Question
How can I display the internal forces in the global coordinate system and not in the principal coordinate system of the cross-section?
Answer:
RFEM and RSTAB have two axes for asymmetric, open, and ordinary cross-sections. After the calculation, the results for the principal axes are displayed. However, you can specify any principal coordinate system for displaying the vectors. Just select one of both options "Principal Axes" or "Member Axes" in Project Navigator - Results.
Do you have any questions?
![Database of Foundation Templates](/en/webimage/010191/3063141/01-en.png?mw=512&hash=65e98cfe859ce35a3e3e9da47a0ef9335401520e)
In RFEM 5 as well as RSTAB 8 in RF-/FOUNDATION Pro, you can save the foundation dimensions for all five foundation types as foundation templates in a user-defined database and use them later in other models.
![Separate Load Entry for Structure or Foundation Design](/en/webimage/010211/3062951/01-en.png?mw=512&hash=65e98cfe859ce35a3e3e9da47a0ef9335401520e)
In RF-/FOUNDATION Pro, the foundation design requires the definition of the corresponding loading (load cases, load combinations, or result combinations) for different design situations (STR, GEO, UPL, or EQU).
![Inserting Block](/en/webimage/010447/2985957/01-en.png?mw=512&hash=65e98cfe859ce35a3e3e9da47a0ef9335401520e)
The same structures are often needed in several projects, such as the purlin with columns and braces in this example. The dimensions can be changed directly in RFEM or RSTAB by shifting the nodes.
![Design Spectrum](/en/webimage/008895/600979/KB_1578_01_EN.png?mw=512&hash=b3d405a4bf6254358f6c2194c96b38a692c0d571)
DIN EN 1998-1 with the National Annex DIN EN 1998-1/NA specifies how to determine seismic loads. The standard applies to structural engineering in seismic areas.
![Add-on "Steel Joints for RFEM 6" | Component Library](/en/webimage/043097/3898884/steel_joints_components.png?mw=512&hash=e4f835906155863fc7019d5043b22e553dc766f9)
- Numerous component types, such as base and end plates, web angles, fin plates, gusset plates, stiffeners, tapers, or ribs for easy input of typical connection situations
- Universally applicable basic components (such as plates, welds, bolts, auxiliary planes) for modeling complex connection situations
- Graphical display of the connection geometry with dynamic updating during the input
- Wide range of cross-section shapes: I-sections, U-sections, angles, T-sections, hollow sections, built-up cross-sections and thin-walled sections
- Library in the Dlubal Center with a large number of program-side template connections, including user-defined templates
- Automatic adaptation of the connection geometry based on the relative arrangement of the components to each other – even in case of subsequent editing of the structural components
![Feature 002828 | Fire Design of Slabs and Walls According to Simplified Table Method](/en/webimage/050837/3925042/50837.png?mw=512&hash=b06639a36ab8b62ab6d08e08552a5ec274469a37)
In the Concrete Design add-on for RFEM 6, you can perform the fire design of reinforced concrete slabs and walls according to the simplified table method (EN 1992‑1‑2, Section 5.4.2 and Tables 5.8 and 5.9).
![Feature 002826 | Punching Shear Reinforcement](/en/webimage/050658/3936123/50658.png?mw=512&hash=ae20d4ca78cdf203a2c2d3ccbb7daa0f324da77a)
In the Concrete Design add-on, you have the option to define an existing vertically oriented punching shear reinforcement. This is then taken into account in the punching shear design.
![Feature 002824 | OSB Material for USA and Canada](/en/webimage/050460/3955503/2024-06-28_10-42-39.png?mw=512&hash=5ec86ff7955d8c9a50e53301df3f21fceda009a5)
In RFEM, the oriented strand board (OSB) material is available for the USA and Canada. The material parameters are taken from the "Panel Design Specification manual".
Recommended Products for You