Design of Alpine Retreat Using BIM

In order to provide a place for retreat, contemplation, study and workshops, as well as team-building events for employees of the TUM, it has been decided that the TUM should get its own Alpine Retreat. This Retreat is to be located at the Wendelstein, Germany. It was necessary to work with the method of Building Information Modeling (BIM). This example is a result of one of the student teams using the direct interaction between Revit and RFEM.

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Daniel Dlubal, Gbenga John Ogunjinmi, Alessandro Valentini

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Design of Alpine Retreat Using BIM

For the structural analysis the software RFEM by Dlubal was used. RFEM is a finite element analysis program for numerical simulations and design of 2D and 3D models consisting of member, plate, wall, folded plate, shell, solid, and contact elements. Thank to the direct interaction between RFEM and Revit it is possible to create new models and adjust modifications in both directions.

Loads from dead load, usage, wind and snow act on the building. In particular, the high snow loads had to be considered by rigid support elements in the construction. The wind loads were determined using RWIND Simulation. This software is used for numerical simulations of wind flow. All the other loads were added manually. After the calculation all structural elements were designed in the ultimate limit state.

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