It is necessary to enter material, load, and combination data in RFEM/RSTAB in compliance with the design concept specified by the Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel 2011 (Buildings Department – Hong Kong).
The RF-/STEEL HK add-on module requires members and sets of members as well as load cases, load combinations, and result combinations to be designed. In the subsequent input windows, you can adjust preset definitions of lateral intermediate supports and effective lengths.
In the case of continuous members, it is possible to define individual support conditions and eccentricities of each intermediate node of single members. A special FEA tool then determines the critical loads and moments required for the stability analysis in these situations.
