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Concrete Column view/update options

Within the concrete column view update, the following improvements to be implemented - Display the story name (i.e. PH Roof) instead of just story number, including the size. The ability to change the size and even define new sizes (e.g. 18x36, 18...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Unbalanced Snow Loads on Cantilevers

I am wondering if there has been any progress on implementing 50% unbalanced snow loads for cantilevers. In a forum post from 2020, Seth Guthrie said that it was on the backlog ( https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Allow for user input of base plate dimensions.

It would be very useful to be able to input width and/or length of base plate dimensions. If width is input, length would be optimized or if length is input, width would be optimized, or if both dimensions were input it would do code checks based ...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Option to define beam unbraced length

Add the ability to explicitly define the flange bracing points or unbraced length for beam top and bottom flanges. Currently the program options are limited to only specify whether or not the deck provides flange bracing, but for structures withou...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

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 – Finite Element Analysis

Change RAM SS from a “matrix softening” analysis to a Finite Element (FEM) analysis app.
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Will not implement

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 SS – Steel Beam Module, SP Joists

Add feature to create a DFX file and/or Revit file for Special Joist (SP) designs to add to the design documents.
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 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 - Tapered Columns & Beams

Add a Tapered Column and Beam design options to all of RAM SS modules
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review