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…

After revising a previously working model to add point loads, RAM Concept no longer shows required reinforcing anywhere in the slab. While troubleshooting, I compared design strip moment/shear demands to the original model and found them to be similar…

I am designing a basement mat foundation and found a discrepancy between the bottom reinforcement that RAM recommends. There are significantly more bottom bars provided by the reinforcement layer (figure 1) than the design status layer (figure 2). However…

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…

Concept is providing a "Performance" warning upon running analysis, stating that there are "Too many user bars to detail". The strips are 320' long and are supposed to have #5@14" perpendicular to the 320' length (about 275 bars). Does this warning just…

Hi, I've come across this particular issue a number of times but have never had RAM specify this much shear reinforcement before - see snapshots below. This is a one-way slab and band beam system so wouldn't be expecting shear ties in the beam like…

RAM Concept CONNECT Edition v8 introduced grouping of parametric tendons and profile polylines. After trying it out, I was very impressed with this feature as it will help our engineering team reduce the amount of time we spend on designs while reducing…

Hello everyone, I use the Ram concept software to design the flat slabs by adding the PT required when the tensile strength exceeds the allowed value. However, recently, I found that it can be reduced by adding the reinforcement required. I can…

Hi all, Just a quick question about the span detailing which I have never quite understood. Why is it that the design strips' span detailer produces more reinforcement? I understand that the overall quantity will increase, as the lengths of bars…

Good Evening All, I have two questions for you today. I know this has come up in the past with regards ISM data exchange between RAM Concept and Autodesk Revit but I have not heard any updates from Bentley or any other sources since so I figure it…

Hi, From reading elsewhere on the internet, I understand that reinforcement and tendons are currently not supported in the transfer from RAM Concept via an ISM repository. Is this correct and if so at what date will the ability be available? Thanks…

Following the release of ISM Version 5.0 in September, I have noticed that the last update for the ISM Capabilities and Limitations page was in June of this year and therefore I presume that it does not reflect the capabilities and limitations for ISM…