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2022-01-24

Automatic Reinforcement Design

Can the RFEM 6 Concrete Design add-on automatically design member and surface reinforcement?


Answer:

In the current state of RFEM 6, the user must manually define the shear and longitudinal reinforcement for members. This is considered the "Provided Reinforcement" within the Concrete Design add-on. The add-on calculation will then determine the "Required Reinforcement" needed from the analysis and further output the "Not Covered Reinforcement". The user must manually apply additional reinforcement if the "Required Reinforcement" is not met.

For surfaces RFEM 6 can design automatically the reinforcement.

Design of Surface Reinforcement

It is planned for the future to have an automatic design also of the member reinforcement rather than only the manual input option. 


Author

Amy Heilig serves as the CEO of our USA office based in Philadelphia, PA. She also offers sales and technical support while actively contributing to the development of Dlubal Software programs tailored for the North American market.