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Defining Masonry in RFEM 6

How can I define masonry in RFEM 6?


Answer:

At first glance, the material list for masonry appears to contain only Austrian materials.

This is because masonry units and mortar can be used in many different combinations, which would result in a very long and confusing list. In addition, the design was developed as part of the “DDMaS – Digitizing the design of masonry structures” research project.

Therefore, it is necessary to create a new material for masonry each time in order to take these possible combinations into account.

Create a material of the Masonry material type and select a material model (the Masonry Design add-on is required for this):

In the Standard Classification tab, you can then enter the masonry unit and other properties:


Author

Mr. Hoffmann provides technical support to Dlubal Software customers and is responsible for the coordination of all technical inquiries and activities.



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