I am working on a two story steel building and am experiencing issues with the beam optimization. RAM is currently using a loading combination for some beams, displayed below, that is not the maximum loading so the beams are designed too small. Instead…

Hi, I have a building with two orthogonal braced frame intersecting, which makes one of the column forms both lateral system in the orthogonal direction. Per ASCE 7-10, section 12.5.3.a, Orthogonal Combination Procedure shall apply (see figure 1 below…