Hi Team, In RAM while design footing for gravity Columns without any moments, when we design using RAM Foundation>Criteria>Design>Design footing Based on soil Capacity, How it will consider the effect of fully stress condition? If design considering…

Hi Team, I am analyzing a G+4 Story steel Building using ASCE 7-16 and AISC 360-16, At Level 1, Level2, and Level 3 there is Concrete Filled Metal Deck which i considered as Rigid for analysis. At Roof Level there is Bare Metal Deck Which i considered…

Hi There, When I import my file from RAM SS to RCDC and try to generate the load combination using the "From Analysis" option, my load combinations are not imported. I would appreciate it if you could please assist with this. Loads and load combinations…

Hi There, I have a question about RAM Concepts usage of minimum radius parameter when it comes to post tension cable curvatures (dealing mostly with flat ducts containing 12.7mm/15.8mm strand tendons here in Aus). We have noticed that for same radius…

Dear All, It has been so long since I first asked this question with no answer. Is there any way to delete existing load cases in openstaad or at least clear STAAD editor? because every time I do the analysis, loads repeat instead of replacing the previous…

Hi, I am working on a SCCS bridge structure and trying to size columns but for some reason at a few columns results show NG even after filing the criteria. what can be the reason behind it?

Is there an option to change the color scale in code check (RAM frame)?. Majority of the utilization ratio is anywhere between 10-50% in my model. I can see only blue now, would like to differentiate the members with 40-50% in one color and 30-40% in…

Hi all, I am working with an industrial structure with Pseudo flexible diaphragm. I observed an unusual displacement at couple of places in the diaphragm due to nodal loads (RAM generated nodal loads). I tried disconnecting that node from diaphragm…

Hi Seth, " Beams in RAM Structural System can only be modeled as I-shapes, HSS (tubes), or channels. It is not possible to model the top chords with any other section, including WT or double angle sections." Is this still the case?. Any work arounds…

Regarding brace connection design, file attached, results page 7, limit state of Transverse section web yielding lists demand as 70.89kips this demand matches the magnitude of Hb. this is incorrect the demand in this case should be Vb plus beam shear…

Hi Team, I have a steel structure having the LFRS as steel moment frames. Now I have started modelling the grade beams as per the RAM SS guidelines, but I have the following queries : It says that the supporting short column should be pinned at…

Hi Team, I have a steel structure consisting of steel moment frames in both direction. There is no torsion in the building. Now I need to perform redundancy checks for this as per cl 12.3.4.2 (ASCE 7-16). I want to know how I can do it as per…

When defining a beam to column flange moment connection with opposite beams, the column web panel shear demand seems to be large for a cantilever beam condition. Beam moments at each side of column have been added with corresponding sign. In a cantilever…

Can we check the composite design using the IS 800:2007 in RAM SS? Is there any alternative or interpolation of design which can be done to this exercise ?

Hi Team, I have a issue with OOP load cases as the RAM SS wall design is not providing the actual beta angle i.e. 90 or 270 for pure OOP bending check. Can we manually modify those angles? I have uploaded my RAM model with name pnautiyal@miyamotointernational…

Hi Bentley Team, I have a situation in the RAM SS systems where loading condition & framing is similar for a beam joist, but the reaction at the ends are different. When I see the loading diagram, it also shows a weird point loads, which is not…

Hi Seth, now in my model there is one section cut which is not being analyzed when I am assigning it as the hinge. It is not showing any error message but It not showing results for that only. Can you help me in that?

So I am entering the LLR Parameters manually in a 3 over 1 Podium building and am trying to get the Live Load reduction to work. On my job, I have (3) levels, so I thought if I input an area for one level, and then input the total number of levels, that…

Hi Seth, In my RAM model error regarding section cuts are coming continuously. As I need custom load combs. Can you look into it?

Hi there, I'm modelling a steel frame in STAAD and looking to include c channel girts in the model. The girts (red lines) are to be located on the front face of the column with wall panels (green line) attached as shown below. I plan on using meshed…

Hi, I am modelling a steel frame and I have a sloped low roof made of steel deck and beams. I want to apply loading on the deck to be distributed to the supporting beams and also account for the lateral stiffness due to the deck. How can I do this?…

Hello, Please how does Ram concept interpret horizontal line loads? I modelled 2 shear walls between three columns has shown below and I applied 2 different horizontal line loads at different elevations. I would expect the horizontal line loads to cause…

Hi all, is there a way to apply concentrated member loads as shown in the image below using STAAD? This is a plan view of a cylinder, the blue marks show each beam division and each beam is 1m deep by 0.5m wide. Please advise. Thanks.

Hello All, I am currently looking into designing a foundation of the shear wall which is at the basement level and at the end of the wall there are two gravity columns. My intention at the end is to pick those gravity columns in the foundation of…

Iam designing a concrete slab supported on two beams,the deflection results obtained in staad pro (post procssing) are given in length unit,how do i compare these results with allowable deflection because the alowable deflection according to BS 8110 …