RF-TIMBER Pro - Dlubal Software

Contents
Contents Page Contents Page
1. Introduction 4
1.1 Add-on Module RF-TIMBER Pro 4
1.2 RF-TIMBER Pro - Team 5
1.3 Using the Manual 5
1.4 Open the Add-on Module RF-TIMBER
Pro 6
2. Input Data 8
2.1 General Data 8
2.1.1 Ultimate Limit State 8
2.1.2 Serviceability Limit State 10
2.1.3 Fire Resistance 12
2.1.4 Standard Parameters 12
2.2 Materials 15
2.3 Cross-sections 17
2.4 Load Duration and Service Class 20
2.5 Effective Lengths - Members 22
2.6 Effective Lengths - Sets of Members 25
2.7 Tapered Members 26
2.8 Serviceability Data 27
2.9 Fire Protection - Members 28
2.10 Fire Protection - Sets of Members 29
3. Calculation 30
3.1 Detail Settings 30
3.1.1 Resistance 30
3.1.2 Stability 31
3.1.3 Serviceability 32
3.1.4 Fire Resistance 32
3.1.5 Other 33
3.2 Start Calculation 34
4. Results 36
4.1 Design by Load Case 36
4.2 Design by Cross-section 38
4.3 Design by Set of Members 38
4.4 Design by Member 39
4.5 Design by x-Location 40
4.6 Governing Internal Forces by Member 41
4.7 Governing Internal Forces by Set of
Members 42
4.8 Member Slendernesses 42
4.9 Parts List by Member 43
4.10 Parts List by Set of Members 44
5. Results Evaluation 45
5.1 Results in the RFEM Model 46
5.2 Result Diagrams 49
5.3 Filter for Results 50
6. Printout 52
6.1 Printout Report 52
6.2 RF-TIMBER Pro Graphic Printout 52
7. General Functions 54
7.1 RF-TIMBER Pro Design Cases 54
7.2 Cross-section Optimization 56
7.3 Material Export to RFEM 58
7.4 Units and Decimal Places 59
7.5 Export of Results 59
8. Example 61
8.1 Structure and Loads 61
8.2 Calculation with RFEM 62
8.3 Design with RF-TIMBER Pro 63
8.3.1 Ultimate Limit State Design 63
8.3.2 Serviceability Limit State Design 67
A Literature 70
B Index 71
Program RF-TIMBER Pro © 2011 Ing. Software Dlubal
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