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Determination of Pushover Curves in RFEM

A pushover analysis is a nonlinear structural calculation. For this, the load pattern is inferred from the dynamic calculation of equivalent loads. These loads are increased incrementally until a global failure of the structure occurs. In this case, the nonlinear behavior of a building is usually represented by using plastic hinges.

You can also perform pushover analyses in the RFEM program. There you will find the previously mentioned plastic hinges according to the definition of FEMA 356 for steel as the material. By combining the calculation diagrams and the load increment option, you can easily get pushover curves that you can use further in your work.

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Earthquakes have an impact on the deformation behavior of buildings. The pushover analysis allows for a detailed assessment of whether a building is resistant to earthquakes.

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Using the Pushover Analysis add-on, you can analyze the seismic actions on a particular building, and thus assess whether the building can withstand an earthquake.

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The Response Spectrum Analysis add-on performs seismic analysis using multi-modal response spectrum analysis. The spectra required for this can be created in compliance with the standards or can be user-defined. The equivalent static forces are generated from them. The add-on includes an extensive library of accelerograms from seismic zones that can be used to generate the response spectra.

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I have been using RFEM 6 for my steel design projects in Italy and abroad for a few years now, and it has become indispensable! Geometric modeling, always fast and precise, is easy and convenient due to the internal (CAD) tools.

Any type of structure, from the simplest (beam elements) to the most complex geometries with shell elements, can be modeled with ease; BIM is excellent with other software. Editing is also easy, and if you make changes or revisions to the design, it takes a moment to implement them. The software includes several design standards, is flexible in use, clear, complete with all types of structural analysis, both static and dynamic, precise and reliable.

In my opinion, it excels in nonlinearities when both entering the data and performing the nonlinear calculation; the mesh quality is excellent. The post-processing is very complex and the results are always clear, reliable, and easy to check and interpret. It always gives me freedom in my design preferences and assists me with all of them. When I compare myself with colleagues who use other software, frankly, it is impossible to do better. It simply does things that other software does not do, and does them in an easy way.

The support provided by the Italian team has always been up to the highest standards and has only improved over the years. Thanks and congratulations!

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