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Thru bolt connection - steel to concrete.

RAM connection is not having an option to design the thru bolt connection - baseplate is connected to the concrete with thru bolt. Instead of post anchor and preinstalled anchors, sometimes it is needed to use thru bolt connection. Please find the...
10 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

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...
11 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Bolted flange plates at BOTH flanges for beam-to-girder connections

For bolted flange plate beam-to-girder configurations, RAM currently uses a bolted flange plate only at the top flange, and shows a CJP weld for the bottom flange to girder web. We often will use flange plates at BOTH beam flanges. It would be gre...
about 1 year ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Add directly-welded moment connections for beam-to-girder configurations.

We often use directly-welded moment connections, with beam flanges that are full-pen welded to the supporting member. RAM Connection can do that for beam-to-column connections, but it would be great if you could add that connection for beam-to-gir...
about 1 year ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Trim flange widths for beam to column-web (BCW) connections to create added connection strength.

Problem: Beam to column-web connections (BCW) create dimensional conflicts between beam flange width, and the space between column flanges. This often occurs when the bolt lines project and beam flange lines project inside of the web space and wit...
about 1 year ago in RAM Connection 2 Needs review

Provide WT's at column-web for connections in Vertical Bracing.

Problem: Beam to column-web connections (BCW) sometimes require the bolt lines outside of the web space and beyond the flange lines. With double angles, the beam web must fit between the two angles, which becomes a fit-up and erection problem. Sin...
about 1 year ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Allow Parallel flange members to be used as columns across all types of connections.

Please consider allowing the use of Parallel flange members as columns in column-column and column-beam connections.
about 1 year ago in RAM Connection 2 Needs review

steel column base plate stiffener set

much more stiffener plate type required for column baseplate joint calculation in RAM connection。
over 1 year ago in RAM Connection 1 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.
over 1 year ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

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...
over 1 year ago in RAM Connection 0 Planned