I am using RAM Connection for a base plate. The base plate has both uplift and shear concurrently. I was looking to see how the interaction of tension and shear was done on the weld and cannot figure out what RAM is doing to calculate the demand.
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You are correct. A +ve value of Bend-Z represents bending compression and -ve value represents bending tension.
The Axial column in the same table represents both axial tension/compression. A positive value represents compression and negative value…