• RAM Concrete crashes after updating member database

    More often than not, RAM Concrete stops responding after updating member database for an element. This seems to occur with all models that I am working on. I cannot save any modifications to concrete beam and column designs. Is there a fix or an update…
  • RAM Concrete Beam Warning

    I am getting the me ssage "attempted an unsupported operation" while accessing the design checks tab in the beam design criteria. What does this mean?
  • Beam Review RAM SS

    As a confirmation, the deflection checks run in the beam design section of RAM Concrete are verified against the deflections caused by the load combos applied in the RAM Concrete Beam module. As such the load combos should reflect serviceability and not…
  • RAM Concrete Beam Unusually High Shear

    I am working on a concrete structure with a couple of transfer levels. One of the transfer beams that I am using exhibits a shear of around 1400kips in the last 6" of it's span (within the support column). The transfer loads on the column are 105k and…
  • RAM Concrete Beam Fixity at Columns

    I am using RAM Concrete beam to design pan joists, and am having issues with two beam lines that are identical in loads, spans, tributary widths, etc. The only difference is that at the end supports of one beam line, the supports are concrete (gravity…