Aluminum Cross-Section
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![KB 001809 | AISI Cold-Formed Steel Design in RFEM 6](/en/webimage/038633/3506428/Image_01.png?mw=512&hash=04f84a8c909770792f6dd13d75bebdd3039dbe2f)
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![AISI S100 / CSA S136 Cold-Formed Steel Design in RFEM 6](/en/webimage/040277/3509688/Cold_formed_AISI_EN.png?mw=512&hash=64fe70077d24767102745523ca11a1880ab1ff6e)
The design of cold-formed steel members according to the AISI S100-16 / CSA S136-16 is available in RFEM 6. Design can be accessed by selecting “AISC 360” or “CSA S16” as the standard in the Steel Design Add-on. “AISI S100” or “CSA S136” is then automatically selected for the cold-formed design.
RFEM applies the Direct Strength Method (DSM) to calculate the elastic buckling load of the member. The Direct Strength Method offers two types of solutions, numerical (Finite Strip Method) and analytical (Specification). The FSM signature curve and buckling shapes can be viewed under Sections.
![Feature 002822 | Generating Surfaces from Member with RSECTION Cross-Section](/en/webimage/050348/3953854/2024-06-27_16-51-27.png?mw=512&hash=683ee10ae96421a6964deaaf0b624178458747c7)
In RFEM, you can generate surfaces from members with the library cross-sections as well as from the members with the RSECTION cross-section.
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![Feature 002734 | Cross-Section Modification in RFEM/RSTAB using RSECTION](/en/webimage/046725/3686637/2024-01-22-09-46-42.png?mw=512&hash=59600465ba8e306b658de38191ebad0dfe9d5e63)
You can open the cross-sections in RSECTION using a direct connection, modify them there, and transfer them back to RFEM/RSTAB. Both RSECTION cross-sections and library cross-sections, with the exception of elliptical, semi-elliptical and virtual joists, can be opened and modified directly in RSECTION by clicking a button.
For example, you can thus adjust the reinforcement layout of user-defined RSECTION cross-sections directly in a local RSECTION environment in RFEM/RSTAB. This feature is currently only available for cross-sections with a uniform distribution type. The shear and longitudinal reinforcement defined for library cross-sections is not imported into RSECTION.