RFEM is a powerful 3D FEA program helping structural engineers to meet requirements in modern civil engineering. Intuitive handling, user friendliness and efficient data input make working with RFEM easy. The RFEM program family is based on a modular system. The main program RFEM is used to define structures, materials and loads for planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells and members. Creating combined structures as well as modeling solid and contact elements is also possible. RFEM provides deformations, internal and support forces as well as soil contact stresses. Add-on modules facilitate the data input by creating structures as well as connections automatically and perform further analyses and designs. The modular approach allows you to combine all programs individually according to your needs. Upgrades at a later time are always possible. RFEM offering numerous interfaces represents the perfect tool for a smooth interaction between CAD and structural analysis in Building Information Modeling (BIM).

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The RFEM program family is based on a modular
system. The main program RFEM is used to
Plant Construction define structures, materials and loads for planar
and spatial structural systems consisting of plates,
walls, shells and members. Creating combined
3D Finite Elements systems as well as modeling solid and contact
elements is also possible.
RFEM provides deformations, internal and
support forces as well as soil contact stresses.
For the subsequent design RFEM offers various
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add-on modules taking into account material-
and standard-specific conditions. The modular
Steel Construction approach allows you to combine all programs
individually according to your needs.
Upgrades at a later time are always possible.
RFEM offering numerous interfaces represents
the perfect tool for a smooth interaction
between CAD and structural analysis in
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Building Information Modeling (BIM).
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RFEM - the FEM tool
3D Frameworks for steel, reinforced
concrete, glass and
timber structures, plant
construction, dynamics,
aluminum, design
according to
Eurocodes
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2. RFEM – the calculation program for
universal use
● alculation of supporting structures
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consisting of steel, concrete, timber,
aluminum, glass and mixed systems
● tructural and dynamic analysis
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● ember, surface and solid
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elements
● ntegration of various international
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standards, continuous updating
● igh-quality visualization of structure
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and loading
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● ire protection design according to
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Eurocode for steel, concrete and timber
● ontinuous maintenance and
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program development
● uick and qualified hotline support
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Graphical user interface
● uick and easy program learning
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due to intuitive user interface
● odel input in table
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or directly in graphics
● mmediate structure check due to
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photo-realistic visualization
in 3D rendering (either as solid
model or with transparency)
● ree configuration of menus
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and toolbars
● asy insertion of comments and
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dimensions
● isplay control of objects in
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Display navigator
● reation of structural and load
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data in nearly no time
● ulti-lingual program use
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Modeling
● seful tools for generating structures including
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loads
● omprehensive cross-section and material library
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● esign of special cross-sections created with
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SHAPE-THIN or SHAPE-MASSIVE
● etermination of imperfections according to
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Eurocode and DIN
● ind and snow load generation according to
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Eurocode and DIN
● asy property definition of grid and object snap
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● pplication of guidelines, line grids and background
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layers
● fficient work using recurring structures by
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parameterized input
● nserting and saving parametric structures as a block
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● nput of member non-linearities, couplings
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and eccentricities for members and surfaces
● arge variety of member and surface types as well as
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material models
● ossibility to renumber structural objects automatically
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● etection and correction of input errors by structure
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check
● arious load types for member and surface loads
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3. Calculation
● inear calculation acc. to linear static analysis,
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or non-linear calculation acc. to second-order
and large deformation analysis for all types of
members and surfaces
● utomatic generation of action, load and
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result combinations according to selected
combination rule, now directly integrated in
RFEM
● etting calculation parameters individually for
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load cases and combinations
● nalysis core with optimized multi-core
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processor technology and 64-bit technology
● alculation of complex structures with quick
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and direct equation solver
● ption to consider non-linear effects such as
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failure of tension members, plastic hinges,
slippage etc.
Results output and
printout report
● utput of internal forces,
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deformations and support
reactions in tables and graphics
● olored results display on the
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rendered model, colors and
range of values freely
adjustable
● esults display for total
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structure or selected structural
parts
● nimation of deformations,
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internal forces and stresses
● anual or automatic printing
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of graphics in the printout
report
● ulti-lingual printout report
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independent of input language
● ndividual adjustment of
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printout extent
● xport of report in RTF or PDF
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file
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
● fficient teamwork for engineers
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planning design and details
● orking on 3D model with
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material and geometry information
● irect interfaces with AutoCAD,
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Autocad Structural Detailing,
Autodesk Revit Structure and Tekla
Structures
● eeping intelligence of objects
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during data transfer
● asy transfer of model modifications
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● tandard file formats for data
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exchange like DXF, IFC, DSTV,
STP, SDNF etc.
