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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Rodolfo Chua Jr.'s Activities</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/members/e7486c4d_2d00_1d52_2d00_4549_2d00_a37b_2d00_40d435809cdf</link><description>Rodolfo Chua Jr.'s recent activity</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RAM SS Resolution on 4K HD Screen</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/175337/ram-ss-resolution-on-4k-hd-screen</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:45:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:e48f611a-d21b-4767-b7fa-e8d09a801142</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;How do I fix/configure the resolution of RAM SS using 4k HD screen? See attached snippet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAM-SS-Screen.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM SS: TWO-WAY SLAB WITH EDGE BEAMS</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/213069/ram-ss-two-way-slab-with-edge-beams</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:53:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:7a486692-ec36-442f-be8b-195d859ad3a9</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I have a model having two-way concrete slabs with edge beams. The results in RAM Frame for the lateral beams show DL &amp;amp; LL surface loads being accounted for in the shear/bending diagram. However, in RAM Concrete module for the gravity beams, DL &amp;amp; LL surface loads were not accounted. The force diagram&amp;nbsp;results is&amp;nbsp;zero for LL and DL is only for the self-weight of the beam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM SS - Column Design Error</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/207612/ram-ss---column-design-error</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 06:36:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:8c823c54-cb18-482d-831c-2157c8c94264</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I have experienced a couple of times an error in the column design module of RAM SS. It is so disappointing to encounter these errors knowing that I did not do something wrong with my model. In fact, the first couple of times I ran the prelim models this error did not happen. I just paid my annual subscription for RAM despite having losses due to the pandemic. With these errors happening in a number of my previous projects, I am now having second thoughts to find other alternative software that would not give me this kind of a headache. We cannot afford to have these errors without being fixed because our clients will never accept this as reason if we cannot submit our deliverables on time.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAMSS_5F00_Concrete-Column-Error.PNG" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements: Seismic Analysis</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/118028/ram-elements-seismic-analysis</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:49:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b95bd2e9-d9a3-479b-8412-a4487b837bfa</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I am from the Philippines and our seismic code is patterned after UBC 97. Unlike in STAAD, there is no option in RAM Elements on what code should be the basis for seismic analysis. Below are some concerns I have:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1) Is there an option in RAM E to calculate the design base shear using static procedure (ELF)? This value is needed in calibrating the scale factor for the dynamic analysis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2) Given that RAM E will calculate ELF base shear, will it also calculate the period of structure using the two methods (Methods A and B) specified in UBC 97?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3) Is there a way to check strong-column weak-beam? How about checking vertical and plan irregularity of the structure?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4) In printing the story drift, I could not verify whether it is based on code or not. As per UBC 97, story drift should be calculated based on maximum inelastic response displacements (&amp;Delta;m) which is 70% the product of R and design level response displacements (&amp;Delta;s). Also, there is no status whether drift is within the limiting value (e.g. 2.5% of story height).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Any help would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements Error</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/189896/ram-elements-error</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:24:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:25d2043c-4220-4b08-aed5-125d15757ef6</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve encountered the error below when running the&amp;nbsp;REPORT button in CW module of RAM Elements V16 Update 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " height="112" src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAM-E_5F00_Error.JPG" width="321" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When running PRINT GRAPHIC and printing to PDF, the error below is encountered.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="119" src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/pastedimage1576164076510v1.png" width="325" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>I cannot post a new question on Bentley Communities Forum</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/help/f/communities-feedback-forum/129464/i-cannot-post-a-new-question-on-bentley-communities-forum</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:08:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:36ef60e6-f838-48c3-8417-42dfd98c24cb</guid><dc:creator>Wero</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I have logged into Bentley communities and would like to post a question within the Microstation programming group but do not see the &amp;quot;+New&amp;quot; option anywhere once I&amp;quot;m on the group&amp;#39;s page. &amp;nbsp;I read on the help forum that this may be due to an issue related to&amp;nbsp;my Bentley account. &amp;nbsp;Please help.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks a lot&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hector&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements: Center of Rigidity</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/131691/ram-elements-center-of-rigidity</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:46:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:40b6443d-3e86-4145-8640-ea8069027db4</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;RAM elements calculates center of mass and geometric center of a given floor. Is it also possible to calculate center of rigidity with RAM elements for a given floor?