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BIM Project New Plant in Graben-Neudorf
SWE-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG, a German family-owned company operating in the area of drive technology, expands its plant until 2019 at Graben-Neudorf. The existing plant with a size of 110,000 m² will almost be doubled. The main components of the extension is a factory building, a combined pedestrian and media bridge as well as a road bridge.
New BIM Tool: Export of Reinforcement RFEM - Revit
The latest version of RFEM 5 offers the possibility to export the surface reinforcements defined in the RF-CONCRETE Surfaces add-on module as reinforcement objects to Revit by using the direct interface. In RF-CONCRETE Surfaces, surface, rectangle, polygonal and circular reinforcement areas can be selected as an option. In addition to bar reinforcement, it is also possible to export mesh reinforcement.
Hervester Bridge No. 423 Across the Wesel-Datteln Canal
The new bridge replaces the existing Hervester Bridge No. 423, which was classified as dilapidated. After the assembly at the bank, it was pushed over the Wesel-Datteln Canal step by step. A pontoon boat was used here to move the structure to the other bank.
RFEM 5 is Now an Accepted PennDOT Software Program
RFEM 5 has been tested and accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for use on Department projects as a general purpose structural analysis software program.
New Features in RFEM 5.14.01 and RSTAB 8.14.01
The versions RFEM 5.14.01 and RSTAB 8.14.01 and the corresponding add-on modules have been extended by the following new features. Customers with a Service Contract can download the latest Dlubal program versions at any time.
New Tool to Determine Snow Load, Wind and Earthquake Zones
Dlubal Software offers on its website a free service for a quick determination of snow load, wind and earthquake zones according to European and Swiss standards. The user just has to click on the corresponding map and gets:
- For snow: snow load zone, characteristic value of snow load sk
- For wind: wind zone, basic velocity pressure qb
- For earthquakes: earthquake zone, reference value of the maximum ground acceleration agR, subsoil class (for Germany)
Look-Out Tower at Treetop Path Steigerwald
The look-out tower with a height of over 40 m is located in Ebrach (Upper Franconia), in the heart of the Steigerwald. The Steigerwald is after the Spessart the second largest deciduous forest area in Bavaria. 300-year-old beeches, amongst the oldest in Germany, soar into the sky with more than 40 metres.
Wildlife Crossing AM2 in Carinthia, Austria
The wildlife crossing AM2 has been built with a construction method for concrete shell structures called Pneumatic Forming of Hardened Concrete (PFHC). This new method has been developed by the university TU Wien.
Update of ISO-9001 Certification
The management system of Dlubal Software is now certified to the updated DIN EN ISO 9001:2015. You can download the certificate here.
Awning of Filling Station in Douala, Cameroon
The new awning for the filling station of GULFIN Cameroun in Douala, an oil company, is a particular structure with eccentric columns and non-symmetric...
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