• Bolted Beam Splice Connection

    Below is an image of a bolted beam splice connection that I'm working on. RAM Connection considers the eccentricity of the bolt group to be 3.125in and the coefficient for eccentrically loaded bolt groups to be 8. I believe that the eccentricity…
  • RAM Connection in Staad - Bolt shear ratio in beam-girder single plate connections

    Hi Everyone! I am trying to verify a beam-girder single plate connection: I don´t understand why RAM Connection considers this: I understand that it calculates the bolt group capacity as the product of one boly shear capacity by the coeficient…