Case Study of a Concrete Sports Hall Designed by Dlubal RFEM and Compared with the Analytical Method
Aldhaher, Ahmed (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021120323457
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021120323457
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This dissertation aims to design and analyze a case study of a concrete sports hall by using the software Dlubal RFEM. In addition, some beams, columns, shear walls, and corbels were designed using hand calculations according to European standards code (Eurocode 2), and then, the results of hand calculations were compared with the design results of Dlubal RFEM software.
As a result of the thesis, it was concluded that Dlubal RFEM has a very interactive user interface that allows the user to model the frame and input the load values dimensions and materials properties. The load combinations via typical manual calculations for the given applied load on the structure were almost impossible to accomplish due to the large number of possible combinations, making it difficult to determine the critical load. This also led to an overestimation of critical load by using a high value for safety factors, resulting in structural element oversizing and ultimately raising the structure's cost. Furthermore, performing the computation manually is difficult and time consuming, making software for structural analysis more helpful and efficient. However, there were certain parts of the structural design by RFEM that are not quite perfect yet, for example, columns and corbels were calculated .
As a result of the thesis, it was concluded that Dlubal RFEM has a very interactive user interface that allows the user to model the frame and input the load values dimensions and materials properties. The load combinations via typical manual calculations for the given applied load on the structure were almost impossible to accomplish due to the large number of possible combinations, making it difficult to determine the critical load. This also led to an overestimation of critical load by using a high value for safety factors, resulting in structural element oversizing and ultimately raising the structure's cost. Furthermore, performing the computation manually is difficult and time consuming, making software for structural analysis more helpful and efficient. However, there were certain parts of the structural design by RFEM that are not quite perfect yet, for example, columns and corbels were calculated .