Is there a way to check the Φ factor used for shear in mat foundation design in Ram Concept? Since the mat foundation is part of a special SFRS, the Φ-value should be 0.60 if the shear strength of the member is less than the corresponding development…

I am designing a mat slab that will have a single layer of reinforcing. I have followed the advice on the FAQ page, but am getting an error with my design strips that the reinforcement has too much cover. I am trying to center the reinforcement in the…

When checking punching shear capacity of isolated and mat foundation by hand, we calculate the shear Vu as column load minus the force due to soil pressure on the area within the critical perimeter (This is allowed in ACI, EUROCODE, etc...). This will…

Hi - in many of the tutorials and manuals for ram concept I see that they don’t normally recommend modeling the shear walls above the mat (in a concrete core wall building for example), however these elements have a significant impact on the strength…

I've imported the core base mat foundation in to RAM concept and modelled the supporting Piles as Point spring supports. When inputting the bottom reinforcement (H25@150 c/c in both directions) I am getting the need for additional bars within the foundation…

Hello, Please how does Ram concept interpret horizontal line loads? I modelled 2 shear walls between three columns has shown below and I applied 2 different horizontal line loads at different elevations. I would expect the horizontal line loads to cause…

Hello, Please how does ram concept treat seismic load combinations with "E" term? For instance in the design of mat foundation, if I have ultimate seismic east Loading and ultimate seismic north loading both defined in the model, are both loadings considered…

Please how can I see/view the controlling load combination for strength design in Ram Concept? I designed a Mat slab that is supporting a shear wall and I included ultimate seismic east load then I added the load combination 1.27D + L+ E. I will like…

Hello, Please how does RAM concept interpret lateral line loads? I am trying to design a mat foundation with shear wall support above. The shear wall resists lateral loads. In the line loads properties there is a box for elevation, what elevation is this…

Hi All, Can there be a special literature/document or webinar from RAM Concept on the application of lateral loads and how to apply load combinations with various key load factor. Information in manual is insufficient and somewhere this is not explained…

Hello Everyone, RAM Concept Novice here. I was curious as to in what ways are the Design Span and Design Section different while designing a Mat Foundation. Can we use both these options alternatively or am I missing something? Thanks, Anil

Hi everyone. I am fairly new to RAM. I was trying to export my mat foundation from RAM SS to RAM concept. I checked everything to be exported to RAM concept including columns, beams, loads, etc. However, my column does not seem to appear in RAM concept…