RAM Structural System Learning Resources
RAM Structural System provides a complete solution for analysis, design, drafting, and documentation for steel and concrete buildings, foundations, and individual structural components in compliance with a variety of US and international design building…
RSS - Designing Gravity Steel Members
Learn how to model slabs and gravity loads in RAM Structural System.
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RAM Steel Beam - Fatal Error for "Illegal Framing Configuration..."
In RAM Steel Beam, I get Fatal Error for "Illegal Framing Configuration or Missing Slab Edge Detected for a Wall" related to one of the walls of my elevator enclosure. I have deleted the walls and redrawn them; confirming that their nodes match. I have…
RAM Structural System - Load Distribution on Lateral Walls
In RAM SS, how does the program distributes the lateral load (seismic and wind) in a rigid and non-rigid diaphragm? What are the differences in outcome with the different diaphragm types specified?
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Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)
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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…
RAM Structural System Defaults Transfer Between Computers
We've been using RAM since the 1990's. In the past, I kept our settings consistent from station to station and when we bought new computers by copying the RamIS.ini file from one computer to the next. When we upgraded to all new Windows 10 workstations…
Point loads acting on incorrect beam/Modeler not matching beam/joist module
This is the first time this has happened to me, but point loads that I placed on a beam in the RAM modeler are not acting on that beam when checked in the beam/joist module. However, they are acting on a different beam along the same construction grid…
RAM SS - Modules Overview
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RAM Structural System
Version(s):
All
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Area:
General; Licensing
What do the various Modules in RAM SS do?
The RAM Structural System is powerful and versatile special purpose…