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Graduation Thesis | Building Bracing Desing of Complex, Irregular Building Structures Using FEA Software

🎓 Deep Dive into Advanced Structural Design with RFEM 6 🏗️

This thesis doesn't just explore the basics; it takes you through the intricacies of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and its application in stiffening reinforced concrete components. Key principles and material behaviors are discussed, with special attention to linear and nonlinear analysis. The project at Friedrichstrasse 14 serves as a case study, where all horizontal loads are meticulously analyzed using our RFEM 6 software. The result? A comprehensive guide for designing bracing in similar structures with confidence.

🎓Author: Jannik Zobel
📍 University: Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany

Graduation Thesis | Building Bracing Desing of Complex, Irregular Building Structures Using FEA Software
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This article describes and explains the influence of bending stiffness of cables on their internal forces. Furthermore, the text provides information on how this influence can be reduced.
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To evaluate whether it is also necessary to consider the second-order analysis in a dynamic calculation, the sensitivity coefficient of interstory drift θ is provided in EN 1998‑1, Sections 2.2.2 and 4.4.2.2. It can be calculated and analyzed using RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9.
Reduction of Building to Cantilever Structure The individual mass points represent stories. The deflection due to the normal compression forces shown in (a) is (b) converted into equivalent moments of displacement or shear forces (KB1867)
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Knowledge Base | Generating Independent FE Mesh for Separate Objects
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Displaying Design Results in Table According to Design Situations
Graduation Thesis | Building Bracing Desing of Complex, Irregular Building Structures Using FEA Software
Graduation Thesis | Building Bracing Desing of Complex, Irregular Building Structures Using FEA Software
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Warping Torsion – Theory, Application, and Implementation in Structural Engineering Software
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Scaling Moment Diagrams
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Defining Distributed Load for Part of Member
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The bending moments of members are displayed very small. How can I enlarge them?
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