Hi, I am modelling a beam with a change of deck along the length of the beam (half of the beam has a W2+3.5" verco deck, and the other half has a W2+2" deck). I read this response: Effects of Changing Deck Type - RAM | STAAD | ADINA Wiki - RAM | STAAD…

Can we check the composite design using the IS 800:2007 in RAM SS? Is there any alternative or interpolation of design which can be done to this exercise ?

I am new to RAMSS but have used many other design software to design composite beams. RAMSS seems to be giving me design errors and also not following my design conditions for the composite beam design (please see the screenshot below). The high level…

When designing composite steel girders, does RAM Steel Beam consider the self-weight of beams supported by the girder and the line loads on those beams as non-composite loads or post composite loads?

Looking at the reports for a typical composite beam in RAM Structural System, I am seeing that RAM outputs I-effective (Ieff) and I-transformed (Itr) that are different from those listed in AISC Table 3-20 (Lower Bound Elastic Moment of Inertia for Plastic…

Hi, If the stud criteria is set to use uniform distribution, how does RAM treat a cantilever? Are the required number of studs assumed to be on the main span only or the full span including the cantilever? For example, a 20 ft main span and 5 ft cant…