• Integrate Wood Design in Ram SS

    Can Bentley add functionality to the Ram SS for the design of wood framing? Similar to steel beams and columns, it would seem to be a small jump to take the design forces that Ram is already capable of calculating and performing code checks against the…

  • RAM Concrete two-way slab to wall fixity

    What is the out of plane bending fixity between a 2-way concrete slab and a concrete wall in RAM Concrete. Likewise, what is the fixity in RAM Frame? Does it change if the wall is gravity member vs lateral member. Is there somewhere in the manual that…

  • HI, everyone can anyone help me to solve about how to apply loads roof if we have 113Kn? thanks 4 all.

    STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 30-Nov-22 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT MMS KN JOINT COORDINATES 55 468.544 16072.7 192.577; 73 507.061 16072.7 -1.061; 107 358.857 16072.7 356.735; 152 7609.76 14763.6 -1.061; 153 467.483 16072…

  • SteelBeamResults not exporting?

    To whom it may concern, Per the RAM SS v17.04 release notes ( RAM SS v17.04 Release Notes ), the SteelBeamResults tab cannot be exported if there is a horizontal brace in the model. I do not model horizontal braces in RAM SS, and the following models…

  • HI, everyone can anybody help me to create frame for storge oil tank without support (fixed, pinned, foundation,.............etc), because we have crane carry up this frame, so weight of the model will go above cuz crane, need strong designer to solve...

    STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 19-Nov-22 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT MMS KN JOINT COORDINATES 12 14700 6850 0; 13 19450 6850 0; 14 27450 6850 0; 15 30101 6850 0; 16 14700 6850 4200; 17 19450 6850 4200; 18 27450 6850 4200;…

  • RAM Structural System steel table - outdated ramcan section sizes

    Hello, I'm running RAM SS version 17.02.01.23 SES and the Canadian section sizes do not match what is available from CISC. Where do ramcan sizes come from and what date were they last updated? Is it possible that I have an old version of the ramcan…

  • Error in Polygon intersection. Not able to see the Structure in Modeler (wall data corruption)

    I'm working on a new model. I was going through the process of cleaning the structure, using the Data Check function to find unsupported elements. When I went back to the modeler after one of the iterations I was unable to see any structure in any of…

  • RAM Structural System - Unstable Structure - P-Delta Analysis

    Hi, I am modeling a three-story steel Buckling Restrained Brace Frame structure in RAM Structural System. I have added spread and combined footing at the foundation level which is the base level. The second floor level has composite steel framing…

  • Sort Concrete Beam Section Property Data in RAM Modeler

    Please add the ability to sort both the section property catalogue and the assign sizes dialogue in RAM Modeler for more efficient workflow. On concrete buildings, as the design and detailing progresses, we get quite a list of concrete beam sizes in…

  • Wind Surface Loads Bypassing Interior diaphragms

    It is my understanding that wind loads in RAM Frame are distributed vertically between each diaphragm. However, I have a multistory structure that is encased with a curtain wall between the ground floor and roof that distributes wind load vertically from…

  • Ability to move end points of Line Load

    Similar to having handles on area loads, the ability to graphically move line (and point) loads would be really really helpful.

  • RAMSS - Specify Joist Self Weights

    Joist self weights are not included in the analysis by default due to varying manufacturer SWs, but you could allow us to specify a self weight in the beam module under the criteria/joists menu.

  • RAMSS to RAM Connection Loads

    What loads are exported from RAMSS to RAM Connection? What load combinations are exported?

  • Ability to cancel report printing in RAMSS

    Some reports are long and take a while to load. It would be nice to have the ability to terminate the report loading/printing process.

  • RAMSS - Construction Grid Parallel to Wall/Beam on a Diagonal

    I can't seem to place a construction grid parallel to a diagonal / skewed wall/beam. Is this possible? Thanks!

  • Modeling Slopped Roofs and Impacts on Wind Design

    Lately I've been running into issues with my lateral analysis on a large, square steel framed building. The roof is an 1-1/2" metal deck that slopes in one direction and drops 10' over the length of the building, which I've modeled as a semirigid diaphragm…

  • Top tip for stopping RAM SS crashing when you try and update ISM model

    Just wasted 2 hours trying to solve a problem of why RAM kept crashing out whilst updating an ISM model to import into REVIT. As a last desperate attempt I decided to rename the RAM model file without any spaces and lo and behold it worked! I can…

  • RAM SS - Slabs At Different Elevations Framing Into Single Concrete Beam

    Greetings All, I am working on a RAM SS model for an existing building and I've come across the condition shown in the image: There is a low concrete slab framing into the bottom of a concrete beam and another concrete slab at a higher elevation…

  • RAMSS API - Beam Depth Restrictions

    Can you access the beam size restrictions via the API? Thanks, Alex

  • Live Load Reduction not Applied to RAM Reactions and in RCDC

    Hello again, I'm having some issues with the integration of RAM and RCDC. I am using the NBC of India. Is Live Load Reduction meant to be applied in RAM to the reactions? It does not appear to be incorporated in the reactions. It appears that…

  • Import Level and loading data from one RAMSS model into another RAMSS model

    Situation: I have a primary model (call it "model A") and in order to accelerate work on the project, I would like to delegate design of framing and input of loads to two engineers. Can I create a save as of "model A" (essentially duplicating the model…

  • How to get unbraced length for major and minor axis in RAM DataAccess

    For whatever reason the commands to get unbraced beam lengths are returning 0 for any beam I try. Any advice? I'm trying to print values from IBeam.dUnbracedLengthAxialLX, IBeam.dUnbracedLengthAxialLY, etc.Is there something I'm missing that must be…

  • Distribution of wind loads for building with intermediate floors

    I'm using RAM SS to design a building where we have raised slabs modeled due to a bridge framing into the building. I'm wondering if there are any special requirements in order to have RAM use the main floor diaphragms to calculate the tributary heights…

  • Deflection Along Length of Member

    Is there any way to extract/view the post composite deflections along the length of the member? Right now you can view the DL, LL, and total deflections from the "Diagrams" option in the Steel Beam Module or the maximum deflections via the "View Results…

  • Column on extended cantilever vs stub cantilever

    1) I have a column that is modeled on a extended cantilever and I have an error shown below. When the same column is modeled on a stub cantilever, the error does not show up. Could you explain what might be the reason? 2) Also, is it possible to…
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