Honeycomb-Like Facade
Number of Nodes | 170 |
Number of Lines | 216 |
Number of Members | 134 |
Number of Surfaces | 166 |
Number of Solids | 46 |
Number of Load Cases | 11 |
Number of Result Combinations | 1 |
Total Weight | 3.903 tons |
Dimensions (Metric) | 17.932 x 17.932 x 10.932 m |
Dimensions (Imperial) | 58.83 x 58.83 x 35.87 feet |
Program Version | 5.16.01 |
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![Basic Shapes of Membrane Structures [1]](/en/webimage/009595/2419502/01-en-png-png.png?mw=512&hash=6ca63b32e8ca5da057de21c4f204d41103e6fe20)
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![Activated Display Option: Topology on Form-Finding Form](/en/webimage/006807/1584412/ff_en-us-png.png?mw=512&hash=94b5759319b2121bb6599f91ab7f09d306687771)
With the activated option 'Topology on Form-Finding Form' in 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.
![Foil Cushion with Material Model Isotropic Plastic 2D/3D](/en/webimage/006832/497212/Form-finding_de.png?mw=512&hash=78051e4822ef57bc2068122c169039849806ee35)
In RFEM, there is an option to couple surfaces with the stiffness types "Membrane" and "Membrane Orthotropic" with the material models "Isotropic Nonlinear Elastic 2D/3D" and "Isotropic Plastic 2D/3D" (add-on module RF-MAT NL erforderlich).
This functionality enables simulation of the nonlinear strain behavior of ETFE foils, for example.
![Feature 002666 | Ponding Load Type](/en/webimage/043928/3609971/43928.png?mw=512&hash=a23958c2b4b6d28b10dc15b053d00a53b2f20036)
The Ponding load type allows you to simulate rain actions on multi-curved surfaces, taking into account the displacements according to the large deformation analysis.
This numerical rainfall process examines the assigned surface geometry and determines which rainfall portions drain away and which rainfall portions accumulate in puddles (water pockets) on the surface. The puddle size then results in a corresponding vertical load for the structural analysis.
For example, you can use this feature in the analysis of approximately horizontal membrane roof geometries subjected to rain loading.
Go to Explanatory Video![Considering Initial State](/en/webimage/023013/3113695/Consider_Initial_State.png?mw=512&hash=114555a41d6dca91bfa180e208bf9e4e8f566bed)
Compared to the RF-FORM-FINDING add-on module (RFEM 5), the following new features have been added to the Form-Finding add-on for RFEM 6:
- Specification of all form-finding load boundary conditions in one load case
- Storage of form-finding results as initial state for further model analysis
- Automatic assignment of the form-finding initial state via combination wizards to all load situations of a design situation
- Additional form-finding geometry boundary conditions for members (unstressed length, maximum vertical sag, low-point vertical sag)
- Additional form-finding load boundary conditions for members (maximum force in member, minimum force in member, horizontal tension component, tension at i-end, tension at j-end, minimum tension at i-end, minimum tension at j-end)
- Material types "Fabric" and "Foil" in material library
- Parallel form-findings in one model
- Simulation of sequentially building form-finding states in connection with the Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) add-on