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Figure 01 - Support Type Column

FAQ 002894 EN

11 April 2019

Markus Baumgärtel Modeling | Structure RFEM Buildings Concrete Structures Steel Structures Structural Analysis & Design

Can I also determine the stiffness of an existing column instead of a fixed nodal support?

Answer

Yes, it works. For this, it requires the activation of the elastic foundation in the table "Edit nodal support". On the basis of some input parameters such as type of support, column shape, material and the column height, the program determines the springs of the column (see Fig. 1).


Another advantage in addition to the elastic support is that the surface area of the column cross-section is disabled during the result output. Therefore, singularities are hidden and thus the concrete design applies design cross‑sections.

Keywords

Column Support type Support type Elastic surface Foundation Elastic nodal support Singularity

Reference

[1]   Manual RFEM. (2018). Dlubal Software: Tiefenbach.

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