Applies To
Product:
RAM Structural System
First Affected Version:
17.00.00.93
Found in Version:
17.00.00.93
Fixed and Released in Version:
17.00.01.09
Environment:
x64
Area:
Analysis…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; Ram Frame; Ram Concrete
Version(s):
14.00.00.00 or later
Area:
Analysis
Use of Two way decks in RAM Structural System
The table below clarifies how One way and Two way decks can…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; Ram Frame
Version(s):
Any
Area:
Analysis; Design
P-Delta in RAM Frame
General
A general second-order elastic analysis requires consideration of effects caused by displacements…
Applies To
Product:
RAM Frame Analysis
First Affected Version:
Found in Version:
15.05.00
Fixed and Released in Version:
15.06.00.000
Area:
Analysis
Issue #:
739116
Problem…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
While shear walls are primarily a lateral force resisting system they also carry gravity loads including their self-weight…
Applies To
Product:
RAM Frame Analysis
First Affected Version:
Found in Version:
15.03.00
Fixed and Released in Version:
15.04.00
Area:
Analysis
Issue #:
642195
Problem…
Product(s):
RAM Frame, Ram Concrete
Version(s):
13.00.00.00 or later
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Modeling
Meshing and Segmentation in RAM Frame or Concrete
General
Lateral walls, 2-way decks and semi-rigid…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System, RAM Concept
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
The Different Analysis Types in RAM Structural System
Throughout the RAM Structural System there are distinct…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System
Version(s):
Any
Area:
Analysis
How is the wind typically applied to the model?
The slab edge determines the exposure (Ram Frame – Loads – Exposure) and we assume some kind of vertically…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; RAM Frame
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
Original Author:
Bentley Technical Support Group
Why do I get a warning about mass that's not associated…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System (Ram Elements or STAAD.pro)
Version(s):
Any
Area:
Analysis; Dynamic Analysis
How does a dynamic analysis using response spectra for seismic loads differ from a static analysis using…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System
Version(s):
13.00.00.00 or later
Area:
Analysis
Original Author:
Bentley Technical Support Group
What properties are used with meshed semirigid diaphragms?
Semirigid diaphragms…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; Ram Frame
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
All
Area:
Analysis; Framing tables
Why do I get a warning about gravity loads not associated with any diaphragm?
When you have…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; Ram Frame; Ram Elements; STAAD.pro
Version(s):
Any
Area:
Analysis
Wall stiffness, height and the effect of a diaphragm constraint
When a structure consists of walls (or frames) of…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System
Version(s):
Any
Area:
Analysis; Reports
Center of Rigidity
In order to review the center of rigidity for a structure, a special Centers of Rigidity load case must be created under…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; RAM Frame
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
RAM Frame Troubleshooting
This document serves as a troubleshooting guide for resolving errors in Ram Frame…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; RAM Frame
Version(s):
Any
Area:
Analysis
What Rigid End Zone setting should I use in RAM Frame?
In Ram Frame within Criteria General, the user can choose to consider a rigid end…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
Original Author:
Bentley Technical Support Group
Problem Description
Some wind and/or seismic load cases have…
Applies To
Product(s):
RAM Structural System
Version(s):
Any
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
Subarea:
N/A
Original Author:
Bentley Technical Support Group
…
Product(s):
RAM Structural System; RAM Frame
Version(s):
V14.05.00 (and others)
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Analysis
Problem Description
During the RAM Frame Analysis, the analysis stalls at a certain point…