RAM Elements V12.5.2 Release Notes

The following issues were addressed in RAM Elements V8i 12.05.02.28:

Beam Design

• Catastrophic failure when a concrete beam is selected

Concrete Column

• Fix graphics issue with the ties defined for column elements
• Fix column orientation

RAM Elements

• Crash when files opened from the welcome screen
• Fix validation of design load combinations
• Fix open old models due to concrete code
• Fix BS bar design error
• Error in Segment members in intersections tool
• Exclude model section and model material when save as ZIP model
• Fix reaction arrows drawing
• Unbraced lengths not being imported properly

Footing Design

• Fix footings demand for sloping columns
• Fix minimum reinforcements on footings

Masonry Wall

• Fix reinforcement deletion when changing data values
• Fix masonry wall seismic amplification factor for SD
• Fix out of plane deflections check in SD that were being done for design load combinations

Retaining Wall

• Fix active pressure coefficient calculation when seismic component is present

Tilt-up

• Add warning for cases when hoops are needed
• Fix wall levels when bottom panel is present

AISC 360-05 member design

• Fix discrepancy in the “INTERACTION EQUATION” results for RSS
• Fix member design for LTB
• Crash during the design of haunched section with AISC-10
• Error in the calculation of the LTB bending capacity of a single angle