• RAM Concept: Excess temperature and shrinkage reinforcement (DET/7.12)

    I am seeing excess temperature and shrinkage reinforcement. The criteria that's being displayed is Det/7.12. In the circled area the middle strip width is 10'. Per 7.12, for a 10" slab, I would need 10*12*10*0.0018= 2.16 in^2. The user input reinforcement…
  • RAM Concept, RAM SS, and RAM Elements - ACI 318-19

    Are there plans to include ACI 318-19 provisions in any upcoming releases for the RAM programs? If so, is there an ETA on this? Our AHJ will be adopting IBC 2021 in a few months, but we need to have the ability to start designing concrete structures in…
  • Ram Concept - Implementation of ACI 318 18.9.3.3

    ACI 318 18.9.3.3 includes an equation to calculate minimum reinforcement by the maximum gross cross-sectional area in two orthogonal directions. Is this implemented in RAM Concept? I could not verify that it is and could not find a code reference indicating…
  • RAM Concept - Code Span Detailing Rules

    The Concept Manual states under section 53.1.3 that for PT Beams, One-Way Slabs, and Two-Way Slabs ACI 318 18.9.4.2 and 18.9.4.1 is implemented. It is not clear if ACI 318 chapter 12 code provisions are also implemented per 18.9.4.3 since it is not explicitly…
  • reinforcement of concrete element

    hello. the staad asing the reinforcemen steel with the charge combination most automatic critic? or how can i do to asing the charge combination most critic? since you are giving me the reinforcemen steel in some columns with load 1 and load 1 is…