RAM Foundation - Surcharge loads on pile caps
When designing pile caps in RAM Foundation, is it possible to add a surcharge from a structural slab-on-grade to the design of the piles and caps? Or would you have to fake it as a mat foundation and export to Concept? I would rather not use Concept if…
Ram SS Row of Single Piles Under A Bearing Wall
I have a 12' high bearing wall with a row of helical piles at the base of the wall. At the top of the wall, I will be supporting floor beams at 5' OC and columns that are spaced at 20' apart. The piles will be spaced at 4'-6".
Does Ram SS assume the…
Inclined Piles on STAAD Foundation Advanced
I would like to know if it is possible to use inclined piles in Staad Foundation Advanced and, if it is, how to do so.
RE: Design Assumptions for Mat Foundation on Piles - RAM Concept
I assumed you were performing a 'Normal' analysis, not a Lateral Self Equilibrium analysis . Lateral SE is not appropriate here.
Even in a normal analysis, the structure is very flimsy when supported on tall columns (and instable if the columns are…
Design Assumptions for Mat Foundation on Piles - RAM Concept
I'm designing a mat supported on piles in Concept. I exported the model and the loads from RSS, but now I'm trying to model the piles. In the past, I've used a point spring to represent the piles. My spring constant was always Ks=P/Delta, or the pile…
RE: Piles
Please refer to the second paragraph of the wiki
http://communities.bentley.com/products/structural/structural_analysis___design/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/29165.how-to-model-pile-cap-attached-to-batter-and-vertical-piles-in-staad-pro
RE: RAM Foundation
When pile cap foundations are used in Ram Foundation the user specifies the compression, tension and shear capacity of the piles. The user also specifies the diameter of the piles which, along with the pile cap optimization criteria, determines the geometry…
RAM Concept nonlinear springs
Does RAM Concept have the capability to model nonlinear point springs or nonlinear supports for columns? I have a colleague who's trying to figure out some pile reactions but is unsure if RAM Concept is the right tool to use. The piles have a multi-linear…
Pile check in Mat Foundation Using StaadFoundation
Hi. I am checking a Mat Foundation with Piles and I noticed that the piles are checked in all load combinations including ultimate.
How will we limit the pile check for service only?
I cannot also see the detailed calculation of pile reactions on…