• Fixed End Composite Beam Deflection In RAM Beam

    Will Richardson
    Will Richardson
    • New on Mon, Jun 1 2020
    • 0 Comments
    It would be very useful to be able to calculate the deflection of fixed-end composite beams in RAM Beam.
    • Mon, Jun 1 2020 10:57 AM
  • Flexibility in modifying the tributary height for Wind Load exposure for buildings with varying levels of diaphragms

    Nik
    Nik
    • New on Fri, Jun 19 2020
    • 2 Comments
    RAM wind load currently gets applied taking the trib height as half the difference between the two levels. It would be tremendously useful if there was an option to modify the trib height, thereby playing with full height or partial height exposure for...
    • Fri, Jun 19 2020 9:34 AM
  • SELECTING AN END POINT FOR BEAM EXTENSION CANTILEVER

    Anil Tripathi
    Anil Tripathi
    • New on Tue, Jun 2 2020
    • 3 Comments
    There is only an option of inserting cantilever length or provide X or Y intercept for beam extension. It would be useful to have an option of selecting an end point like stubs.
    • Tue, Jun 2 2020 5:46 PM
  • RAMSS - Specify Joist Self Weights

    Bethany Potter
    Bethany Potter
    • New on Thu, Jul 1 2021
    • 0 Comments
    Joist self weights are not included in the analysis by default due to varying manufacturer SWs, but you could allow us to specify a self weight in the beam module under the criteria/joists menu.
    • Thu, Jul 1 2021 10:11 AM
  • Slab Penetration Layout - Adjustable View Box

    Hunter Butler
    Hunter Butler
    • New on Fri, Jan 22 2021
    • 0 Comments
    In RAM Modeler, the Layout>Slab>Slab Penetration Layout dialog box is not adjustable - it would be beneficial to be able to make this view different sizes when you work on a project with a large amount of slab penetrations. For example the ability to...
    • Fri, Jan 22 2021 1:32 PM
  • RAM Structural System - Parapet Height in each direction

    Hunter Butler
    Hunter Butler
    • New on Thu, Oct 20 2022
    • 0 Comments
    How hard would it be to implement an X-Direction and Y-Direction parapet height? We work on many projects where we'll end up creating two models b/c the height differences can be pretty drastic between the two and using the higher of the two would be...
    • Thu, Oct 20 2022 11:45 AM
  • RAM Structural System - Ability to apply RAM Concept custom template to Concept module in RSS

    Sean Smith
    Sean Smith
    • New on Thu, Jun 30 2022
    • 0 Comments
    When using the RAM Concept module within RAM Structural System, the program forces you to use the default layers and settings in RAM Concept. However, if you have a heavily customized template for Concept, there's no way to apply it to the level extracted...
    • Thu, Jun 30 2022 10:10 AM
  • RAM Concept - Define a default template and save other default settings

    Sean Smith
    Sean Smith
    • New on Thu, Jun 30 2022
    • 0 Comments
    When creating a new model in RAM Concept, it would be useful to have the ability to specify a default template file that all new models are built off of. This would make it easier for users within an organization to follow the same standards when setting...
    • Thu, Jun 30 2022 10:25 AM
  • Allow Ram Beam and Column module to report / show reactions and base plates for frame beams and columns

    Bob Chilson
    Bob Chilson
    • New on Wed, Jan 19 2022
    • 0 Comments
    Allow the user an option for the beam and column module to show end reactions of frame beams and include frame columns in base plate design / summary. Even if with a warning. In many cases I need to define a member as a frame member because it is supporting...
    • Wed, Jan 19 2022 4:51 PM
  • RAM Connection/RAM SS brace angle override

    TLiebhold
    TLiebhold
    • New on Mon, Aug 31 2020
    • 0 Comments
    It would be nice if the integrated RAM Connection would allow a permanent override of brace angle on CBB and CVR connections. RAM SS designs to an analytical line at the top of the beams, and we design braced frame connections to the centerline. the result...
    • Mon, Aug 31 2020 10:21 AM
  • Ability to delete brace in 3D and with change of Frame beam to gravity beam

    Nik
    Nik
    • New on Thu, Jan 21 2021
    • 1 Comment
    The lateral braces in RAM currently can only be deleted by going to the elevation view of the lateral frame beam. This is a tedious task, if you are modifying the locations of multiple braces. It would be tremendously useful if the braces can be deleted...
    • Thu, Jan 21 2021 4:51 PM
  • OPTION TO ADD CUSTOM OR "OTHER" LOAD CASE FOR GRAVITY LOADS

    David Overby
    David Overby
    • New on Wed, Jun 3 2020
    • 0 Comments
    There is currently no option so specify an "Other" load case when adding gravity loads in Modeler through PropTable - just Dead and Live - even though it is possible to assign a nodal load to an "Other" Load Type when in Modeler elevation view. RAM Frame...
    • Wed, Jun 3 2020 11:47 AM
  • Output Summed Reactions at Tilt-up Wall Joints

