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Webinar | ADM 2020 Member Design in RFEM
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First Steps with RFEM
Description
This webinar demonstrates the aluminum member design workflow according to the Aluminum Design Manual (ADM) 2020 in RFEM.
Time Schedule:
00:00 Introduction
02:47 Custom extruded section in SHAPE-THIN
08:47 Aluminum member modeling in RFEM
22:55 Fabric tensile surfaces and cables with RF-FORM-FINDING
28:30 Load definitions including RWIND Simulation
38:15 Analysis results in RFEM
42:45 Aluminum member design acc. to ADM 2020 with RF-ALUMINUM ADM
1:01:27 Conclusion
Keywords
Aluminum ADM ADM 2020 Fabric tensile Form-finding CFD Wind Local buckling Extruded section
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Aluminum Design Manual (ADM) 2020 Updates in RF-/ALUMINUM ADM
The Aluminum Design Manual (ADM) 2020 was released in February 2020. The ADM 2020 gives guidance for both the allowable strength design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD) for aluminum members to ensure reliability and safety for all aluminum structures.
Display of Topology on Deformed Structure
With the activated option "Topology on form-finding shape" in the Project Navigator - Display, the model display is optimized based on the form-finding geometry. For example, the loads are displayed in relation to the deformed system.
- How do I model a tent roof with two cone tips?
- How can I get the member end forces to design the connections?
- I would like to calculate and design "temporary structures." What do I need for this?
- I have already divided my membrane roof into individual surfaces. Can I quickly create a cutting pattern from these surfaces?
- How is an inflatable object simulated in RFEM?
- How can I define a material allowance at the edge of a cutting pattern?
- I have modeled a structure made of outer and inner cables as well as membranes, and get a message about instability or the error message "Jacobi matrix is not positive definite" in the RF‑FORM‑FINDING add-on module. What should I do?
- Why does the FE mesh of my conical membrane look like angular after the form-finding?
- How to model a cable net structure in using the RF-FORM-FINDING add-on module?
- I would like to design an aluminum or lightweight structure. Is it possible to use RFEM or RSTAB for this?
