• RAM Connection Base Plate Anchor Bolt Force Distribution

    Why is it that in RAM Connection, Base Plate module, fixed biaxial, that tensile loads in anchor bolts aren't distributed based on their location to the load application point? For example, if I have a column with a 2x2 anchor bolt layout, with one of…
  • RAM Connection Anchor Bolt Checks

    In RAM Connections, can anchor bolts be checked for combined shear and tension per AISC DG 1 which considers bending in the bolts due to shear when oversized holes and welded washers are used? I see that the software currently calculates these per ACI…
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Mton/Cm to Kn/m

    How do I change Mton/Cm to Kn/m
  • Error when importing from RAM Frame to RAM Connection

    Hello, I received this message when I went to import my RAM Frame analysis to RAM Connection. I noticed that my load combinations did not appear in RAM Connection, and I was puzzled why. I found that I could generate my loads, but my base plate design…
  • floor load

    Dear sir, In attached stad file .I am applying the dead load 2kn/m2 as floor load. 1.somewhere i am attaching two secondary beams with primary beams with the same node.is this load distributed all over the area same as 2kn/m2 or where i am having…
  • UC Ratio problem

    warehouse.zip wind calculation also in that folder.... try to fix this probem guys
  • how to get the loadings details in report????

    I have got my report, but there is no loading details like dead load, Wind loads and all... In report settings i have added Loadings, but its not showing.... Wt to do???? i want to see other load details. How to get that details?
  • RAM Structural Systems - Bundled Rebar in Concrete Columns

    Does anyone know if/how you can model bundles of rebar in RAM Structural System? Currently I'm only seeing the equal spacing method for placing rebar within the concrete columns, but this is overly conservative when considering the bending stress in the…
  • RAM Connection Baseplate won't design

    I opened a fully analyzed .rss file in RAM Connection. I selected one of the foundation nodes for baseplate design. So far it has been running for 75 minutes and still has no design. Is this a program issue or a user issue.
  • Ram Elements Ver 11.0 - OpenRETM™

    Has anyone seen the manual for the new OpenRETM file format? Is it a format that will allow me to bypass the graphical user interface to build a structure? RAM Elements V11.0 Release Notes OpenRETM™ The new OpenRETM™ is a file format that allows…