https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/115534/ram-elements-concrete-wall-slendernessHi: Does Ram Elements concrete wall module consider slenderness effects? If so, which ACI procedure is used? I see from the Help menu that the tilt-up wall module uses ACI section 14.8: alternative design of slender walls. Is this true for the concreteen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/354512?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:49:55 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:dd3e6594-1019-4dbb-babd-f5e9259f6a2fKarl G<p>Regretfully, wall slenderness is not included in the concrete wall module. As you have noted, the tilt-up wall module is intended for slender wall design. More on this topic can be found on the web page below:</p> <p><a href="/products/structural/structural_analysis___design/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/21790.ram-elements-tilt-up-wall-faq"><span style="color:#0000ff;">http://communities.bentley.com/products/structural/structural_analysis___design/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/21790.ram-elements-tilt-up-wall-faq</span></a></p> <p>The only other option that I can think of is to use the Concrete Column module. However, the requirements in ACI 318 Chapter 14 are not included in that module and the section would be detailed as a column (lateral ties, etc).</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>