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Effects of Torsional moments on base plate

In the current project I am working on, I need to design steel supports for the pipework. In some cases there are torsional moments and their effects on base plate have to be addressed. At the moment, Base Plate design in RAM Connection does not i...
9 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Slave Nodes or Manual Rigid Links in RAM SS

When modeling braced frames on structures with sloping roofs, you are forced to model the diaphragm at one level without slope for proper lateral load application; this causes the brace geometry to be wrong. It would be nice to be able to model th...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Load Case Selection Set Presets In RAM Frame

Please add selection set presets for groups of load cases in the analyze dialogue in RAM Frame. I always have at least groups of load combos for strength and groups for deflection, and sometimes have groups for modal analysis. It would be great to...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Add anchor-bolt bending check / design

Section 2204.3 of the 2022 California Building Code requires anchor-bolt bending to be considered for shear transfer with a base-plate with oversized holes. Please add this check / design to Ram Connection.
about 1 year ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Have the ability to create "typical" base plate configurations that can be applied to many nodes.

This will save time when checking typical base plate locations and identify when model/load changes affect the base plate acceptability.
about 2 years ago in RAM Connection 1 Already exists

Shear Wall Design Groups and Reinforcement gets deleted if I change f'c or stiffness modifiers or thicknesses.

Please revise shear wall module to not automatically delete sections cuts, groups, wall reinforcing, etc. when I change f'c, wall stiffness modifiers, or thicknesses.
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

RAM SS – Structural elements between levels

Provide an option to connect elements for one level to the adjacent level other than columns
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

RAM Elements – Import from RAM SS – Clean Up

Provide a better, cleaner translation when importing a RAM SS model into RAM Elements. The Centerline layout in RAM SS is difficult to work with in RAM Elements.
about 2 years ago in RAM Elements 2 Needs review

RAM SS - Progressive Collapse

Add a Progressive Collapse Module to RAM SS
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 3 Planned

RAM SS Concrete Module - Add torsional design to Columns

Add torsional design to concrete columns to meet ACI requirements for seismic design.
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review