Future Consideration

RAM Concept Punching Shear

Allow the user to input a maximum USR limit so the program will design the stud rails if it exceeds your limit. On almost every slab I do I have locations where the USR is ~0.99 and no stud rails are designed. This can be easily overlooked and produce a condition on the theoretical edge of sudden brittle failure if it gets built this way. Additionally it would be very useful if the user could input stud rail configurations for the program to check at specific locations instead of relying on what the program designs.

  • I think what might work better is some user specified adjustment factors to the allowable stresses (Vc, Vs). Then we could accommodate some past requests like these: 
    Enhancement 619498: ACI 421 (421R) punching shear limits for seismic resistance (or user specified limit on Vc)
    Enhancement 125175: Expanded punching shear options for ACI codes 318-08, 318-11