Triple Sports Hall in Stuttgart-Waldau, Germany
Structural Engineering (Timber Construction):
merz kley partner GmbH
www.mpk-ing.com
Timber Truss
Number of Nodes | 20 |
Number of Lines | 32 |
Number of Members | 32 |
Number of Surfaces | 0 |
Number of Solids | 0 |
Number of Load Cases | 4 |
Number of Load Combinations | 2 |
Number of Result Combinations | 0 |
Total Weight | 5.174 tons |
Dimensions (Metric) | 30.300 x 2.460 x 0.000 m |
Dimensions (Imperial) | 99.41 x 8.07 x 0 feet |
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![Timber Panel Wall Stiffnesses](/en/webimage/049956/3893282/49956.png?mw=512&hash=8dfc2b6d0af6ade74073e21655c6a73a34a77751)
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![KB 001825 | WebService & API for Analysis of Construction Stages](/en/webimage/043728/3590317/pic_01-en.png?mw=512&hash=9652f38462e139ce7f4d8252eec22adc0c61c803)
![Feature 002642 | Shear Force Reduction](/en/webimage/042136/3621648/42136_EN.png?mw=512&hash=35dcbeafa75d7cc7bdff0d73d48ccf217db236e8)
For design supports, you can take into account a shear force reduction. This allows you to perform the shear design with the governing shear force at a distance of the beam height from the support edge.
![Feature 002633 | Transversal Compression Stiffening Elements for Design Supports](/en/webimage/041369/3589958/en_us_img.png?mw=512&hash=9fcc50f3b64f46da748c76cc28b27d160e88921d)
Did you know? In the Design Supports, you can now define fully threaded screws as transversal compression stiffening elements for the "Compression Perpendicular to Grain" design. In this case, the pressing-in and buckling of the bolts is analyzed.
Moreover, the design shear resistance is checked in the plane of the screw tip. The angle of dispersal can be considered as linear under 45° or nonlinear (according to Bejtka, I. (2005). Verstärkung von Bauteilen aus holz mit vollgewindeschrauben. KIT Scientific Publishing.).
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In RFEM and RSTAB, you can design members with the "Laminated Veneer Lumber" material type. The following manufacturers are available:
- Pollmeier (Baubuche)
- Metsä (Kerto LVL)
- STEICO
- Stora Enso
In the ultimate configuration, you can consider strength coefficients for increasing the strengths. The coefficients reducing the strengths are automatically taken into account regardless of this. Try it now!
Go to Explanatory Video![Feature 002415 | Improved Segmentation for Deformation Analysis](/en/webimage/032122/3329118/Durchbiegung_EN.jpg?mw=512&hash=fb47e7913917db6b85f0c6246366c502cd9f8ba5)
In the "Deflection and Design Support" tab under "Edit Member", the members can be clearly segmented using optimized input windows. Depending on the supports, the deformation limits for cantilever beams or single-span beams are used automatically.
By defining the design support in the corresponding direction at the member start, member end, and intermediate nodes, the program automatically recognizes the segments and segment lengths to which the allowable deformation is related. It also automatically detects whether it is a beam or a cantilever due to the defined design supports. The manual assignment, as in the previous versions (RFEM 5), is no longer necessary.
The "User-Defined Lengths" option allows you to modify the reference lengths in the table. The corresponding segment length is always used by default. If the reference length deviates from the segment length (for example, in the case of curved members), it can be adjusted.