Marie Curie School’s Timber and Steel Structures Preliminary Design in Fontoy, France
Customer Project
The client of Dlubal Software BET Moselle Bois was commissioned by the general contractor Demathieu Bard Construction to carry out a pre-dimensioning of the wood and metal frames for two buildings of the Marie Curie college in Fontoy, in Moselle.
| Owner |
Moselle District, France Official Site |
| Architect |
KL Architectes, Metz, France www.kl-architectes.fr Bagard & Luron Architectes, Nancy, France |
| Structural Design |
BMB-BET Moselle Bois, Saint Julien Lès Metz, France www.bet-moselle-bois.fr |
| General Contractor |
Demathieu Bard Construction, Montigny-lès-Metz, France www.demathieu-bard.fr |
RFEM Data for the Bicycle Shelter
Model
New School Building Entrance
The school’s entrance wood structure is a half glued-laminated timber frame. The connections by embedding between the posts and the rafters are carried out using web plates. In the upper section, the rafters are supported at one end on a concrete wall.
The timber posts include a pinned support to the concrete floor with members spanning between each post.
A longitudinal beam further supports the roof purlins.
New Bicycle Shelter
The bicycle shelter includes a steel frame with circular columns pinned at the ground level. The purlins and rafters are I-sections. The columns are rigidly connected to the rafters. An I-section plate is welded at the top of the column to secure connection with the purlins.
The frames are oriented in the longitudinal direction and the purlins are fixed on each side.
A vertical slat cladding at the roof level is attached to the top purlins and bottom plates.
Structural Design
BET Moselle Bois carried out the 3D frame preliminary design utilizing the structural analysis software RFEM. The required designs according to Eurocode 5 for the timber structure and Eurocode 3 for the steel structure were performed with the RF-TIMBER Pro and RF-STEEL EC3 add-on modules.
Project Location
Rue de Verdun57650 Fontoy
France
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Programs Used for Structural Analysis
RFEM
Main Program
Main Program
Structural engineering software for finite element analysis (FEA) of planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells, members (beams), solids and contact elements
Price of First License
3,540.00 USD
3,540.00 USD
RFEM
Timber Structures
Add-on Module
Timber design according to Eurocode 5, SIA 265 and/or DIN 1052
Price of First License
1,120.00 USD
1,120.00 USD
RFEM
Steel and Aluminium Structures
Add-on Module
Design of steel members according to Eurocode 3
Price of First License
1,480.00 USD
1,480.00 USD
