Solution for Masonry Structures
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Generation of Wind Loads Based on CFD for any Type of Structure
RWIND 2 is a program (digital wind tunnel) for the numerical simulation of wind flows around any building geometries with determination of the wind loads on their surfaces. It can be used as a stand-alone application or used together with RFEM and RSTAB for complete structural analysis and design.
Masonry Design According to FEM
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 titled 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.
Geotechnical Analysis Using FEM
In RFEM, the Geotechnical Analysis add-on uses properties from soil samples to determine the soil body to be analyzed. The accurate determination of soil conditions significantly affects the quality of the structural analysis of buildings.
Generation, Analysis, and Evaluation of Building Models
The Building Model add-on for RFEM allows you to define and manipulate a building using stories. The stories can be adjusted in many ways afterwards. The information about stories and the entire model (center of gravity) is displayed in tables and graphics.
Consideration of Construction Stages
The Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) add-on allows for considering the construction process of structures (member, surface, and solid structures) in RFEM.
Seismic Analysis
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.
Time History Analysis
The Time History Analysis add-on allows you to perform dynamic structural analysis of external excitation. You can define various excitation functions in tables or as a function of time. The time history analysis is performed using the modal analysis or the linear implicit Newmark analysis.
Model Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The two-part Optimization & Costs / CO2 Emission Estimation add-on finds suitable parameters for parameterized models and blocks via the artificial intelligence (AI) technique of particle swarm optimization (PSO) for compliance with common optimization criteria. Furthermore, this add-on estimates the model costs or CO2 emissions by specifying unit costs or emissions per material definition for the structural model.
Open BIM Structural Analysis Software
The structural analysis software provided by Dlubal Software can be integrated seamlessly into the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process. The large number of interfaces allows you to exchange the data of digital building models with RFEM or RSTAB. Use the Webservice (a programmable interface) to read or write the data from or to RFEM and RSTAB.
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Using the "Beam Panel" thickness type, you can model timber panel elements in 3D space. You just specify the surface geometry and the timber panel elements are generated using an internal member-surface construct, including the simulation of the connection flexibility.
Mia is Dlubal's AI assistant that is available for you not only on the website, but also directly in the programs RFEM, RSTAB, and RSECTION.
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You can use the "Dashpot" member type to define a damping coefficient, a spring constant, and a mass. This type of member expands the possibilities within the time history analysis.
With regard to viscoelasticity, the member type "Dashpot" is similar to the Kelvin-Voigt model, which consists of the damping element and an elastic spring (both connected in parallel).
For rigid links, it is possible to define line hinges. This allows for semi-rigid coupling of different elements, for example.
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