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RFEM 5
RFEM 5 FEM Software for
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Timber
Structural and
Dynamic Analysis
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powerful.
The RFEM program family is based on a modular
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system. The main program RFEM is used to
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define structures, materials and loads for planar
and spatial structural systems consisting of plates,
walls, shells and members. Creating combined
systems as well as modeling solid and contact
3D Finite Elements
elements is also possible.
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RFEM – the calculation program for
RFEM 5
universal use
● Calculation of supporting structures
consisting of steel, concrete, timber,
aluminum, glass and mixed systems
● Structural and dynamic analysis
● Member, surface and solid
elements
● Integration of various international
standards, continuous updating
● High-quality visualization of structure
and loading
● Fire protection design according to
Eurocode for steel, concrete and timber
● Continuous maintenance and
program development
● Quick and qualified hotline support
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Modeling
● Useful tools for generating structures including
loads
Enjoy Structural Analysis...
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RFEM 5
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, AISC, SIA, IS, BS, GB, CSA,
AS, NTC-DF, SP, SANS, NBR,
layout of connections
Concrete
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Eigenfrequencies and
eigenmodes, forced vibration
analysis, generation of
equivalent lateral forces Dynamics
for earthquakes according
to multi-modal response
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Plants
Frameworks and
structures consisting Engineering
of shells and solids,
pressure vessels,
plate buckling of shells,
stability and contact
problems, pipelines,
machine dynamics,
material handling,
automotive engineering
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RFEM 5
New Features in RFEM 5 Selected Features for
Structural Input in RFEM 5
■ Creating and saving line grids easily
■ Relative member eccentricity in relation
to other member
Easy working with genera-
■ New material models:
ted and user-defined partial
Isotropic elastic-plastic 1D/2D/3D, isotropic
views in the new Project nonlinear elastic 2D, orthotropic elastic 3D,
Navigator - Views orthotropic elastic-plastic 3D, isotropic
thermal-elastic, isotropic masonry 2D
■ Favorites list for cross-section library
■ Definition of semi-rigidly or rigidly
coupled timber cross-sections and
hybrid cross-sections
■ New options for work plane (3 points plane,
line + direction, member axis + plane,
surface plane offset)
■ Shifting and copying objects in
New member types: user-defined coordinate system
■ Uniting and subtracting solids
● Cable on pulleys (sheave)
by using Boolean operators
● Result beam (integrating ■ Definition of object properties
stresses and internal to be displayed in pre-selection
forces) ■ “Slicing” objects by means of clipping plane
● Stiffnesses ■ Rendering for loads and transparent
● Spring structural model
■ Definition of surface supports
■ Starting the recently used function
by <Enter> or right-click
■ Defining member start in relative distance
of a member
■ Nodal loads/nodal supports in direction of
node, member, user-defined coordinate
system
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RFEM 5
New Features in RFEM 5
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