• Instabilities in Model (After Latest Update)

    Brought this issue up previously but wanted to see if anyone else is having the same issue. Figured it'd be worth posting on here just in case. We’ve had a few cases in our office with folks who have upgraded to the most recent RAM Elements version…
  • INSTABILITY WARNING

    I was modeling a retaining wall. the warnings are coming like ***WARNING - INSTABILITY AT JOINT 193 DIRECTION = FX PROBABLE CAUSE SINGULAR-ADDING WEAK SPRING K-MATRIX DIAG= 5.3254882E+04 L-MATRIX DIAG= 2.3508619E-08 EQN NO 1129 ***NOTE - VERY WEAK SPRING…
  • Instability at a Joint in the MZ direction

    Hello, I was carrying out an analysis for a frame and was informed of instability at a joint. Although i have two pinned joints in 3D model space , i have included releases to take care of out of plane moments and torsion on the top beam. However, the…
  • Slab Opening Creating Instability

    I am modeling a bearing wall building with concrete cores as the lateral system. When I run ram frame, gravity load only with P-Delta effects ignored I get an instability warning at level 1, right in the center of a stair core. If I delete the stair core…
  • Instability warning after applying Floor Diaphragm

    after applying floor diaphragm I am getting instability warning at mater joints please check my model and tell how to remove this warning 2061.major1 Wind.STD
  • Unstable Structure Detected

    Hello, When running my model, the message below appeared on my screen. It warned me that an instability was found at a rigid diaphragm defined in my model for RZ. It told me to check the elements attached to this diaphragm or check PDelta Effects…
  • ERROR Staad detect instabilities as excessive loss of significant digits ?

    I'm currently experiencing instability errors in my Staad model for a concrete slab. ***WARNING - INSTABILITY AT JOINT 2244 DIRECTION =MY ***NOTE - VERY WEAK SPRING ADDED FOR STABILITY ** NOTE** STAAD DETECTS INSTABILITIES AS EXCESSIVE LOSS OF…
  • RE: HELP!

    A modified file is attached. STAAD TRUSS changed to STAAD SPACE. TRUSS specification assigned to the braces. 1884.Structure1.std
  • RE: Resolve warning "Zero Stiffness in Direction... at Joint... Eqn. No..."

    Please refer to the following FAQ http://communities.bentley.com/products/structural/structural_analysis___design/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/2046