Bentley Success Factors Webinar: Modeling and Analysis of Diaphragms Webinar Q&A Webinar Date: October 2017 Webinar Description Building structure behavior in response to earthquake or wind is heavily dependent upon the nature, extent and stiffness…

Product(s): RAM Structural System Version(s): Any Environment: N/A Area: Analysis While shear walls are primarily a lateral force resisting system they also carry gravity loads including their self-weight…

Applies To Product: RAM Frame Analysis First Affected Version: Found in Version: 15.03.00 Fixed and Released in Version: 15.04.00 Area: Analysis Issue #: 642195 Problem…

Applies To Product(s): RAM Structural System Version(s): Any Environment: N/A Area: Analysis Subarea: N/A Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …

Product(s): RAM Frame, Ram Concrete Version(s): 13.00.00.00 or later Environment: N/A Area: Modeling Meshing and Segmentation in RAM Frame or Concrete General Lateral walls, 2-way decks and semi-rigid…

Applies To Product(s): STAAD.Pro Version(s): ALL Environment: ALL Area: STAAD.Pro Analysis Solution Subarea: Seismic Analysis Original Author: Bentley Technical Support…

Product(s): RAM Structural System; Ram Frame Version(s): All (V8i; CONNECT Edition) Environment: N/A Area: Analysis See Also RAM Frame - Semirigid Diaphragms

Product(s): RAM Structural System; Ram Frame Version(s): All Area: Analysis What diaphragm types are available? The diaphragm options in RAM Frame include: Rigid, Flexible/None, Pseudo-Flexible, and Semirigid. Technical…

Product(s): RAM Structural System; Ram Frame Version(s): All (V8i; CONNECT Edition) Area: Analysis How do I specify lateral loads? There are two kinds of lateral loads possible in RAM Structural System. The most common…

Product(s): RAM SS; Ram Frame; Ram Modeler Version(s): All (V8i, CONNECT Edition) Environment: All Area: Analysis; Results; Graphics How can I assign Frame Numbers? Frame numbers can be assigned in either…

Product(s): RAM Structural System; RAM Frame Version(s): Any Environment: N/A Area: Analysis Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Why do I get a warning about mass that's not associated…

Product(s): RAM Structural System; Ram Frame; Ram Elements; STAAD.pro Version(s): Any Area: Analysis Wall stiffness, height and the effect of a diaphragm constraint When a structure consists of walls (or frames) of…

Product(s): RAM Structural System Version(s): Any Environment: N/A Area: Analysis Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group What are pseudo-flexible diaphragms? Pseudo-flexible diaphragms…

Product(s): RAM Structural System Version(s): 13.00.00.00 or later Area: Analysis Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group What properties are used with meshed semirigid diaphragms? Semirigid diaphragms…

Product(s): RAM Structural System; Ram Frame; Ram Concrete Version(s): 14.00.00.00 or later Area: Analysis Use of Two way decks in RAM Structural System The table below clarifies how One way and Two way decks can…

Applies To Product(s): RAM Structural System Version(s): Any Area: Analysis; Reports How is the Building and Frame story shear calculated? When the program calculates the shear at a particular level, it…