Software for Masonry Structures

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Software for Masonry Structures

Optimize your masonry projects with Dlubal RFEM, the advanced software for precise and standard-compliant calculations. RFEM is ideal for a wide range of structures, from complex buildings to simple walls, and supports specialized 2D/3D modeling and automated load calculations. A customized material model ensures the ultimate limit state and serviceability of your buildings.

With precise, nonlinear analysis and a user-friendly result presentation, engineers worldwide rely on RFEM for reliable, standard-compliant solutions. Discover how RFEM optimizes your masonry structures.

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Design and Analysis of Masonry Structures – Check out the video!

The Masonry Design add-on for RFEM allows you to design masonry using the finite element method and a specially customized material model.

Structural Models | Masonry Structures

Solutions for Masonry Structures

The successful Dlubal structural analysis software RFEM 6 is the basis of a modular program family that you can customize and combine according to your specific requirements.

In the main program RFEM, you can define structures, materials, and loads of planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells, and members. Furthermore, you can create combined structures as well as model solid and contact elements. Join our excited customers!

Recommended Add-on Products for Masonry Structures

Masonry Design According to FEM

Masonry Design for RFEM 6 Add-On

The Masonry Design add-on uses the finite element method and an elastic-plastic material model specially developed for masonry for the design.

Masonry Building Model

Building Model for RFEM 6 Add-On

The "Building Model" add-on optimizes the modeling and analysis of masonry buildings. It simplifies the creation of building models and load generation, is ideal for buildings made of different materials.

Geotechnical Analysis

Geotechnical Analysis for RFEM 6 Add-On

In RFEM, the Geotechnical Analysis add-on uses the properties from soil samples to determine a soil body to be analyzed.

Wind Simulation & Wind Load Generation

RWIND 3 – Basic Stand-Alone

RWIND uses CFD technology to simulate wind flows on structures and transfer the resulting wind loads directly into RFEM or RSTAB for the structural analysis.

Construction Stages

Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) for RFEM 6 Add-On

The Construction Stages Analysis (CSA) add-on allows for considering the construction process of structures (member, surface, and solid structures) in RFEM.

Modal Analysis

Resulting Modular Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structure

Modal Analysis for RFEM 6 Add-On

The Modal Analysis add-on allows for the calculation of eigenvalues, natural frequencies, and natural periods for member, surface, and solid models.

Response Spectrum Analysis

Response Spectrum Analysis for RFEM 6 Add-On

The Response Spectrum Analysis add-on performs seismic analysis using multi-modal response spectrum analysis. The spectra required for this can be created in compliance with the standards or can be user-defined. The equivalent static forces are generated from them. The add-on includes an extensive library of accelerograms from seismic zones that can be used to generate the response spectra.

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Time History Analysis

Time History Analysis for RFEM 6 Add-On

The Time History Analysis add-on supports dynamic structural analyzes with external excitations, where the excitation functions can be defined as time functions or accelerogram.

Pushover Analysis

Pushover Analysis for RFEM 6 Add-On

Using the Pushover Analysis add-on, you can analyze the seismic actions on a particular building, and thus assess whether the building can withstand an earthquake.

Optimization of Model Parameters

Multi-Story Reinforced Concrete Building

Optimization & Cost / CO2 Emission Estimation for RFEM 6 Add-On

The add-on uses particle swarm optimization (PSO) to determine optimal parameters for parameterized models based on weight, cost, or CO₂ emissions.

Favorite Analysis Software

We are very impressed by the work Dlubal puts into developing RFEM and responding to issues. It’s a great software package and you’re constantly making it better and better. RFEM is by far our favorite analysis software at the moment, so thank you for the work you put into this!

Tim Harris, Ph.D, P.Eng

Kassian Dyck and Associates
#100, 221 - 62nd Avenue SE, Calgary
AB, Canada

www.kdassociates.com

Powerful, Easy to Use, Easy to Learn…

We adopted Dlubal in our work and haven't looked back. Powerful, easy to use, easy to learn, with mercifully simple output (once set up).

Maurice Quinn, P.Eng.

Capacity Engineering LTD
220 Terence Matthews Crescent #2d, Kanata
ON, Canada

www.celottawa.ca/

Outstanding Software

You are making great improvements to the Dlubal software RFEM, the Add-ons, codes, etc. It is great to see how Dlubal has become an outstanding software for structural engineers. I particularly love to see that tensile membrane structures can also be modeled with Dlubal. Kudos!

Pedro R. Munoz, Ph.D., P.E.

PRM Engineering, LLC
4 Olympic Village Dr., 01844, Methuen
MA, Northern America (USA)

www.prmeng.net

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Dlubal Software is integrated seamlessly into BIM processes, allows for data exchange, and provides a webservice for reading and writing data.

Support and Learning

We provide professional support and many services in order to help you with finding a quick and efficient solution for your projects.

Residential Building in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

The structure consists of one-way concrete slabs supported by reinforced concrete columns and beams. The masonry is designed structurally, and the entire structure is founded on a nonlinear elastic support in the seismic zone.

Project Location
Sinaloa, Mexico
Software
RFEM 5

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Kappl Village Center, Austria

Local materials such as natural stone masonry and larch wood were used in the construction. The upper green roof additionally forms a harmonious and flowing transition to the north-facing slope.

Project Location
Tyrol, Austria
Software
RFEM 5

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View of Renovated and Modernized Theater (© Archive Staatstheater Dresden)

Revitalization and Extension of Supporting Structure of Stage Roof in State Playhouse Dresden, Germany

The total height of the stage tower is about 38 m (125 ft), measured from the stage floor to the top of the roof. The primary structure of the roof consists of five steel trusses arranged parallel to each other. The top chord nodes of the outer truss girder are partially braced on the existing walls by inclined members.

Project Location
Dresden, Germany
Software
RSTAB 8

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