Steel and Aluminium Structures Add-on Modules

The RF-/STEEL EC3 add-on module performs all typical structural safety, stability, deformation, and fire resistance design checks for steel members in compliance with Eurocode 3.

All important National Annexes are integrated.

RF‑/STEEL Warping Torsion is an extension of the RF‑/STEEL EC3 and RF‑/STEEL AISC add-on modules.

It performs lateral‑torsional (flexural-torsional) buckling analysis of members according to the second‑order theory (P-Delta) with 7 degrees of freedom and application of imperfections with regard to mode shapes.

RF-/STEEL Plasticity is an extension of the RF‑/STEEL EC3 add-on module. The following design methods are available in RF‑/STEEL Plasticity:

• Cross-sections consisting of two or three sheets (I-sections, C-sections, channels, Z-sections, L-sections, tees), flat bars, pipes, and hollow sections according to the Partial Internal Forces Method with redistribution by Kindmann / Frickel
• Elliptical cross-sections with analytical nonlinear optimization method
• Methods for general cross-sections:
  • Partial Internal Forces Method without redistribution by Kindmann/Frickel
    
  • Simplex Method 

The RF‑/STEEL HK add‑on module performs the ultimate and the serviceability limit state design of steel members according to the Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel 2011 (Buildings Department – Hong Kong).

The RF-/STEEL add‑on module performs general stress analysis by calculating the existing stresses and comparing the results with limit stresses.

RF-/STEEL Cold-Formed Sections is an extension of the RF‑/STEEL EC3 add-on module. It performs the ultimate and serviceability limit state designs for cold-formed steel members according to the EN 1993‑1‑3 and EN 1993‑1‑5 standards.

The RF-/STEEL AISC add‑on module is applicable for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state designs of members according to the American standards ANSI/AISC 360‑05, ANSI/AISC 360‑10, and ANSI/AISC 360‑16.

The RF-/STEEL SIA add‑on module performs all required designs of the ultimate and the serviceability limit state for steel members according to the Swiss standard SIA 263.

The RF-/STEEL IS add‑on module designs steel members for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state according to the Indian standard IS 800:2007.

The RF-/STEEL BS add‑on module is perfectly suited to the ultimate and the serviceability limit state design of steel members according to the standards

• BS 5950‑1:2000 (British standard),
• BS EN 1993‑1‑1 (Eurocode 3: British National Annex).

The RF-/STEEL GB add‑on module is an ideal tool for all required designs of the ultimate and the serviceability limit state for steel members according to the Chinese standard GB 50017‑2003.

The RF-/STEEL CSA add‑on module performs the ultimate and the serviceability limit state of steel members according to the Canadian standards CSA S16‑14 and CSA S16‑19.

The RF-/STEEL AS add‑on module allows to design steel members for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state design according to the Australian standard AS 4100‑1998 + Annex 1 ‑ 1999.

The RF-/STEEL NTC-DF add‑on module is used for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state design of steel members according to the Mexican standard NTC‑RCDF (2004).

The RF-/STEEL SP add‑on module applies the Russian standard SP 16.13330.2017 to all required designs of the ultimate and the serviceability limit state for steel members.

The RF-/STEEL SANS add‑on module can carry out the ultimate and the serviceability limit state design of steel members according to the South African standard SANS 10162‑1:2011.

The RF-/STEEL NBR add‑on module designs steel members for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state according to the Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 8800:2008.

The RF-/STEEL Fatigue Members add‑on modules allows for fatigue designs of members and sets of members according to EN 1993‑1‑9.

The RF-/ALUMINUM add‑on module designs aluminium members for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state according to EN 1991‑1‑1:2007 (Eurocode 9).

The RF-/ALUMINUM ADM add‑on module is applicable for the ultimate and the serviceability limit state designs of members according to the American standards ADM 2010, ADM 2015 and ADM 2020.

RF-/PLATE-BUCKLING allows plate buckling analysis of rectangular plates according to the standard EN 1993‑1‑5 or DIN 18800‑3:1990‑11.

It is possible to apply horizontal or vertical stiffeners to the plates (flat plates, angles, T‑stiffeners, trapezoidal stiffeners, channel sections).

The RF-/FE-LTB add-on module allows you to extract planar RFEM/RSTAB substructures and calculate them according to the torsional second-order analysis while considering warping.