Can you design a Tapered reinforced concrete beam in RAM Structural Analysishttps://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/117980/can-you-design-a-tapered-reinforced-concrete-beam-in-ram-structural-analysisCan you design a Tapered reinforced concrete beam in RAM Structural Analysisen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Can you design a Tapered reinforced concrete beam in RAM Structural Analysishttps://communities.bentley.com/thread/363288?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:23:48 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:bb06b6e6-2f73-4c11-94e6-5454ecb3a703Seth Guthrie<p>No, in RAM Structural System members can&#39;t be tapered.</p> <p>We have tapered members in Ram Elements and STAAD.pro, but we only really design those in steel (analysis of tapered concrete members works fine). STAAD.pro is another option. ProConcrete does a very good job of detailing concrete shapes like this by the way.&nbsp;</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>