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Building Model for RFEM 6 | Features

If you are planning a building with several stories, the Building Model add-on is the perfect tool for you. It allows you to define stories for your building. You can also adjust the stories in many ways afterwards – exactly the way you need.

You can perform stiffening calculations, design shear walls, analyze floors as separate 2D structures, determine key parameters for dynamic analysis, and much more.

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Powerful Features in Building Model Add-on

The Building Model add-on provides numerous helpful features to support you in the structural and dynamic analysis of multi-story buildings.

Features

Discover powerful tools that optimize building modeling and analysis.

  • Analysis of Slabs as Detached 2D Systems

    The calculation of a building model allows for differentiated result display, depending on the story modeling. Initially, the global model is created in 3D, with the slabs modeled as either rigid diaphragms or semi-rigid diaphragms. This enables a design similar to the structural analysis, which does not neglect the effects of the 3D model.

    The results of the 3D and 2D calculations are merged into a single model, which facilitates data exchange and avoids potential errors. Vertical surfaces can also be divided into shear walls and wall-like beams (lintels), from which the program automatically generates result beams that can be directly designed in the design add-ons.

  • Building Story Generator

    The building story generator allows you to automatically create building stories based on the model topology.

  • Center of Rigidity
    You can have the center of rigidity displayed in tables and graphics. You can use this for your dynamic analyses, for example.
RFEM Building Model Add-on: Analysis of Floor Systems
Efficient modeling with the Building Model add-on
Tabular and Graphical Output of Center of Rigidity
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Sensitivity Coefficient

In seismic analysis using the response spectrum of Building Models, the sensitivity coefficients for the horizontal directions of the individual stories are displayed in a clear table.

This table provides a clear display to help you understand the model's response to different loads and influences, and is therefore a valuable contribution to the quality of your analysis.

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Sensitivity Coefficient Result in Response Spectrum Analysis in RFEM 6
Sensitivity Coefficient

Intuitive Data Input

You have two options regarding the building model. You can either create it at the beginning of the structural modeling process or activate it afterwards. You can then use the building model to directly define and manipulate floors.

When manipulating floors, you can select from a variety of options to modify or retain the included objects.

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User-Friendly Data Input in RFEM 6 for Precise Building Modeling
Dialog box for defining the individual floors of the building model.

Calculation of Center of Gravity Considering Loads

The center of gravity is displayed for load conditions and load combinations in the “Results by Story” table of Building Model. In addition to the self-weight, the vertical loads of the respective conditions are also taken into account.

You can also use the“Center of Gravity and Information on Selected Objects” dialog box to display the center of gravity in relation to specific selected loads. This facilitates the stability analysis and the optimization of the design.

It is also possible to graphically display the resulting center of mass and stiffness.

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Feature 002632 | Floor Analysis as Detached 2D Structures

What other features do you expect?

The Concrete Design add-on is constantly being developed and expanded with new features. Discover what else it can provide and take your projects to a new level!

Feature 002856 | Design Properties of Shear Walls and Deep Beams

Design Properties of Shear Walls and Deep Beams

In the Building Model add-on, you can define the design properties of shear walls and deep beams for the respective add-ons.

Feature 002818 | Ignore openings

Neglecting Openings

You can neglect openings with a certain area in the building model calculation. This function can be activated in the global settings of the building stories.

Feature 002850 | Flexible plane for floor slab modeling

Semi-Rigid Diaphragm for Modeling Stories

In principle, this modeling option selects the same approach as for the "Rigid Diaphragm" modeling of stories. In contrast to the rigid diaphragm, no nodal coupling is carried out from the center of gravity to each FE node.

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The Building Model add-on has numerous useful features that support you in structural and dynamic analysis.

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