RF-TIMBER Pro - Dlubal Software

2 Input Data
2.2 Materials
The table is subdivided into two parts. In the upper part, the materials used for the design
are listed. In the Material Properties section below, the properties of the current material,
i.e. the table row currently selected in the upper section, are displayed.
Materials that won't be used in the design appear gray in color. Materials that are not allowed
are highlighted in red. Modified materials are displayed in blue.
The material properties required for the determination of internal forces in RFEM are described
in detail in chapter 5.3 of the RFEM manual. The design relevant material properties
are stored in the global material library and preset automatically.
To change the units and decimal places of material properties and stresses, select Units and
Decimal Places on the module's Settings menu (see chapter 7.4, page 59).
Figure 2.8: Table 1.2 Materials
Material Description
The materials defined in RFEM are already preset. If you modify the Material Description
and the manually specified entry is listed in the material library, RF-TIMBER Pro will import
the corresponding material properties.
You can modify the material by using the list: Place the cursor in a table row of column A,
and then click the button [] or use the function key [F7] to open the list shown on the left.
Subsequent to the selection, the program will update the design-relevant properties.
In accordance with the design concept of the timber codes, the list includes only materials
of the Timber category. The import of materials from the library is described below.
Basically, it is not possible to edit the material properties in RF-TIMBER Pro. Therefore, if you
want to apply modified stiffnesses, you have to define a new material with the relevant
characteristic values by entering new data in the material library (see chapter 5.3 in the
RFEM manual).
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