinations, imperfections).
The DSTV interface allows you to exchange data between RFEM 6 / RSTAB 9 and the programs like "Bentley ProStructure 3D", "Tekla Structures", "Bocad", "Intergraph Frameworks", "Graitec Advance Steel", "Cadwork", and many others.