After a historical analysis of the Moroccan architecture and a definition of its construction process, parameters are obtained that allow the modeling of the most common residential typologies in this country. These typologies differ from each other due to various factors that affect their structural behavior; their geometric, constructive, and structural models are specified.
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Author
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María Gil Boronat
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University
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Higher Technical School of Architecture – Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
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The objective of this thesis is to obtain the results of a structural analysis, and thus numerically explain the behavior of the buildings located in the southern Moroccan territory. In this way, it is possible to understand their daily functionality and behavior with regard to external events, such as earthquakes.
Knowledge Base
General
Use the "Independent mesh preferred" option in the FE mesh settings to create an independent FE mesh for the integrated objects. This allows you to generate a significantly more detailed and precise FE mesh for individual objects that are integrated into one another.
In the "Edit Section" dialog box, you can display the buckling shapes of the Finite Strip Method (FSM) as a 3D graphic.
In RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9, you have the option to enter "Visual Objects" as guide objects. You can import the file formats 3ds, stl, and obj.
These objects allow you to create a better reference to the dimensions.
Do you have individual column sections and angled wall geometries, and need punching shear design for them?
No problem. In RFEM 6, you can perform punching shear design not only for rectangular and circular sections, but for any cross-section shape.
Main Program
The new generation of 3D FEA software is used for the structural analysis of members, surfaces, and solids.
Add-On
The Masonry Design add-on for RFEM allows you to design masonry using the finite element method. It was developed as part of the research project titled DDMaS – Digitizing the Design of Masonry Structures. The material model represents the nonlinear behavior of the brick-mortar combination in the form of macro-modeling.
Add-On
The Nonlinear Material Behavior add-on allows you to consider material nonlinearities in RFEM for example, isotropic plastic, orthotropic plastic, isotropic damage).
Add-On
The Structure Stability add-on performs stability analysis of structures. It determines critical load factors and the corresponding stability modes.
Add-On
The Building Model add-on for RFEM allows you to define and manipulate a building using stories. The stories can be adjusted in many ways afterwards. The information about stories and the entire model (center of gravity) is displayed in tables and graphics.
Main Program
Structural engineering software for a finite element analysis (FEA) of planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells, members (beams), solids, and contact elements
Add-On Module
Design of reinforced concrete members and surfaces (plates, walls, planar structures, shells)
Add-On Module
Analytical deformation analysis of plate structures consisting of reinforced concrete
Add-On Module
Physical and geometrical nonlinear calculation of beam and plate structures consisting of reinforced concrete
Add-On Module
Consideration of nonlinear material laws
