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Case Study

Over 30 Years of Trust: Rohmer GmbH Uses RFEM for Design of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures

Reliable Results for Every Type of Structure

An engineering office with over 35 years of experience serves an exceptionally broad range of clients, from private homeowners to major industrial partners, such as Liebherr. This scope requires tools that can handle a simple floor slab calculation in residential buildings today and a complex, steel-intensive industrial analysis tomorrow. Rohmer GmbH needed structural analysis software that provides precise load transfer, efficiently combines different materials, and delivers reliable results—regardless of whether a project is simple or highly complex—and without causing delays.

Precise Modeling with Different Materials in RFEM

For over 30 years, Dlubal’s structural analysis programs have been the backbone of structural engineering at Rohmer GmbH. From the very beginning, the software impressed the team—for example, by allowing them to perform calculations on structures made of different materials within a single model. The continuous improvement of the user interface and functionality has noticeably simplified and accelerated daily work over the years.

Advantages of Using Dlubal Software

  • Precise load transfer throughout the entire model, ensuring reliable results for slabs, buildings, and industrial structures alike.
  • Efficient modeling with different materials, combining, for example, steel and reinforced concrete in a single environment for steel-intensive projects.
  • Tool for projects of any size, which performs just as well for simple residential building calculations as it does for complex industrial analyses.
  • Continuously improved user interface, which has simplified and accelerated the company's daily engineering work.

From Residential Building Slabs to Liebherr Steel Halls

Rohmer GmbH uses Dlubal software—primarily RFEM and RSTAB—across a wide range of structural design projects: office buildings, residential complexes, and industrial structures. A significant portion of the office's work is for Liebherr, which gives the company a strong focus on steel structures, in addition to its expertise in reinforced concrete.

This is precisely where the Dlubal programs prove their value. The software allows the team to effortlessly switch from slab design in residential buildings to more complex structural analyses in industrial structures. The ability to transfer loads precisely and integrate different materials efficiently means that a single, seamless workflow covers projects of vastly different types and complexities.

Support Partnership Grown Over 30 Years

For Rohmer GmbH, the Dlubal support team is an indispensable part of their daily engineering work. Whenever questions arise—whether regarding modeling or specialized calculations—the company can count on quick, highly competent assistance from people who know the software inside and out. This responsiveness is particularly valuable for complex projects and when using new features, and it helps the team get the most out of RFEM.

This service plays a governing role in enabling the engineering office to complete its projects efficiently and without delays. Since first using the structural analysis programs RSTAB and RFEM, Rohmer GmbH has witnessed the software’s continuous development, while close collaboration with Dlubal has remained a constant—a combination of reliable tools and reliable people that keeps the company at the cutting edge of technology.