Hi All,
Can there be a special literature/document or webinar from RAM Concept on the application of lateral loads and how to apply load combinations with various key load factor. Information in manual is insufficient and somewhere this is not explained clearly. RAM CONCEPT is generally used for PT mat foundation or Piled Raft and sometimes we export lateral loads from Etabs to Ram concept directly. But there is no clarity on how we can further work around these lateral point loads and consider the combinations and analyse effectively.
You will find several posts about key loading and lateral group combinations here on Communities. Here is a reusable search on "lateral group": https://communities.bentley.com/search?q=%22lateral%20group%22&group=326#serptag=ram%20concept
I do suggest that you rebuild the combos (i.e. use default combos) when working with lateral loads. These will all be lateral group type. The only time I prefer single load combinations is when I need to see a soil stress contour for a single instantaneous event (as opposed to an envelope solution).