• Single layer of reinforcement in RAM Concept

    Maxwell Snook
    Maxwell Snook
    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…
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  • RAM Concept - Strength Design Reinforcement showing all 0's

    Chad Simms
    Chad Simms
    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…
    • 4 months ago
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  • Discrepancy between Bottom Reinforcement provided by Reinforcement layer and Design Strip Layer

    MSD Concept Practitioner License 3
    MSD Concept Practitioner License 3
    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…
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    • 10 months ago
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  • Side plate used as beam reinforcement

    Marzelle Louise Gundran
    Marzelle Louise Gundran
    Hello, Please advise if this type of beam reinforcement can be done in STAAD. Thank you,
    • over 1 year ago
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  • RAM Concept - Modelling Reinforcement within Core Base Foundation

    Jacob Briers
    Jacob Briers
    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…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Performance - RAM Concept bar Warning

    Eric Feuge-Miller
    Eric Feuge-Miller
    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…
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    • over 1 year ago
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  • RAM Beam Shear Reinforcement Output in Slab Span Direction

    Eriq Parsons
    Eriq Parsons
    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…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • HEB STEEL BEAM WEB REINFORCEMENT

    Ignacio Rojas
    Ignacio Rojas
    Hello, As you can see in the image, the software gives me the possibility of applying steel reinforcements to the top and bottom flanges of the beam section, but I can't find an option to do the same with its web. Is it possible to do this? If so, how…
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    • over 2 years ago
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  • STAAD Foundation Advanced - Pedestal Reinforcement Ratio

    Rob Greening
    Rob Greening
    Hello, I am designing an isolated spread footing using ACI 318-05 with SFA Build 9.2.0.34. When designing the pedestal SFA provides an area steel of around 1% the gross area of the pedestal. However, ACI 318-05 Section 10.8.4 and 15.8.2.1 state a steel…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • RAM Concept: Reinforcement grouping/scheduling

    Sean Smith
    Sean Smith
    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…
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    • over 3 years ago
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  • [CONNECT]-Do I have to consider Bottom Reinforcement in uncracked (Class U) bonded tendons two way slab system in ACI318-11

    SHADY AHMED
    SHADY AHMED
    In Ram Concept (ACI318-11) Do I have to consider Bottom Reinforcement which comes out of (18.8.2,18.9.3.2) from Bottom Reinforcement Plan in uncracked (Class U) bonded tendons two-way slab system in ACI318-11, as according to my understanding to ACI318…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • How can i reduce the tensile strength in flat slab by adding the reinforcement required in RAM CONCEPT

    Rihem Ounissi
    Rihem Ounissi
    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…
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    • over 4 years ago
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  • RAM Concept: Span Detailer Producing more Reinforcement

    chiano91
    chiano91
    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…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: rcc design error

    Sye
    Sye
    The lower columns in your model does seem to have higher compression than upper columns but the moments are higher in the upper columns. For example for your load combination 3, if you look at the My and Mz moment values for members 8 and 34, you will…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: Ram Concept specifying unconservative number of bars when CS Span Detailer is set to none?

    Seth Guthrie
    Seth Guthrie
    There are some cost factors under Criteria - Calc Options that influence the program designer to select continuous bars vs segmented bars that could also be playing a factor. But ultimately, if you want to control the reinforcement more specifically,…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: Shrinkage Steel For Mat Foundations in STAAD Foundations Advanced

    Sye
    Sye
    For mat foundation you would have to override the reinforcement in such cases. For rigid foundations like isolated footing, combined etc. there is a global setting that you can turn on to distribute the reinforcement between the faces as shown in the…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: Mat Foundation - Design Output

    Sye
    Sye
    The formula that is used for calculating the percentage of steel follows from first principle. In case you are interested in verifying it through hand calculations, start with the equilibrium of forces in the cross section ( namely C=T ) and then compute…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: RAM Concept Reinforcement ISM Data Share with Revit/Additional Bar Shapes

    Seth Guthrie
    Seth Guthrie
    The challenge we faced when implementing rebar import into ProConcrete and Tekla was that the ISM formulation of rebar groups didn't always fit nicely into the format used by the detailing programs. Thus, a group of rebar in the design application for…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RAM Concept Reinforcement ISM Data Share with Revit/Additional Bar Shapes

    Anthony McTigue
    Anthony McTigue
    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…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Transfer of reinforcement and Tendons from RAM Concept to ISM

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    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…
    • over 12 years ago
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  • RE: Minimum reinforcement (RAM Concept)

    Seth Guthrie
    Seth Guthrie
    If you are counting on the sum of the top and the bottom bars to meet the temperature and shrinkage requirements, then both set of user bars should have the slab face option set to "Both". For details see: communities.bentley.com/.../8362 Also note…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • ISM Version 5.0 Capabilities and Limitations

    Anthony McTigue
    Anthony McTigue
    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…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RAM Reinforcement Design Status

    Adrian Cabello
    Adrian Cabello
    Dear Bentley community. I’ve got a question concerning RAM. I am designing a PT slab 200 mm thick and I’ve got a huge demand of reinforcement, even more than in the same slab designed as RC flat slab. In the case of the RC flat slab the “Design Status…
    • over 8 years ago
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  • RAM Elements - Reinforcing Design for Shell Elements

    Keith Schinkoeth
    Keith Schinkoeth
    I am looking for an explanation for the As/ft design output for shell elements. It looks like the design is giving areas of steel that are off the charts. For example, every area of the concrete panel I am analyzing is giving areas on the order of 1.0E300…
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    • over 8 years ago
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