What is the out of plane bending fixity between a 2-way concrete slab and a concrete wall in RAM Concrete. Likewise, what is the fixity in RAM Frame? Does it change if the wall is gravity member vs lateral member. Is there somewhere in the manual that…

STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 30-Nov-22 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT MMS KN JOINT COORDINATES 55 468.544 16072.7 192.577; 73 507.061 16072.7 -1.061; 107 358.857 16072.7 356.735; 152 7609.76 14763.6 -1.061; 153 467.483 16072…

To whom it may concern, Per the RAM SS v17.04 release notes ( RAM SS v17.04 Release Notes ), the SteelBeamResults tab cannot be exported if there is a horizontal brace in the model. I do not model horizontal braces in RAM SS, and the following models…

STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 19-Nov-22 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT MMS KN JOINT COORDINATES 12 14700 6850 0; 13 19450 6850 0; 14 27450 6850 0; 15 30101 6850 0; 16 14700 6850 4200; 17 19450 6850 4200; 18 27450 6850 4200;…

Hello, I'm running RAM SS version 17.02.01.23 SES and the Canadian section sizes do not match what is available from CISC. Where do ramcan sizes come from and what date were they last updated? Is it possible that I have an old version of the ramcan…

I'm working on a new model. I was going through the process of cleaning the structure, using the Data Check function to find unsupported elements. When I went back to the modeler after one of the iterations I was unable to see any structure in any of…

Hi, I am modeling a three-story steel Buckling Restrained Brace Frame structure in RAM Structural System. I have added spread and combined footing at the foundation level which is the base level. The second floor level has composite steel framing…

What loads are exported from RAMSS to RAM Connection? What load combinations are exported?

I can't seem to place a construction grid parallel to a diagonal / skewed wall/beam. Is this possible? Thanks!

Lately I've been running into issues with my lateral analysis on a large, square steel framed building. The roof is an 1-1/2" metal deck that slopes in one direction and drops 10' over the length of the building, which I've modeled as a semirigid diaphragm…

Just wasted 2 hours trying to solve a problem of why RAM kept crashing out whilst updating an ISM model to import into REVIT. As a last desperate attempt I decided to rename the RAM model file without any spaces and lo and behold it worked! I can…

Greetings All, I am working on a RAM SS model for an existing building and I've come across the condition shown in the image: There is a low concrete slab framing into the bottom of a concrete beam and another concrete slab at a higher elevation…

Can you access the beam size restrictions via the API? Thanks, Alex

Hello again, I'm having some issues with the integration of RAM and RCDC. I am using the NBC of India. Is Live Load Reduction meant to be applied in RAM to the reactions? It does not appear to be incorporated in the reactions. It appears that…

Situation: I have a primary model (call it "model A") and in order to accelerate work on the project, I would like to delegate design of framing and input of loads to two engineers. Can I create a save as of "model A" (essentially duplicating the model…

For whatever reason the commands to get unbraced beam lengths are returning 0 for any beam I try. Any advice? I'm trying to print values from IBeam.dUnbracedLengthAxialLX, IBeam.dUnbracedLengthAxialLY, etc.Is there something I'm missing that must be…

I'm using RAM SS to design a building where we have raised slabs modeled due to a bridge framing into the building. I'm wondering if there are any special requirements in order to have RAM use the main floor diaphragms to calculate the tributary heights…

Is there any way to extract/view the post composite deflections along the length of the member? Right now you can view the DL, LL, and total deflections from the "Diagrams" option in the Steel Beam Module or the maximum deflections via the "View Results…

1) I have a column that is modeled on a extended cantilever and I have an error shown below. When the same column is modeled on a stub cantilever, the error does not show up. Could you explain what might be the reason? 2) Also, is it possible to…

I have 4 concrete beams that intersect at a concrete column. I would think that when you add all 4 of the Beam End Shears at the column it would = the column axial load but it does not? What else is contributing to the axial load on the column besides…

I'm about to start a 200,000sf concrete pan and joist building. Our firm uses Revit and RAM SS. While importing/modifying geometry of the framing is more or less workable, one feature that I wish was available was the import of reinforcing into Revit…

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I am using RAM Structural for a building that has dozens of different Surface loads, Line loads, and Point Loads. I have all of the various loadings tabulated in an Exel file. It is my understanding that with Data Access, there should be a way for me…

I am having problems running dynamic load cases on a large model. RAM Frame will successfully solve the static wind & seismic load cases including 100/30 orthogonal load effects, but when dynamic load cases are added it gets most of the way through the…

I was wondering if there is any literature on the best way to approach the design of a simple four sided moment frame building using RAM Structural System? Thanks, Scott