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RAM Connection - Canadian Code, Tekla, auto design, cope parameters

Corneil Byl
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Good day,

Some questions about RAM Connection V11.

- is there a Canadian code design available or one coming in the future?

- is RAM connection able to speak with 3rd party programs such as Trimble's Tekla for geometry and design? If not, is this something that will be implemented in the future?

- why do geometry errors occur after an auto design (e.g. minimum edge distance too close ... does Auto Design attempt to optimize geometry or does it not take into account?)

- when I have a combined shear and moment connection (shear plate + flange plates), only the flange plate connection editor controls the overall cope parameters ... changing the cope parameters in the shear plate editor doesn't do anything to the beam. Am I missing something here?

Thanks,

Corneil

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    1. We don't yet have the Canadian code in Ram Connection, but we will be adding it. It's one of the critical features needed in order to replace Limcon which is another Bentley Connection design program we offer for now and does include the Canadian steel code. 
    2. Ram Connection can work stand-alone, or it can receive model geometry and member force information from STAAD.pro, Ram Elements or Ram Structural System.  Ram Connection can also export limited plate geometry to ISM for detailing (Tekla is also ISM enabled), but Ram Connection is not directly integrated with connection detailing in Tekla. 
    3. It might depend on the size of the member or the loads. The program generally optimizes a connection that passes all strength and fit-up requirements, but some member configurations cannot be optimized for all requirements. 
    4. Combined connections are separately editable. I find that the cope can be specified in the shear plate connection, but a cope is not typical for a flange plate connection, unless this is a beam-to-girder configuration where the cope can be specified. In the beam-to-girder case, just make sure to use the same cope for both connections when changing the optimized cope. 



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  • 0 Offline in reply to Seth Guthrie

    Thank you for your reply and answers to my questions. Any word on when the Canadian code will be implemented in Ram Connection?

  • 0 Offline in reply to Corneil Byl

    CSA S16 is planned to be implemented next year Q3/Q4 2019.

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