    David Overby
    David Overby
    • New on Thu, Jul 30 2020
    • 0 Comments
    RAM does not currently have a direct way to get the combined reaction from two tilt-up wall panels at a joint with a gap assignment. This makes it labor-intensive to design deep foundation elements such as piers/caissons which are commonly used at tilt...
    • Thu, Jul 30 2020 9:44 AM
  • Add user design notes to beams or columns

    Bob Chilson
    Bob Chilson
    • New on Thu, May 28 2020
    • 0 Comments
    Add the ability for the user to add custom design notes or comments to a beam or column design in Ram Beam or Ram column.
    • Thu, May 28 2020 3:44 PM
  • how to establish Variable section plate

    琪 王
    琪 王
    • New on Sun, Mar 13 2022
    • 1 Comment
    how to establish Variable section plate
    • Sun, Mar 13 2022 9:48 AM
  • Continuous Footing - Option to not consider perpendicular footings

    RFreund
    RFreund
    • New on Mon, Mar 21 2022
    • 3 Comments
    Provide an option so that perpendicular footing loads are not applied to the continuous footing. I'm not sure I understand why the program does this in the first place. It seems like you are accounting for the load twice under the current rules.
    • Mon, Mar 21 2022 4:53 PM
  • Slenderness inconsistency in columns

    Fabiana Orellana
    Fabiana Orellana
    • New on Mon, Mar 13 2023
    • 0 Comments
    Good afternoon, I working on this model and I have 1 column failing (column 25) because of Magnification factor, delta, exceeds 1.4 - ACI 318-14, 6.2.6. Column 27 has a higher actual load and has the same size as column 25. I'm not really sure why...
    • Mon, Mar 13 2023 5:44 PM
  • Integrate Wood Design in Ram SS

    Kirby Beegles
    Kirby Beegles
    • New on Thu, Mar 30 2023
    • 0 Comments
    Can Bentley add functionality to the Ram SS for the design of wood framing? Similar to steel beams and columns, it would seem to be a small jump to take the design forces that Ram is already capable of calculating and performing code checks against the...
    • Thu, Mar 30 2023 5:50 PM
  • Sort Concrete Beam Section Property Data in RAM Modeler

    TLiebhold
    TLiebhold
    • Future Consideration on Wed, Oct 13 2021
    • 1 Comment
    Please add the ability to sort both the section property catalogue and the assign sizes dialogue in RAM Modeler for more efficient workflow. On concrete buildings, as the design and detailing progresses, we get quite a list of concrete beam sizes in...
    • Wed, Oct 13 2021 2:04 PM
  • Incorporating Vertical Wind Loads into Beam Design

    Courtney Gibbs
    Courtney Gibbs
    • New on Fri, Nov 11 2022
    • 0 Comments
    I was recently designing a building in Asheville. I had to have 3 separate RAM Structural system models to complete the design of the roof members. One with Snow Loads, one with component & cladding uplift, and one with MWFRS uplift. With the component...
    • Fri, Nov 11 2022 10:18 AM
  • Columns Transverse Reinforcement

    Fabiana Orellana
    Fabiana Orellana
    • New on Fri, Nov 18 2022
    • 0 Comments
    Good morning, I'm working on this model and it shows the columns 66 (3rd level) and 52 (3rd level) failing because of the transverse reinforcement. On the result it show that the columns shear capacity is higher than the acting load. I don't really...
    • Fri, Nov 18 2022 9:50 AM
  • Fatal Error on Steel Module

    Fabiana Orellana
    Fabiana Orellana
    • New on Thu, Sep 1 2022
    • 0 Comments
    Good afternoon, I'm trying to run the steel framing module and I keep getting this error (see image) and when I run the data check I don't get any warnings or error. I also don't anything wrong along the coordinates indicated on the error message...
    • Thu, Sep 1 2022 3:54 PM
  • Wind Surface Loads Bypassing Interior diaphragms

    David Gawryla
    David Gawryla
    • New on Fri, Sep 17 2021
    • 1 Comment
    It is my understanding that wind loads in RAM Frame are distributed vertically between each diaphragm. However, I have a multistory structure that is encased with a curtain wall between the ground floor and roof that distributes wind load vertically from...
    • Fri, Sep 17 2021 11:35 AM
  • RAM Concrete shearwall - Issues with nominal capacity after reinforcement change - RAM SS 17.01.01.05

    Isaac Loebsack
    Isaac Loebsack
    • New on Mon, Aug 24 2020
    • 1 Comment
    I am encountering an issue where the nominal values and the resulting interaction ratios are suddenly changing within the concrete shearwall design window. To get to where I am having the issues, the model is being built, loaded, and analyzed without...
    • Mon, Aug 24 2020 6:13 PM
  • RAM needs to calculate emodied carbon!

    Grace Di Benedetto
    Grace Di Benedetto
    • New on Tue, Jul 7 2020
    • 0 Comments
    We are increasingly being asked to assess options on the basis of carbon intensity. It would save many engineers lots of time if RAM concept had the capability of calculating embodied carbon. It is a very simple addition - it could be done in much the...
    • Tue, Jul 7 2020 6:43 AM
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