Apartment building as a masonry structure
Model Used in
Masonry Apartment Building
Number of Nodes | 788 |
Number of Lines | 1042 |
Number of Members | 145 |
Number of Surfaces | 167 |
Number of Solids | 0 |
Number of Load Cases | 11 |
Number of Load Combinations | 72 |
Number of Result Combinations | 1 |
Total Weight | 1282.130 tons |
Dimensions (Metric) | 15.795 x 20.300 x 11.262 m |
Dimensions (Imperial) | 51.82 x 66.6 x 36.95 feet |
You can download this structural model to use it for training purposes or for your projects. However, we do not assume any guarantee or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the model.
![Masonry Residential Building](/en/webimage/034877/3397366/EN_1.jpg?mw=512&hash=260f0b94692c0df1052c0bd3f9a8f4f98fea69b7)
The properties of the connection between a reinforced concrete slab and a masonry wall can be correctly considered in the modeling using a special line hinge that is available in RFEM 6. This article will show you how to define this type of hinge using a practical example.
![Structure Shown as Example](/en/webimage/031198/3304005/1_en.png?mw=512&hash=fd421b3f2c85d04e163841c3e5995f948391dd20)
You can model and analyze masonry structures in RFEM 6 with the Masonry Design add-on that employs the finite element method for the design. Complex masonry structures can be modeled, and static and dynamic analysis can be performed, given that a nonlinear material model is implemented in the program to display the load-bearing behavior of masonry and the different failure mechanisms. You can enter and model masonry structures directly in RFEM 6 and combine the masonry material model with all common RFEM add-ons. In other words, you can design entire building models in connection with masonry.
![Activation of Standards for Load Wizards](/en/webimage/027834/3218759/1._en.png?mw=512&hash=16f860c38686e034dadab441d2334987f3d4ab85)
The effects due to snow load are described in the American standard ASCE/SEI 7-16 and in Eurocode 1, Parts 1 through 3. These standards are implemented in the new RFEM 6 program and the Snow Load Wizard, which serves to facilitate the application of snow loads. In addition to this, the most recent generation of the program allows the construction site to be specified on a digital map, thus allowing the snow load zone to be imported automatically. These data are, in turn, used by the Load Wizard to simulate the effects due to the snow load.
![Required Reinforcement for Rib and Axial Force Distribution of Wall](/en/webimage/008803/834109/01-en.png?mw=512&hash=65e98cfe859ce35a3e3e9da47a0ef9335401520e)
When modeling a reinforced concrete rib with a masonry wall above, there is the risk that the rib is underdesigned if the structural behavior of the masonry is not correctly considered and the connection between the masonry wall and downstand beam is not modeled sufficiently accurately. This article deals with this issue and shows the possible modeling options of such a structure. In this example, the reinforcement is determined only from the internal forces and without secondary minimum reinforcement.
![Material Model Orthotropic Masonry 2D](/en/webimage/007230/1760626/MW_orthotrop.png?mw=512&hash=52f74dae32df11dad7bf88bb38a83a91dd636f02)
The material model Orthotropic Masonry 2D is an elastoplastic model that additionally allows softening of the material, which can be different in the local x- and y-directions of a surface. The material model is suitable for (unreinforced) masonry walls with in-plane loads.
![Add-on "Steel Joints for RFEM 6" | Component Library](/en/webimage/043097/3898884/steel_joints_components.png?mw=512&hash=e4f835906155863fc7019d5043b22e553dc766f9)
- Numerous component types, such as base and end plates, web angles, fin plates, gusset plates, stiffeners, tapers, or ribs for easy input of typical connection situations
- Universally applicable basic components (such as plates, welds, bolts, auxiliary planes) for modeling complex connection situations
- Graphical display of the connection geometry with dynamic updating during the input
- Wide range of cross-section shapes: I-sections, U-sections, angles, T-sections, hollow sections, built-up cross-sections and thin-walled sections
- Library in the Dlubal Center with a large number of program-side template connections, including user-defined templates
- Automatic adaptation of the connection geometry based on the relative arrangement of the components to each other – even in case of subsequent editing of the structural components
![Feature 002840 | Graphical Add-on Result Display by Design Situation](/en/webimage/051593/3982947/Bemessungssituation.png?mw=512&hash=7fd0d9a61cbc8d701205795390d25dfae3caa76b)
In the Navigator – Results, you can select the design situations for which you want to display the add-on results graphically.
![Feature 002843 | Dimensioning with Result Function](/en/webimage/051576/3982510/1.png?mw=512&hash=9d7f6c198b6d4ae6ee8f2fa8bca75f85579e14c9)
For design objects, you can optionally display sags or extreme results.
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