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The “Steel Joints” add-on uses the standard EN 1993‑1‑8 (Eurocode 3, including National Annexes) as well as the American standard ANSI/AISC 360‑22 for the design of steel connections. Further standards will follow.
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Why use two structural analysis programs if one is enough?
Optimize your steel connection analysis and design with RFEM and the "Steel Joints" add-on. This powerful all-in-one solution avoids error-prone and time-consuming data imports, such as the transfer of members, eccentricities, and load combinations. Take advantage of automatic and seamless updates of your calculations with every model change – efficiently and all from a single source.
Increase the efficiency and accuracy of your modeling and design of steel connections.
- Efficiency improvement: No data import or export is necessary, which saves you time and money
- Automated updates in case of changes of the structure
- Maximum transparency due to a completely visible and customizable submodel
- Ultimate flexibility due to ready-made and customizable templates
- High-quality 3D visualization for impressive presentations of the joint model as well as the individual joints in the entire model
- Precise measuring and dimensioning functions for the joint component points
Video: FE-Based Analysis and Design of Steel Connections
Add-on "Steel Joints for RFEM 6" | Component Library
Base plate connection with cast-in anchors | Results of contact stresses in base plate
RFEM: Steel Connections of Truss Bridge and FE Model with Results
Video: FE-Based Analysis and Design of Steel Connections
Main Features of "Steel Joints" Add-on
Key Features of Steel Joints Add-on
Models to Download | Add-on "Steel Joints"
Design of Steel Connections According to International Standards
Currently Supported Standards in "Steel Joints" Add-on
EN 1993-1-8: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures
AISC 360-22 (US standard)
AISC 360-16 (US standard)
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This article explores the importance of considering joint-structure interaction in modeling and design and how to do it in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9.
This article demonstrates how to initiate and conduct the analysis in the software, followed by a short discussion of the underlying concept.
Base plate design according to AISC 360 [1] and ACI 318 [2] is now available in the Steel Joints add-on. This article shows how to model the base plate connection effortlessly and compare the results with an example from AISC Design Guide 1 [3].
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The Steel Joints add-on for RFEM 6 has taken a significant step forward by introducing semi-rigid hinges, a feature that dramatically enhances how steel connections are modeled in structural analysis. This new capability enables engineers to go beyond the traditional rigid or hinged connection assumptions, offering a more accurate and flexible way to represent the behavior of joints. With the ability to simulate joint stiffness through advanced initial stiffness analysis, the design process becomes more realistic and optimized, paving the way for safer and more cost-effective projects.
In the Steel Joints add-on, you can display the contact stresses graphically in the result window of the steel joint model.
When using the “Base Plate” component in the Steel Joints add-on, you can adopt the foundation dimensions and materials defined using the Concrete Foundations add-on with just one click.
It is now possible to keep the results of the steel, steel joint, aluminum, and timber design despite changing the design properties and settings (see the setting in the image). The results are thus not deleted, but marked as invalid.
When restarting the design, only the invalid design results are updated. If objects are subsequently added to the design, they are additionally designed when restarting the design, while the previously calculated results remain valid.
In the Steel Joint add-on, you can define circular bolt or anchor layouts.
A steel joint in my model is non-designable. How can I get more information to find the cause?
Can I add dimensions in the Steel Joints add-on?
How do the stiffeners on the outer flange edges of a rigid frame joint beam affect the maximum resistant moment as well as the rotational stiffness and the accompanying displacements of a frame structure?
What is the component-based finite element method (CBFEM)?
Why is it not possible to select the plate that I want to adjust in the “Plate Cut” and “Plate Editor” components?
Which programs and add-ons are suitable for the structural analysis and design of steel structures?
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