RAM Frame - Moderately Ductile Beam Requirements
I am looking at the requirements of the beam at the second story of the chevron BRBF. Why is RAM Frame checking Beam ductility using the Diagonal Brace requirements of AISC 341-16? The output clearly says it does not check the axial demand in the beam…
RE: Seismic Load Effects in RAM for non lateral members
We don't handle this automatically.
The engineer may want the gravity columns to be designed for seismic moments induced into the gravity columns when the building is displaced. This displaced shape forces the gravity columns into curvature, which results…
RE: RAM-SS Cantilevers
For those of you who don't have the ASCE 7-05 handy, this special seismic provision basically says that cantilever beams should be designed for a minimum net upward force of 0.2 times the dead load.
We don't automate this in RAM SS right now. We do…