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    RAM Concept

    Structural analysis and design of slabs

    RAM Concept is a software application for the structural analysis and design of conventionally reinforced and post-tensioned concrete floors, mats, and rafts. RAM Concept contains an advanced feature set that allows for the design of a wide variety of floor systems including post-tensioned, reinforced concrete and hybrid systems, elevated slabs and mat/raft foundations, one-way slabs, two-way slabs, beams, and joist systems.

    Historically, the vast majority of concrete floors have been analyzed by approximating a region of a slab as a frame (or design strip), and then analyzing the frame/strip using variations of conventional frame or moment distribution analysis techniques. There are two limitations to this approach. First, in irregular structures, the approximation of the real structure into a frame model could be grossly inaccurate and designing with the analysis results might not even satisfy equilibrium requirements in the real structure. The second limitation is that even in regular structures with regular loadings, the frame analysis approximates the slab/column interaction and provides no information regarding the distribution of forces across the design strip.

    RAM Concept enables the engineer to design post-tensioned and reinforced concrete slabs by using a finite element model of the entire slab. RAM Concept can predict the elastic behavior of a slab much more accurately than frame models. In addition, the finite element method guarantees that the analysis satisfies all equilibrium.

    Visit the RAM Concept product Page for additional information on this product.

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    Access all of the RAM Concept training materials, including on-demand videos and training workbooks/datasets, by visiting the RAM Concept Learning Resources on Bentley Communities. Learning resources are available for the following workflows:

    • Modeling Slab Systems in RAM Concept
    • Designing Concrete Slabs in RAM Concept
    • Designing Post-Tensioned Concrete Slabs in RAM Concept

    For additional on-demand content, subscribe to the BentleyStructural channel on YouTube.

    Download

    You can download the latest version of RAM Concept from Bentley's Fulfillment Center.

    RAM Concept is available under a Structural Enterprise License. Learn more.

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