Reinforcement design using SOFiSTiK in Revit
Shatalin, Artem (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121027476
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121027476
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The main scope of the research is to explore usage of Design + Analysis, Reinforcement Generation, and Reinforcement detailing plug-ins by SOFiSTiK on Revit for underground structures. Discovering software limitations and ways how these could be handled. Work contains also elements of BIM implementation and automatization methods in the commissioning company.
The study was commissioned by AFRY, Department of Rock Engineering and Under-ground Spaces. Research was tested on real-case example of maintenance tunnel of 130m in length, with curved geometry and consisted of 10 construction sections.
Finding the most efficient way of reinforcement design was done using following tools: Revit used for modelling as a pre-processor, SOFiSTiK for FEA, and design of reinforcement. According to calculation results reinforcement is being modelled in Revit. The out-come is reinforcement detailing drawings for concrete structures, calculation report, BIM model, and rebar schedules.
Recommended modelling methods are provided by SOFiSTiK webinars and guidelines, basic FEA logic, user reports from conferences, and personal experience of author.
Based on the findings, it can be concluded that Revit + SOFiSTiK workflow can be used for all stages of design project, including all features of BIM approach and FEM analysis. Modelling tools provided by Autodesk and SOFiSTiK in Revit are sufficient to make analytical analytical model for 95% of practical cases. Latter 5% with difficult curved ge-ometries can be handled in native pre-processors SOFiPLUS or TEDDY. Automatization of modelling might be performed using Dynamo visual programming.
Advantage of tested workflow method is simplification of FEA usage for structural engi-neers, and avoidance of drafting works by possibility of performing the full workflow with-out Autocad by a single person / engineers team.
The study was commissioned by AFRY, Department of Rock Engineering and Under-ground Spaces. Research was tested on real-case example of maintenance tunnel of 130m in length, with curved geometry and consisted of 10 construction sections.
Finding the most efficient way of reinforcement design was done using following tools: Revit used for modelling as a pre-processor, SOFiSTiK for FEA, and design of reinforcement. According to calculation results reinforcement is being modelled in Revit. The out-come is reinforcement detailing drawings for concrete structures, calculation report, BIM model, and rebar schedules.
Recommended modelling methods are provided by SOFiSTiK webinars and guidelines, basic FEA logic, user reports from conferences, and personal experience of author.
Based on the findings, it can be concluded that Revit + SOFiSTiK workflow can be used for all stages of design project, including all features of BIM approach and FEM analysis. Modelling tools provided by Autodesk and SOFiSTiK in Revit are sufficient to make analytical analytical model for 95% of practical cases. Latter 5% with difficult curved ge-ometries can be handled in native pre-processors SOFiPLUS or TEDDY. Automatization of modelling might be performed using Dynamo visual programming.
Advantage of tested workflow method is simplification of FEA usage for structural engi-neers, and avoidance of drafting works by possibility of performing the full workflow with-out Autocad by a single person / engineers team.