Concrete Design Add-on for RFEM 6

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Concrete Design for RFEM 6

The add-on for RFEM and RSTAB allows you to design members, member sets, and surfaces (RFEM only).

The design is carried out according to the specific standards for ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state.

Reinforced concrete, a composite material made of concrete and reinforcing steel, is characterized by its high strength and ductility. These properties make it a versatile and popular building material in the construction industry.

The add-on for RFEM and RSTAB allows for design checks of members, member sets, and surfaces (only in RFEM). Display of a staircase with a center support and integrated upper and lower landing surfaces.

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Members and Surfaces

The add-on allows you to precisely and transparently design members, member sets, and surfaces made of reinforced concrete cross-sections with regard to the ultimate and serviceability limit states.

Automatic import of internal forces from RFEM/RSTAB
Ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state design checks
User-defined limit values and parameters based on the integrated National Annexes (NA)
Flexibility due to detailed setting options for basis and extent of calculations
Fast and clear results output for an immediate overview of the result distribution after the design
Graphical output of results integrated in RFEM/RSTAB; for example, design check ratios or required reinforcement
Numerical results clearly arranged in tables and graphical display of the results in the model
Integration of the output into the RFEM/RSTAB printout report

Hardware and System Requirements

Technical display of a pile head as the foundation for an elevator in a Concrete Design add-on for structural analysis

Webinar: Modeling and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9

Display of concrete design in the RFEM model, including graphical user interface with detailed calculation parameters

Concrete Design for RFEM 6

Concrete culvert head modeled in RFEM software, showcasing structural detailing.

Concrete Design Add-on in RFEM 6

Model of a high-rise residential Building E – Franklin Village, Mannheim

Animation of Residential High-Rise Building in RFEM 6 | View 1 (© AS+P Albert Speer + Partner GmbH | Visualization: Architektur-Computergrafik B. C. Horvath)

Webinar: Modeling and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9

Concrete Design for RFEM 6

Concrete Design Add-on in RFEM 6

Animation of Residential High-Rise Building in RFEM 6 | View 1 (© AS+P Albert Speer + Partner GmbH | Visualization: Architektur-Computergrafik B. C. Horvath)

Webinar: Modeling and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9

Advantages of Concrete Design

Dimensioning of surfaces, beams, and compression members in just one add-on
Free definition of the reinforcement directly in the main program
Detailed documentation of the component design checks
Interaction of members and surfaces in a deformation analysis

Output of cross-section resistance using interaction diagrams
Definition of different integration widths of ribs in a member
Consideration of the surface reinforcement in the rib design

Intuitive Design of Concrete Structures

Design and verify reinforced concrete structures – including deformation analysis, bending design, and cross-section stresses.

Graphical Display of Cross-Section Stresses

The Concrete Design add-on allows you to display the stresses and strains of a concrete cross-section and reinforcement as either a 3D stress image or a 2D graphic. Depending on the selected results in the design details, the stresses or strains are shown in the defined longitudinal reinforcement under load actions or limit internal forces.
3D My-Mz-N Interaction Diagram

The Concrete Design add-on offers a 3D My-Mz-N interaction diagram for reinforced concrete cross-sections, helping visualize the ultimate limit state. You can easily check whether the limit resistance is exceeded and customize the diagram's appearance to suit your needs.
Punching Shear Reinforcement

In the Concrete Design add-on, you have the option to define an existing vertically oriented punching shear reinforcement. They can consist of stirrups or headed studs. The punching reinforcement is then taken into account in the punching shear design.

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Deformation Analyses

The Concrete Design add-on provides deformation analyses for reinforced concrete surfaces, including cracked ones (state II), using methods like ACI 318-19 and EN 1992-1-1. It accounts for tension stiffening between cracks and can include creep and shrinkage. Results are displayed graphically and numerically, with full integration into the RFEM printout report.

Visual representation of stress and strain in concrete cross-section with reinforcement under load conditions.

3D interaction diagram displaying the ultimate load-bearing capacity of reinforced concrete cross-sections with moments and axial force.

View of vertical punching shear reinforcement setup in concrete design add-on ensuring safety against structural failures.

Graphical display of concrete member reinforcement and deformations for structural analysis.

Designed with Concrete Design in RFEM 5

Concrete building with distinctive angles, designed using RFEM for efficient design checks.

Angled Office Building

Here you have the option to open the model of a concrete building with a distinctive angle, designed with RFEM.

Renovation of INAIL Ancona headquarters highlights sustainable design with advanced BIM processes and prefabricated concrete.

INAIL Headquarters in Ancona

Here you can open the model of the INAIL headquarters in Ancona, a renovation of the former school with sustainable design and BIM processes.

Reinforced Concrete Building

Here you have the option of opening the model of a reinforced concrete building that was designed using response spectrum analysis for earthquakes.

High-Rise Building

Download the model of a high-rise building and open it in the finite element software RFEM.

Other Models

Member Design

Use this add-on to define the parameters of the longitudinal, transverse, and torsional reinforcement, as well as the neutral axis depth, the edge and steel deformations. In the program, you can consider the deformations in cracked state (state II) according to ACI 318‑19 and EN 1992‑1‑1, check tension stiffness, monitor creep, shrinkage and fatigue according to EN 1992‑1‑1, perform seismic analyses according to EC 8, and calculate many other indicators.

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Surface Design

In the program, you can find the option of free two-strip reinforcement, the design options to avoid the reinforcement bending, compression, or shear, and many options for defining the reinforcement.

The program allows you to define and design sections, consider stiffness and creep, and obtain a precise breakdown of the causes of non-designable situations.

Design strips allow you to lay reinforcement efficiently and automatically determine the anchorage length.

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Concrete reinforcement design features in RFEM 6 | Surface Design

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Input

Dlubal Software makes many of your work steps easier to support you. Thus, the surfaces, members, member sets, materials, surface thicknesses, and sections defined in RFEM/RSTAB are preset to facilitate the data input. You can use the [Select] function at many places of the program to select the elements graphically. Furthermore, you have an access to the global material and cross-section libraries.

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Results

The design ratios of the individual design checks (for example, ultimate limit state, serviceability limit state, or compliance with the construction rules) are displayed for you in a table. You can also find the required reinforcement listed in clearly arranged output tables. The program shows you all intermediate values in a comprehensible manner.

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Fantastic and Professional Support

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Powerful, Easy to Use, Easy to Learn…

We adopted Dlubal in our work and haven't looked back. Powerful, easy to use, easy to learn, with mercifully simple output (once set up).