Currently it appears the only options for a flange moment connection plate to the web of a column is for a tapered plate. An option for coped and full depth plates should be included, similar Risa (see attached). I am reinforcing a building becaus...

Enhancement submitted on behalf of Jim Kapuranis. CS0251365 - PBI PRODUCT BACKLOG ITEM 568178: In RAM CONNECTION column cap plate connection is available. But if the beam is inclined with horizontal then this connection cannot be done. Can we inco...

For a BCW connection the stiffeners can be provided at top and bottom flange location of beam. But in design no calculation is shown for the same. So the need to to introduce AISC Single plate enhancement for BCW plate stiffener thickness checks. ...

It seems very dangerous that RAM will allow you to put loads in for a connection that the program will ignore for design. The ability to put the loads in should be restricted or a warning should be added if RAM ignores loads.

When configuring horizontal brace "boomerang" connections with gusset plates bolted to support members, braces often exist on both sides of the support member. RAM Connection provides specific joint types to model these dual-sided configurations. ...

Lifting lugs and cap plates are always needed for modular design which is done within Staad + Ram Connection...these are standard type of connections and their design should be accommodated within the programs vs having to use other programs to do...

Provide a option for addinf doubler plate for failure in for Web plate strength due out-of-plane transverse load

In latest version of RAM connection cap plate design is available as moment only, there is no provision for pinned type cap plate design (bolts inside column flange.). We need to provide pinned type cap plate connection as per project requirement....

The welded shear plate connection is the most common connection in renovation jobs where existing steel is shored, cut, and reconnected to new steel, which could be a beam or column. For beam to girder, shear plate is usually extended to clear the...

For extended shear tabs with the shape of the Fig. 10-19c of the AISC Construction Manual, the check for the thickness is missing in the report. Ref Feature (PBI) #1568164