https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/191254/ram-steel-beam-web-openingIn RAM SS, Beam gravity module. I am analyzing some web openings in the beam. The beam is designed as a composite beam. But the opening paramter, po, is checked against 5.6 ( recommended for steel section per AISC Design Guide #2)? Do you know the reasonen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/564608?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:39:36 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b84a8cb5-8f32-4673-b514-530b1f22b73fKarl G<p>If the deck is not shored (as indicated in the report), then the beam supports load in a non-composite state and the more stringent limit would apply.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>