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Masonry Design for RFEM 6

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 "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.

Visualization of the masonry house design with nonlinear finite element models.
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Masonry Design Using FE Method

Discover the Masonry Design add-on for RFEM to perform precise finite element analysis. Within the "DDMaS" project, the material model allows you to model complex masonry structures and to perform structural dynamic calculations.

  • Stress determination using an elastic-plastic material model
  • Design of masonry disc structures for compression and shear on the building model or single model
  • Automatic determination of stiffness of a wall-slab hinge
  • An extensive material database for almost all stone-mortar combinations available on the Austrian market (the product range is continuously being expanded, for other countries as well)
  • Automatic determination of material values according to Eurocode 6 (ÖN EN 1996‑X)
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Masonry structure with reinforced concrete core in a high-rise building model for structural analysis.
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Masonry vault with reinforced concrete vault crossing.
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Masonry Design for RFEM 6

Features Material Model Input Slab-Wall Connection Calculation Results All Features

Advantages

  • Easy modeling of masonry walls
  • Real cutting force distribution through the analysis of the entire system
  • Calculation of combined structures (for example, reinforced concrete/masonry)
  • Interaction with other add-ons, such as Construction Stages Analysis

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Masonry on Reinforced Concrete Foundations

Here you can download the model of masonry on reinforced concrete foundations and open it in the structural FEA software RFEM.

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Masonry and Reinforced Concrete Building

Download the model of a masonry and reinforced concrete building here and open it in the structural FEA software RFEM.

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Apartment Building

Here you are given the option to download the model of an apartment building and open it in the structural FEA software RFEM.

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Download the model of a garage and open it in the structural FEA software RFEM.

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In the system, you can combine the masonry material model with all common RFEM add-ons. This allows you to design complete building models in combination with masonry.

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Material Model

To analyze masonry structures in RFEM, a nonlinear material model based on Lourenço’s approach has been implemented. It uses a composite yield surface according to Rankine and Hill to represent various failure mechanisms of masonry.

The model parameters are calibrated to match standard design curves, allowing for realistic simulation of masonry behavior in accordance with design codes.

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Wall-Slab Connection

RFEM allows you to use a special line hinge to model the special properties of the connection between the reinforced concrete slab and the masonry wall. Thus, it is possible to limit the transferable forces of the connection depending on the specified geometry, which prevents overloding the material.

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Detail connection between masonry wall and reinforced concrete slab using a specific line joint to simulate joint properties.
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Calculation

The masonry design is carried out, taking into account the nonlinear plastic material law. After completing the calculation successfully, the stability analysis is provided.

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Analysis of masonry structure under global deformation with plastic material law to ensure stability compliance.

Results

The program gives you the maximum stresses of the masonry surfaces, whereby you can display the results in detail at each FE mesh point.

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