https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/232839/pile-cap-design-using-ram-foundationI am trying to design pile caps in ram SS, in RAM Foundation module. I set the piel caps to be designed for pile capacity. My question is, does the program also check the pile cap for punching shear of the piles themselves? Any information on thisen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/722228?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:52:37 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:98c4f2a2-d4bf-46bb-a18d-83d62c8e1d1fNik<p>Thank you for answering my queries!&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/722220?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:44:41 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:670bf768-f5cf-40c1-8236-4880406b72a7Karl G<p>Yes, these checks are included. See Section 4.17.8 and 4.17.9 in the RAM Foundation Manual for details. You can access the manual by clicking on Help - Manual while working in RAM Foundation.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>