• Side face blowout for group of anchors in tension RAM Connection

    Hi! I am having some issues with the calculations for side-face blowoutfor a group of anchors. I have that base plate. A 650x650 mm pedestal, and a 470x470 base plate with 8 anchors. (I don´t know why, but i can´t upload images right now) …
  • Design of Hollow Octagonal Steel Poles. Is it Required to use of Rigid Inplane Rotation Command

    Design of Hollow Octagonal Steel Poles. We have modeled 15 m high vertical steel pole using Finite Plate Elements. The Hollow Steel Pole is connected to Base Plate fixed on a Concrete Pedestal with Four No. of Bolts with Self Weight and Wind Loads applied…
  • RE: STAAD.Pro and RAM.Connection - base plate

    Some tips for using Ram Connection within STAAD.pro are here . Make sure the column is plumb (up and down), has a valid shape and material, and that no other members are connected to the base node. Where braces are connected, they need to be defined…