In the ultimate configuration of the steel joint design, you have the option to modify the limit plastic strain for welds.
Limit Plastic Strain for Welds


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Want to automatically consider steel joint stiffness in your global RFEM model? Utilize the Steel Joints add-on!
Activate joint-structure interaction in the stiffness analysis of your steel joints. Hinges with springs are then automatically generated in the global model and included in subsequent calculations.

The "Base Plate" component allows you to design base plate connections with cast-in anchors. In this case, plates, welds, anchorages, and steel-concrete interaction are analyzed.

Plates and structural elements can be precisely cut using the "Auxiliary Solid" component in the Steel Joint add-on. Within this component, you can use the shapes of a box, a cylinder, or any cross-section as a guide object.
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In the Steel Joints add-on, you can classify the joint stiffnesses.
In addition to the initial stiffness, the table also shows the limit values for hinged and rigid connections for the selected internal forces N, My, and/or Mz. The resulting classification is then displayed in tables as "hinged", "semi-rigid", or "rigid".
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