https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/203882/ram-ss---slabs-at-different-elevations-framing-into-single-concrete-beamGreetings All, I am working on a RAM SS model for an existing building and I&#39;ve come across the condition shown in the image: There is a low concrete slab framing into the bottom of a concrete beam and another concrete slab at a higher elevationen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/732137?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:05:33 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:8a905072-0fa3-49c0-b519-411cfb236853RFreund<p>If you model this as part of the same floor, I&#39;d be concerned that the slab is going to &quot;help&quot; the beam because it is going to try and span over the beam (assuming it is part of a two-way slab). Is there a way to split the floor deck at the beam location and have one beam support two decks?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/611823?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:50:12 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:ac3d75e4-b59d-492d-b84f-2b9e02365315Seth Guthrie<p>We can&#39;t really do that in RAM SS. Refer to:&nbsp;<a href="/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/3432/ram-ss-modeling-faq">https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/3432/ram-ss-modeling-faq</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>I would tend to put it all on one floor (basically ignoring the step), but if the depth of the&nbsp;step is large there are those that prefer to split into two levels.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>