Ram Elements Steel Plate Shell Elements

I have a non-building structure constructed with steel plate (A36 or 316 SS) with angle stiffeners and a channel section base.  The channels are fastened to a braced frame.  Will Ram Elements check the steel plate shell elements for bending, tension and compression with the AISC code check?

Should I define each shell element to match the stiffener framework geometry to get the right slenderness calculation by Ram?  I would assume that Ram could mesh the shell and stiffeners as needed.

Can I use the Selfweight in the X, Y and Z global directions to model seismic lateral loads for the steel members and plates?  In a similar manner, I would like to model a portion of the structure without the support frame with a 3G load for transporting it?

Any more suggestions?