As shown in the image above, a project we have has steel beams connected to concrete columns. Based on geometry alone there should be a moment applied to the column during design in the Concrete module. Added to this, the red beam on the left has a gravity…

Hi, I'm running a ASCE 7-10 Response Spectra load case in RAM Frame for a concrete moment frame project. When designing the moment frame beams in RAM Concrete I've noticed that a very small number of them seem to have very atypical moment diagrams,…

https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/158562/ram-concrete-vs-frame-forces-for-columns-not-matching I understand that the analysis methods are different between the two modules, however the difference in axial gravity…

Hi, I am getting confusing results for an 18x18 column with f'c=5ksi reinforced with 8-#8 (3x1) and #4 ties @ 12" spacing. The column is modeled in two segments: the first segment spans to a mezzanine floor level; the second segment then spans to the…

I have 3 levels of a concrete two way slab that gets transferred onto steel as shown in the image below. when I look at RAM concrete column design forces I get an axial load of (379 kip). When I look at the same concrete column in RAM frame the forces…

How to activate the special concrete wall feature in Ram E.? How to add special boundary and end flanges to a concrete wall in RAM Concrete? Regards.. Hazim

I have been doing some extensive reading on these forums and in the help but still don't have clarity, so please help me with a few questions: I am modeling a 4 story reinforced concrete moment frame in RAM and then will export the model to RCDC (Advanced…

I am using RAM SS to evaluate concrete shear walls in an existing building to determine the feasibility of a vertical expansion. All shear walls are 12" thick. Typical single-direction shear walls have 24" X 24" boundary elements on their ends. Boundary…

I have got my report, but there is no loading details like dead load, Wind loads and all... In report settings i have added Loadings, but its not showing.... Wt to do???? i want to see other load details. How to get that details?

Which modules within RAM Structural System use reduced live loads (if reducible live loads are applied)? Is live load reduction performed for the Post-Processing -> Foundation Loads -> Gravity from RAM Steel Reports? Is live load reduction performed…

Does anyone know if/how you can model bundles of rebar in RAM Structural System? Currently I'm only seeing the equal spacing method for placing rebar within the concrete columns, but this is overly conservative when considering the bending stress in the…

This is an open question to those who design to the standards of AS3600. What are your feelings on the 2009 version of the code and how it compares to 2001?

Hi all, this post is almost entirely directed at the Bentley folks, because I want to make sure that RAM SS has been updated to take into account the cracked section factor on slabs as I would assume. From previous emails with Bentley I was informed that…

I was wondering if RAM SS in either RAM Concrete or RAM Frame can calculate the stability index as noted in ACI 318-08 equation 10-10? If the program cannot calculate the stability index is their a procedure of how to get the variables that are required…

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