• RAM Structural System - Load Distribution on Lateral Walls

    In RAM SS, how does the program distributes the lateral load (seismic and wind) in a rigid and non-rigid diaphragm? What are the differences in outcome with the different diaphragm types specified? My problem: In the picture below, I am showing a…
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Point loads acting on incorrect beam/Modeler not matching beam/joist module

    This is the first time this has happened to me, but point loads that I placed on a beam in the RAM modeler are not acting on that beam when checked in the beam/joist module. However, they are acting on a different beam along the same construction grid…
  • Two Slab openings

    Hello, Is there a way to model two openings on both sides of a beam in RAM Modeler? The overhang of the slab is 10 inches. On the figure, the beam number is shown.