# Reduced stress method for plate design

**URL:** <https://community.dlubal.com/t/reduced-stress-method-for-plate-design/5588>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** rfem-6, rfem-5, feature-request, buckling-analysis\
**Created:** [November 5, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/reduced-stress-method-for-plate-design/5588 "2026-11-05T08:01:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dbesed](https://community.dlubal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@dbesed](https://community.dlubal.com/u/dbesed)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/reduced-stress-method-for-plate-design/5588/1 "2026-11-05T08:01:01Z")

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Hi,

Is there an add-on in RFEM 6 similar to RF-PLATE-BUCKLING in RFEM 5 for designing plates according to the reduced stress method (EN 1993-1-5, Section 10)?

I found this webinar, but I couldn't find any further information.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ha4D1kK4mC4/maxresdefault.jpg "Webinar | Buckling Analysis in RFEM 6") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4D1kK4mC4&t=4074s)

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**Author:** ![stefan.hoffmann](https://community.dlubal.com/user_avatar/community.dlubal.com/stefan.hoffmann/32/108_2.png) [@stefan.hoffmann](https://community.dlubal.com/u/stefan.hoffmann)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/reduced-stress-method-for-plate-design/5588/3 "2026-11-05T09:09:48Z")

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Hi dbesed,

we currently lack that functionality in RFEM 6, but we plan to offer such a design.

Best regards  
Stefan Hoffmann

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**Author:** ![dbesed](https://community.dlubal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@dbesed](https://community.dlubal.com/u/dbesed)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/reduced-stress-method-for-plate-design/5588/5 "2026-11-05T10:02:38Z")

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Sorry i cant open the link.

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**Author:** ![stefan.hoffmann](https://community.dlubal.com/user_avatar/community.dlubal.com/stefan.hoffmann/32/108_2.png) [@stefan.hoffmann](https://community.dlubal.com/u/stefan.hoffmann)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/reduced-stress-method-for-plate-design/5588/6 "2026-11-05T10:10:23Z")

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The internal number is RUS 1495. The link is for us.