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  • How to access RCPIER in LEAP

    To access RC-PIER in LEAP users just need to select the Substructure Tab in the Project and hit the Substructure button, as indicated by the red arrows in the screenshot below.
  • RCDC Failure

    Is there any article that would cite the meanings of the different failures in RCDC It is difficult to know which part of the member to adjust since calculation is not provided for failed members. Failures such as: TOP: BM-detailing Shear Det…
  • Odd reporting in RAM Concrete column design - Columns classed as hangers though they are not clause 3.8.1.3

    Just been interrogating the RC column design on my model and was confused to see that on some levels that a column has been classified as a "HANGER" rather than "SHORT" or "SLENDER" . I've checked my model and I have not modelled them as hanging columns…
  • SHEAR in RAM

    Dear RAM Concept crew, I would like to know how the shear design is done (not punching shear). I am using Eurocode 2. My question is: where is it checking the shear capacity? According to the EC it should be done at “d” distance from the edge of the…
  • STADD Pro Interactive RC Design crashes

    Interactiver RC Design crashes everytime when I try to open a previously saved file. It only opens up after a new file/project is analyzed. One I finish designing and save it and exit the program, I cannot open it again to review my designs. Can any…
  • STAAD Pro Analysis of a RC Slab

    I am modelling a concrete tank's base as a slab using plate elements. I am looking for the maximum positive and negative bending moments in the slab at the edges, and their locations and at the slab's centre. Can I get these values from STAAD? Should…