• Vibration analysis in Ram Concept

    Hi all, I have two questions about vibration analysis using RAM Concept. How can I know whether the vibration analysis is performed on a "cracked" or "uncracked" models. And also, do I have control over that? I ask this question because I am doing…
  • RE: Cracked Properties for shear walls

    You can define a new material with properties similar to concrete but with E value factored by the reduction factor as prescribed by ACI for walls. Assign the material to the surface elements to account for the cracked sections. Same applies for slabs…
  • RE: Identify cracked elements in RAM Concept

    Regretfully, there is no way to plot the final cracked factors of the elements in a Ram Concept run after the Load History analysis. It's been suggested a time or two so I'll pass along your request. You can plot an effective curvature ratio for strips…