Bearing pressure in Ram concept

In Ram Concept, for soil bearing design, there can be several load combinations, and potentially several load patterns that each produce spring reactions, and by extension soil bearing pressure values. Ram Concept envelopes all of these cases and then plots the largest compression values in a Max Soil Bearing Pressure plan, and it plots the minimum values (potentially negative values) on the Min Soil Bearing Pressure plan.  The Max pressure plot is important for checking if the allowable pressure is exceeded. The minimum plot is important for checking stability. 

For further reading, check out these topics is the program manual: 

• Chapter 11 Specifying Load Combinations
• Section 30.1.6 Zero tension iteration options
• Chapter 32 Plotting Results
• Section 53.9 Result categories in RAM Concept

Also these prior posts: https://communities.bentley.com/search?q=ram%20concept%20soil%20pressure&group=326#serptag=ram%20concept 

In Ram Concept, for soil bearing design, there can be several load combinations, and potentially several load patterns that each produce spring reactions, and by extension soil bearing pressure values. Ram Concept envelopes all of these cases and then plots the largest compression values in a Max Soil Bearing Pressure plan, and it plots the minimum values (potentially negative values) on the Min Soil Bearing Pressure plan.  The Max pressure plot is important for checking if the allowable pressure is exceeded. The minimum plot is important for checking stability. 

For further reading, check out these topics is the program manual: 

• Chapter 11 Specifying Load Combinations
• Section 30.1.6 Zero tension iteration options
• Chapter 32 Plotting Results
• Section 53.9 Result categories in RAM Concept

Also these prior posts: https://communities.bentley.com/search?q=ram%20concept%20soil%20pressure&group=326#serptag=ram%20concept