● nterfaces with CAD reinforcement
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programs of Glaser, Strakon
and Nemetschek
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4. Steel Stress analysis, designs (ultimate limit state, With the RFEM
stability, deformation, flexural buckling, lateral-
torsional buckling, safety against plate buckling, add-on modules
cross-sections acc. to elastic-plastic method), you always find
non-linear material laws to consider plastification the right solution
of surface elements, buckling modes and
shapes, critical load factors, effective lengths, to succeed in your
imperfections, cross-section properties, professional life.
standards: EC 3, DIN, AISC, SIA, IS, BS, GB, CS,
layout of connections
Concrete
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Design of surfaces, members and foundations,
analysis (among others bearing capacity,
punching, fire resistance, serviceability for
surfaces in cracked sections (state II)), model
column method or method based on nominal
curvature, EC 2, DIN, ÖNORM, ACI
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Timber
Eigenfrequencies and
eigenmodes, forced vibration Dynamics
analysis, generation of
equivalent lateral forces
for earthquakes according
to multi-modal response
spectrum method
Member design acc. to EC 5,
DIN, SIA, dowel connections
with slotted sheets Product interface for steel
construction (German DSTV),
CIS/2 Structural Frame Schema, Interfaces
Glass Microsoft Excel / OpenOffice.org
Calc, DXF file format, IFC, SDNF,
GLASER -isb cad-, DICAD
STRAKON, Nemetschek Allplan,
CADKON, Tekla Structures,
integration in Autodesk AutoCAD
and Revit Structure, reinforcement
transfer to Autodesk Structural
Detailing, background layers,
Bautext, RTF, programmable COM
interface, import of Standard Acis
Text Format (*.sat), Initial Graphics
Exchange Specification (*.iges)
and Standard For The Exchange
Calculation of glass panes Of Product Model Data (*.stp)
and insulated glass with RX-LINK
Plants
Frameworks and Engineering
structures consisting
of shells and solids,
pressure vessels,
plate buckling of shells,
stability and contact
problems, pipelines,
machine dynamics,
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automotive engineering
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5. New Features in RFEM 5
Selected Features for
Structural Input in RFEM 5
■ reating and saving line
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grids easily
Easy working with genera- ■ elative member eccentricity
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ted and user-defined partial in relation to other member
views in the new Project ■ ew material models:
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Navigator - Views Isotropic elastic-plastic 1D/2D/3D, iso-
tropic nonlinear elastic 2D, orthotropic
elastic 3D, orthotropic elastic-plastic
3D, isotropic thermal-elastic, isotropic
masonry 2D
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■ avorites list for cross-section library
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■ efinition of semi-rigidly or rigidly
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coupled timber cross-sections
and hybrid cross-sections
■ ew options for work plane
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(3 points plane, line + direction,
member axis + plane, surface plane
New member types: offset)
● able on pulleys (sheave)
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● esult beam (integrating
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■ niting and subtracting solids
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stresses and internal
by using Boolean operators
forces)
■ efinition of object properties
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● tiffnesses
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● pring
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clipping plane
■ ew dimension: height indication
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■ endering for loads and
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transparent structural model
■ efinition of surface supports
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■ isplaying components from
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intersections
■ nserting comments in planes
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■ tarting the recently used function
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by Enter or right-click
■ pplying tangents to
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Direct mass print of circles or arcs
structure, loads and ■ aving and importing objects
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results graphics in the as template
printout report
Selected Features for
Load Input and Analysis
■ pplication of loads from multi-layer
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structures like roof, ceiling or
floor structures
■ ew load types: initial prestress, end
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prestress, imposed displacement,
imposed rotation, pipe content - full/
partial, rotary motion
■ efinition of surface loads on openings
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Six new languages ■ ew options for large deformation ana­
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implemented lysis (Newton-Raphson in combination
Now it is possible to work with Picard, Picard or Newton-Raphson
with a German, English, with constant stiffness matrix)
■ nput of inclination and precamber
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Czech, Italian, Spanish,
in absolute values
French, Portuguese, Polish
and Russian user interface.
Selected Features for
Results Output and
General Functions
■ endering colors adjustable
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according to object properties
■ utput of member coefficients
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With the new Configuration Manager and member slendernesses
you can specify user-defined ■ asy deletion of module data
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settings for the display, program directly in Data navigator
options, toolbars etc. and save ■ efinition of average regions
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them as separate configurations. for smoothing singularities
Several configurations can be stored. ■ nimation of internal forces
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and stresses
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6. New Features in RFEM 5
Display of deformation and
stress diagrams in intersection plane
when cutting through solids
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New support and release non-linearities:
● artial activity
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● iagram
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For both you can define for example tearing or yielding
from a particular support force or release moment.
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