• RE: RAM Concrete beam not being loaded by slab

    If part of the floor slab at that level is two-way, then the whole thing gets meshed and that could cause the behavior you describe. More on two-way slabs here:
  • Bottom and top of column member forces do not match

    I've built a 3 story RAM SS model with steel columns pinned at the base, and concrete piers (modeled as concrete columns) pinned at the top. When running a report on the member forces of each, the loads at the bottom of one do not match with the loads…