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  • Dowels

    I have a slab connected by dowels. What properties in the dowel mimicking slab element do i need to reduce to 0.001 to mimic DSDQ dowels please. I have modelled 50mm x 50mm x 50mm dowels in concrete and need to change kFs/kFr/kMrs etc
  • Combined footing tutorials

    Hello Everyone Please share with me the tutorials about a combined footings
  • ERROR: NO REFERENCE LOAD CASE OF TYPE MASS/GRIVITY/DEAD/LIVE IS DEFINED FOR MASS MODELING.

    I tried it quite times looking at responses here still I could not resolved it can any one help me with ? and check in the file as I shared it here. 5807.TK_STR.STD
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Dummy beam

    Hello Everyone. I create a dummy beam with density=0 and E=0 (Figure.1) then I assign the beam (Figure.2) then Staad Error occurs( ***ERROR*** MATERIAL NAME MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY BLANK SPACE )(Figure.3), What is the solution?
  • Can I Reduce Development length of bars in the beam by using RCDC

    Hello Everyone How can I reduce the development length bars in the beam (Figure 1-1), I'm running to get a result like this beam (figure 2-1) Figure 1-1 Figure 2-1
  • Mton/Cm to Kn/m

    How do I change Mton/Cm to Kn/m
  • RAM needs to calculate emodied carbon!

    We are increasingly being asked to assess options on the basis of carbon intensity. It would save many engineers lots of time if RAM concept had the capability of calculating embodied carbon. It is a very simple addition - it could be done in much the…
  • how to get the loadings details in report????

    I have got my report, but there is no loading details like dead load, Wind loads and all... In report settings i have added Loadings, but its not showing.... Wt to do???? i want to see other load details. How to get that details?
  • Concrete Gravity Columns Subjected to ACI 318-14 Section 18.7.2?

    My model consists of beams & columns which are concrete and take gravity loads only, the project is SDC D and the shear walls take all the lateral load. When I run the concrete column analysis I get the following warning: Column section dimensions are…
  • RAM SS Concrete Beam Design Criteria

    I am having trouble telling RAM where to put a secondary layer of longitudinal reinforcement. If I assign a different value to 2 Layers in the Beam Criteria it appears to assign my values under 2 Layers just to my top bars. I have attached a screen cap…
  • RAM Concrete Node Tolerance Error

    Hi, I'm running a model of a concrete podium structure and seem to be running into a "node tolerance error". The exact text is: "Tolerance error at coordinates (x,y,z). Check if all members at this coordinate are aligned." The given coordinates lie…
  • Ram Concrete: Analyze Error 4

    Hello, I am trying to model a 3 story concrete structure. When I try to run the gravity analysis in RAM Concrete module, i get the following error: "Gravity load computation error on floor Podium and diaphragm 1. Please check gravity loads on slab decks…
  • More STAAD & RAM online classes in January

    Classes are scheduled in United States – Eastern time, unless otherwise noted. Use a Time Zone Converter to determine your local start time. STAAD Generating Seismic Loads Jan. 20, 2016 Karimu Rashad Generating Wind Loads Jan. 20, 2016 Karimu…
  • New Classes for a New Year!

    These are the virtual classes offered through January 15 to help you get your structural learning on solid ground. Click the links here for a complete listing of STAAD classes in January or RAM classes in January. RAM: Modeling Steel Buildings Jan.…
  • RAM Virtual Classes for December 1-15.

    Classes are scheduled in United States – Eastern time unless otherwise noted. Use a Time Zone Converter to determine your local start time. RAM Structural System - RAM Concrete & RAM Frame Fundamentals Dec. 01-02, 2015 Ann Marie Garko-Hill Designing…
  • Here's your RAM virtual class schedule for November 1-15

    This period's classes take a closer look at designing gravity steel beams & columns; concrete slab design & modeling; and connections. Designing Gravity Steel Beams Nov. 03, 2015 AnnMarie Garko-Hill Designing Gravity Steel Columns Nov. 03, 2015…
  • October virtual classes for STAAD and RAM begin next week.

    The following classes are scheduled through October 15. Visit, http://pages.info.bentley.com/learning/ Class now include Product Version information, making it easier to find what you need! STAAD Performing a Modal Response Spectrum Analysis V8i…
  • RAM RC Column Design - link spacing

    I'm currently designing a multi-storey RC frame in RAM Concrete and I've noticed a puzzling aspect of how RAM spaces the shear links if using UK codes. I have for aesthetic reasons rectangular columns with the width in the order of 250mm - 350mm with…
  • More RAM and STAAD virtual classes scheduled through Sept. 30

    RAM Modeling Post-Tensioned Tendons Sep. 15, 2015 Ann Marie Garko-Hill Designing Post-Tensioned Concrete Slabs Sep. 15, 2015 Ann Marie Garko-Hill Designing Connections with RAM Connection and RAM Structural System Sep. 22, 2015 Ann Marie Garko-Hill…
  • RAM Classes for July 2015. Live. Interactive. Online.

    All scheduled classes are listed in United States Eastern Time. Use this time converter to identify your local start time. Modeling Steel Buildings July 08, 2015 11:00am – 1:00pm Modeling Concrete Buildings July 08, 2015 1:00pm – 3:00pm Designing…
  • Column Design Verification - AS3600-09 (RAM Concrete)

    Overview The purpose of this example is to verify the concrete column design in RAM Structural System for the Australian standard AS3600-09. This example is based on the simple column and beam frame shown in Figures 1 through 3. The column under consideration…
  • RAM Concrete and EC2 Notional Inclination of a Structure

    Hello, Eurocode 2 requires the designer to consider the performance of the frame through the application of a notional inclination of the frame under gravity actions. This is not dissimilar to the notional horizontal force principal in BS8110. RAM…
  • "Free Form" Modeling in RAM Structural System V14.03

    by Josh Taylor Solutions Discussed: Modeling of Concrete-Framed Buildings Products Discussed: RAM Structural System V8i, SELECTseries 3, V14.03 For some building structures, particularly concrete structures utilizing two-way slab action, the…
  • Long Term Deflections RAM Concept

    When looking at the long term deflections in RAM Concept, not using the Long Term Load History calculations. I check the Service Design rule set and under Section analysis, I check the selector called Long Term Deflection, This appears to take the elastic…