Building Model for RFEM 6

With the Building Model add-on, you can efficiently analyze shear walls. The results of the shear wall are integrated using a result member. RFEM automatically calculates the relevant internal forces, such as shear stresses and deformations, and performs the design according to your selected standard, for example, Eurocode 5 for timber or Eurocode 2 for concrete.

The results are clearly displayed in the form of design ratios in tables and graphics, while critical areas are highlighted so that you can make targeted adjustments. Thus, RFEM supports you in designing shear walls safely and efficiently, and according to your requirements.

In seismic analysis, the building model is used to list the identical tables as in the structural analysis, including the results of the spectral analysis. By integrating RFEM, you can apply horizontal actions such as earthquakes or wind loads directly to the building model and evaluate the response of the entire structural system.

By using the story modeling of rigid floor slabs, the masses of the structural system can be concentrated on the floors. This greatly reduces the mass degrees of freedom of the structural system. By considering the center of stiffness in the "Rigid Diaphragm" story modeling, it is also possible to more easily consider the random torsion required by the respective design standard.

With each floor modeling, a load transfer is integrated in the add-on. This ensures that the loads between the slabs are transferred story by story and that the stiffnesses are feedbacked accordingly. Thus, the 3D effects of the calculation and the advantages of a 2D analysis are also taken into account, especially in the result evaluation. Floor modeling offers you flexibility when modeling complex structures without causing unnecessary calculation efforts.