Hi, Based on NBCC 2015 4.1.8.11 4) single storey buildings with steel or wood deck as diaphragms can have a higher fundamental period compared to 4.1.8.11 3) as seen in the snap below. However, in the current RAM frame the Ta is only based on clause…

Dear Bentley members, I have tried Plate model in Midas Gen and staad pro, In Midas there was one option called Cutting line diagram for understanding the Plate bending diagram, Similarly is there any tool in Staad pro?. Or any method for understanding…

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…

Hello Everyone. I create a dummy beam with density=0 and E=0 (Figure.1) then I assign the beam (Figure.2) then Staad Error occurs( ***ERROR*** MATERIAL NAME MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY BLANK SPACE )(Figure.3), What is the solution?

How to create a cantilever slab without beams in the Physical modeler in STAAD connect edition?

Hello, I've modeled some load bearing walls (CFMF stud walls in reality but modeled as concrete walls with an equivalent thickness to capture weight) which support a metal deck (concrete topped) for several typical levels. These load bearing walls are…

How do I change Mton/Cm to Kn/m

Dear Team, How to start learning Openstaad from scratch level to advance level for automation of steel design , do we have any complete tutorials in bentley or any other videos comfort content is available . which programming language is usefull for…

Hello, I received this message when I went to import my RAM Frame analysis to RAM Connection. I noticed that my load combinations did not appear in RAM Connection, and I was puzzled why. I found that I could generate my loads, but my base plate design…

Hey I have a situation where column is outside defined slab edge? What are the implications of this? Please see pic below:

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…

warehouse.zip wind calculation also in that folder.... try to fix this probem guys

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?

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…

Panel Zone shear Vpz is determined. It is reduced by "Vc". I can find no discussion of this variable in any manual or in any post on this site. I have made a few attempts to recreate this assuming that it is shear in the column, but have had little luck…

Hi everyone, I have been using RAM Steel Column in the CSA S16 for the design of some WWF sections (required due to limits on column dimensions and our high loading) and are finding the Cr values (Compressive Resistance) calculated using RAM Steel…

Has anyone seen the manual for the new OpenRETM file format? Is it a format that will allow me to bypass the graphical user interface to build a structure? RAM Elements V11.0 Release Notes OpenRETM™ The new OpenRETM™ is a file format that allows…

I opened a fully analyzed .rss file in RAM Connection. I selected one of the foundation nodes for baseplate design. So far it has been running for 75 minutes and still has no design. Is this a program issue or a user issue.

I am using RAM Structural for a building that has dozens of different Surface loads, Line loads, and Point Loads. I have all of the various loadings tabulated in an Exel file. It is my understanding that with Data Access, there should be a way for me…

I was wondering if there is any literature on the best way to approach the design of a simple four sided moment frame building using RAM Structural System? Thanks, Scott

If you work with CIS/2 files in your structural project workflow, you may find a new article in the Wiki helpful. It describes a free tool available from NIST to view a CIS/2 3D model in a web browser. Viewing CIS/2 FIles Steve

Is there any way to go about loading the structure with thermal loads in RAM Structural System? Currently we have two buildings that are seperated by a very small expansion joint and we are going to join them, however we would like to see what effect…