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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
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Needs review

Steel Member Web Openings

The ability to add steel beam web openings would be very helpful. SBeam is the only way to do that now, but it requires pulling loads out of Elements, instead of being integrated into the main program or even the steel beam module.
9 months ago in RAM Elements 1 Needs review

Add a component to design for the integrity reinforcement as per AS3600:2018

Please add a feature to design integrity reinforcement as per AS3600:2018.
about 2 months ago in RAM Concept 1 Future consideration

Considering the thickening depth, concrete grade when checking for punching shear.

As off now, RAM ignores the drop panel/thickening added locally when checking for punching shear.
about 2 months ago in RAM Concept 2 Already exists

Option to include the SW of the wall and column below when extracting the reactions.

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about 2 months ago in RAM Concept 1 Future consideration

Designing a Vertical X-brace connection with one member continuous

99% of the details I have seen for vertical x-bracing shows one member continuous. I design a lot of connections for a steel fabricator and I am always required to perform a hand calc or 2 ram connection calcs with one being the horizontal X-brace...
8 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

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...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Update analysis and design engine

Elements needs an analysis overhaul. I have a model with less than 1000 frame members and 200 load combinations. Several cases have imposed displacements and Elements mandates a P-Delta analysis for this situation. It takes 10 minutes to analyze a...
4 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

RAM SS – Steel Beam Module

Add Fixed end beams to the gravity beams for design.
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Column and Beam Splice connection considering seismic provision AISC 341

Please Incorporate the Splice Connections consider the seismic provisions from AISC 341-10 codes in RAM connection software. This will be very useful for High seismic zone.
9 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review