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Check the number of stirrup legs required for beams per ACI 318-19 9.7.6.2.2

In ACI 318-19, they added a maximum spacing between stirrup legs in beams. I think the program bars generated in RAM concept should increase the number of legs to meet this criteria.
12 months ago in RAM Concept 0 Future consideration

RAM SS Concrete Module - Add torsional design to Beams

Add torsional design to concrete beams to meet ACI requirements for seismic design.
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 0 Future consideration

Grouping joints as similar type.

In this version, each joints are designed after they are selected as per each type but too many case should be designed manually. Interface of RAM is great but it takes much time to input all the data of joints. Suggested as below; 1. Joint grou...
almost 2 years ago in RAM Connection 2 Needs review

Allow to design double angle or single angle connection design. Within vertical truss, or as beam to beam connections

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12 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Point Loads in-between supports of tilit-up wall (module)

The ability in the tilit-up module to apply concentrated (vertical and out-of-plane) loads at locations in-between supports of the walls.
5 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

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

List of Ram elements improvements - better user experience

See attached files.
10 months ago in RAM Elements 6 Needs review

Freeze Beam Size in the Steel Beam Module when "Update Database" is clicked.

Currently, if you select a beam in the Steel Beam Module, select a new size, click Analyze, and then click Update Database, that size is permanently attached to the member (i.e. frozen). However, if you select a beam, click Optimize, and then clic...
3 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 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...
5 months 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...
5 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review