• RAM Structural System - Beam Moment Discrepancy Between Results and Diagrams

    Hey all, I have a question about the view diagrams tab in RAM Structural System's "Steel Beam / Joist Module". If I go to View Update and select a beam, the moment listed under "View Results" for the 1.4DL case is given as 114.3 kip-ft , but if I go to…
  • SteelBeamResults not exporting?

    To whom it may concern, Per the RAM SS v17.04 release notes ( RAM SS v17.04 Release Notes ), the SteelBeamResults tab cannot be exported if there is a horizontal brace in the model. I do not model horizontal braces in RAM SS, and the following models…
  • Side plate used as beam reinforcement

    Hello, Please advise if this type of beam reinforcement can be done in STAAD. Thank you,
  • Steel Beams to Lateral Concrete Columns

    As shown in the image above, a project we have has steel beams connected to concrete columns. Based on geometry alone there should be a moment applied to the column during design in the Concrete module. Added to this, the red beam on the left has a gravity…
  • Steel Beam with Opening Failing but Report & Interaction is OK

    Hello, Someone in our office has a building model and has been checking beams with web openings. On one beam in particular, the report does not indicate the beam is failing, but the view update and heat map both show D/C ratio is exceeded. I deleted…
  • 2Ws Steel Section

    Is there a way to make a user defined double steel section? Basically two W-shaped steel section side by side welded together? In RAM elements there is an available section type for such a section called 2Ws but I am not sure if RAM SS has the same. I…
  • RAM Steel Beam Module requested feature

    2 requests here for functionality in RAM Structural System's steel beam module: An undo function like the Modeler module has (and almost every other program). I don't know about about anyone else, but I have made a mistake once or twice... The Measure…
  • RE: Composite Deck

    Composite Deck can only consist of Steel beams and a concrete slab. The beam cannot be concrete.
  • Error where RAM Steel Beam requires Sbeam version 4.0 or higher to export to Sbeam; I have Sbeam version 5.01.

    I get the error "This features [typo] requires RAM SBeam Version 4.0 or Higher to be installed" whenever I use process->export to Sbeam and click on a beam in the RAM Steel Beam/Joist Module. The module is version 15.02.00.000, and I have RAM Sbeam version…