Just curious if the wood standards in RAM Elements are being actively maintained or not. The rolled steel, cold-formed steel, and concrete design specs are all listed as current (AISC 2016, AISI 2016, ACI 2014), but wood is still back on 2005, even though NDS 2018 is out. I'm trying to use RAM Elements to cross-check another program that is up-to-date in their references and would like to compare apples to apples as much as possible.
Thanks,
Jason
I have only had a few people request an update, so it's been a lower priority than some of the other codes. I do expect it to get updated eventually. (Re: Enhancement 454831: Update National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction 2012, 2018)
Answer Verified By: Jason McCool
If I am not on the list for the NDS update, put me down. I have used Ram Elements numerous times for analysis and design of wood framing.