RF-TIMBER Pro - Dlubal Software

2 Input Data
Material Properties
The partial safety factor γ M represents the safety factor used to calculate the design values
of the material stiffnesses. By means of this factor the program reduces the characteristic
strength value for bending f m,k , tension parallel f t,0,k , tension perpendicular f t,90,k , compression
parallel f c,0,k , compression perpendicular f c,90,k as well as for shear and torsion f v,k according
to Equation 2.1.
The factor γ M , as described for example in EN 1995-1-1, eq. (2.14), must be taken into account
for the ultimate limit state design.
X
d
= k
mod
X
⋅
γ
k
M
Equation 2.1: Reduction of characteristic strength by modification and partial safety factors
The partial safety factor can be adjusted in the Settings dialog box, tab General (see Figure
2.5, page 13).
Material Library
Numerous materials are available in the library. To open the library,
select Material Library on the Edit menu
or use the button shown on the left.
Figure 2.9: Dialog box Material Library
In the Filter Choice section, Timber is preset as material category. Select the timber grade
that you want to use for the design in the list Material to Select. The corresponding properties
can be checked in the dialog section below.
Click [OK] or use the [↵] button to import the selected material to table 1.2 of RF-TIMBER
Pro.
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