• Composite Steel Beam Uniform Stud Placement on Cantilever

    Hi, If the stud criteria is set to use uniform distribution, how does RAM treat a cantilever? Are the required number of studs assumed to be on the main span only or the full span including the cantilever? For example, a 20 ft main span and 5 ft cant…
  • Studs keep disappearing from composite deck design

    I have been working on a composite deck design for several months. The building has passed permit and is about to be issued for construction. So far, I have had no problems with it. All beam designs were locked so any changes to the design due to architectural…
  • RAM composite - 1 stud per foot

    Is it possible to set RAM Structural System to only use 1 stud per foot? I know you can set the maximum spacing (and I have set it to 12") but is there a way to set the minimum spacing? My company has an internal policy to only use 1 stud per foot for…