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements - Error in Running the Program</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/143886/ram-elements---error-in-running-the-program</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:12:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:eda10056-986a-410d-bcef-c5d37412a1db</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Can anybody tell me what&amp;#39;s happening with my RAM Elements? Please refer to the attached snapshots.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/5516.Capture-1.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/5516.Capture-1.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/5850.Capture-2.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/5850.Capture-2.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements : Tilt-up Wall Reaction</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/142073/ram-elements-tilt-up-wall-reaction</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:11:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:eb99e690-b9b9-478b-a435-7cb622e37a61</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Needed to design a wall footing. However, RAM Elements does not have a module for it. How can I extract reaction from the wall either from within the model or within the tilt-up/concrete wall module? Can I use the axial load diagram from the module? See attached image.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Tilt_2D00_up-Wall_5F00_Reaction.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Tilt_2D00_up-Wall_5F00_Reaction.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ask A Question I</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/achievements/460ac7df-7ccc-4c42-a204-9e05eef3be09</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 02:23:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:207ab373-6369-44fd-94fa-2fa367dc989c</guid><dc:creator /><description>Ask a question in a forum.</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements: Unlock the Parameters in Wall Module</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/142074/ram-elements-unlock-the-parameters-in-wall-module</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:17:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:84e926bb-38b4-4f61-8300-a326aaff4c09</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I modeled a wall in 3D using RAM Elements. After processing, a tilt-up wall was assigned using the module. However, some parameters in the module are locked and some are missing like the out-of-plane load. Is there a way to unlock so I can modify the design parameters? See attached image.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Tilt_2D00_up-Wall_5F00_Locked.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Tilt_2D00_up-Wall_5F00_Locked.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ask A Question II</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/achievements/cd3cd235-25c1-476e-bb88-33a5705ca45a</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:11:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1603f7f1-5ff6-4a64-9d6e-f368f5623dc4</guid><dc:creator /><description>Ask 10 questions in a forum.</description></item><item><title>Warnings in Different Language</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/133687/warnings-in-different-language</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:02:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:143e70d3-439a-4bc6-966b-988d46deb582</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve installed the English version of RAM Elements. But, whenever there are warnings after running analysis the language used for the &amp;#39;warnings&amp;#39; is not English. How can this be corrected?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAM-E_5F00_Warnings.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAM-E_5F00_Warnings.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rigid Zone Offsets: Cardinal Point Method vs. Rigid End Offset Method</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/134955/rigid-zone-offsets-cardinal-point-method-vs-rigid-end-offset-method</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:15:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:609e87c5-4532-4c7f-a414-8007eadd89ed</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Below is a couple of questions about modeling rigid zones:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;1) The beam-column joint in monolithic construction shall be represented as a stiff or rigid zone having horizontal dimensions equal to the column cross-sectional dimensions and vertical dimension equal to the beam depth, except that a wider joint shall be permitted where the beam is wider than the column and where justified by experimental evidence (ASCE 41-06 Section 6.4.2.1). In a special moment frame (SMF) the beam-column joint is stiffer than the adjoining beams and columns, but it is not perfectly rigid. As described above, the joint stiffness can be adequately modeled by extending the beam flexibility (0% percent rigid) to the column centerline and defining the column offset as 100% rigid within the joint (p. 7, Moehle et al., 2008).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;As per the discussion/description above, what is the appropriate method to model beam as 0% rigid and column as 100% rigid? Cardinal point method (1st method) or rigid end offset method (2nd method)?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/8712.image003.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/8712.image003.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/6574.image004.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/6574.image004.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;2) As per the discussion in RAM Elements manual, the second method considers rigid end offsets in the three directions of the global axes. However, the label of the command bottom says &amp;quot;Create axial rigid end offset&amp;quot;. This seems very confusing, since the user might thought that only the axial direction is being considered as rigid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;3) For accounting panel zone deformation in the model, what&amp;#39;s the appropriate method?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;If possible, please answer by item.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RAM Elements - Plastic Hinge and RBS Parameters</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/133688/ram-elements---plastic-hinge-and-rbs-parameters</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:20:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b234be95-2416-4ab2-98c8-51fdbe80432c</guid><dc:creator>Rodolfo Chua Jr.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;In steel design spreadsheet under Members tab, there are two tools for seismic design namely the &amp;#39;Plastic Hinge&amp;#39; and &amp;#39;RBS parameters. However, I couldn&amp;#39;t find any topic about the two in the help menu of RAM Elements. Please provide a link for the discussion on how to use of these two useful tools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAM-E_5F00_HInge-and-RBS.PNG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/RAM-E_5F00_HInge-and-RBS.PNG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>