Tensile Membrane Structure Design in RFEM
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- IFC building import in RFEM for geometry guidelines
- Tensile membrane structure in RF-FORM-FINDING and RF-CUTTING-PATTERN
- Design of supporting structure in RF-STEEL AISC
- The results are exported to AutoCAD and REVIT
Time Schedule
00:00 | Introduction |
03:18 | Import of the .ifc file into RFEM |
07:02 | Modeling and form-finding of a cable structure with RF-FORM-FINDING |
38:30 | Loading and analysis of structure |
54:25 | Design of the supporting structure in RF-STEEL AISC |
57:14 | Generation of cutting patterns in RF -CUTTING -OUT |
1:06:05 | Export of results to AutoCAD and Revit |
1:10:51 | Closing remarks |
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Amy Heilig, PE
CEO - USA Office
Sales & Technical Support Engineer
Amy Heilig is the CEO of the USA office located in Philadelphia, PA. In addition, she provides sales and technical support and continues to aid in the development of Dlubal Software programs for the North American market.
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SHAPE-THIN | Cold-Formed Sections
SHAPE-THIN determines the effective cross-sections according to EN 1993-1-3 and EN 1993-1-5 for cold-formed sections. You can optionally check the geometric conditions for the applicability of the standard specified in EN 1993‑1‑3, Section 5.2.
The effects of local plate buckling are considered according to the method of reduced widths and the possible buckling of stiffeners (instability) is considered for stiffened sections according to EN 1993-1-3, Section 5.5.
As an option, you can perform an iterative calculation to optimize the effective cross-section.
You can display the effective cross-sections graphically.
Read more about designing cold-formed sections with SHAPE-THIN and RF-/STEEL Cold-Formed Sections in this technical article: Design of a Thin-Walled, Cold-Formed C-Section According to EN 1993-1-3.
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