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use ram frame to apply wind loads to non-diaphragm members

The ability to flag a member as a wind girt so wind loading is applied to the member if a diaphragm is not present.
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Add Ability to Split Members in RAM Modeler

The ability to split members (beams and walls) in Modeler would be very helpful, rather than delete and reenter
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Needs review

Manage inclined ramps in RSS

Analyze and design ramps that joins different levels in a structure, as the ones you find in parking structures, for both, concrete and steel.
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Add CMU Material Defaults and Design

We design many buildings that include a combination of materials. Integrating masonry material properties by default and adding design for masonry would be useful, similar to Risa.
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

Account for wall transfer loads on one-way deck

As far as I am aware, RSS does not track the load transfer when a wall is sitting on a one-way deck without a supporting beam or wall directly below. The loads from the wall above the deck is "lost". My firm does a lot of multi-family construction...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

RAM SS – Steel Beam Module

Add Fixed end beams to the gravity beams for design.
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Allow construction grids to be converted to primary grids or provide new primary grid tools

Pretty self explanatory. Allow the user to convert a construction grid to a primary gird element. Grids are constantly changing throughout the design process due to requirements for columns to shift/etc. The tools for modifying primary grid system...
7 months ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration

Absolute Member Force Envelope

In the Analysis -> Load Combinations we are able to view a member force envelope for the Max or Min, but not the absolute value for worst case loading. When looking at a braced frame elevation with brace axial loads, in order to determine the a...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Needs review

Reports for meshed shear wall reactions

Currently you can only export the end reactions to a report. It would be beneficial to be able to export the reactions at ever node (specifically to a text file) a long the wall for foundation design.
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Updating Cracked Factors in Ram Modeler should not delete wall design groups/section cuts/rebar assignments in RAM Concrete Wall

Currently, if the user sets up wall designs in Ram Concrete Wall, updating the cracked factor in RAM Modeler deletes all Concrete Wall groups/section cuts/rebar assignments/etc stating that "the geometry of the wall was updated." This gets extreme...
12 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 Planned