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    Maximize embodied carbon reductions in design optimization

    I'm working on reducing the embodied carbon of a project of mine, and I'm having to compare column systems, between WF columns and HSS. WF columns have significantly lower embodied carbon (~60% reductions when using the same weight of steel), so I...
    9 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

    RAM Connection may not be correctly calculating the required fillet weld sizes for tubular K-Y connections

    Enhancement submitted on behalf of Scott Armbrust. CS0051728 - PBI PRODUCT BACKLOG ITEM 1230244: It appears RAM Connection may not be correctly calculating the required fillet weld sizes for tubular K-Y connections, as it may be ignoring the effec...
    3 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

    Y-Connection design for tubular TYK type connections

    Enhancement submitted on behalf of Scott Armbrust. CS0051558 - PBI PRODUCT BACKLOG ITEM 1230244: The attached hand calculations indicate the required fillet weld leg size at the heel of the Y-connection is 1/4", but the RAM Connection design only ...
    3 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

    PJP Weld - Effective Throat - Tubular Truss - Chord Branch Weld

    Enhancement submitted on behalf of Scott Hampton. CS0026551 - PBI PRODUCT BACKLOG ITEM 1230244: When PJP weld type is selected, the user would have to enter the weld effective throat size, discarding the procedure based upon the BS/EN code and fol...
    3 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

    Develop a procedure for linking RAM SS & RAM Concept models when both steel framing and two-way slabs are on the same level

    There is a pretty nice procedure for importing geometry from RAM SS to RAM Concept for two-way slab design and vise versa to capture the two-way slab properties in RAM SS. But this is really only idealized for when there is only a two-way podium a...
    9 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

    Update Material to Match Current Standards

    Default member material should match the 16th edition steel manual
    3 months ago in RAM Connection 2 Needs review

    Sloped and Tapered beam or slab

    Please add modeling features that allow for the sloped beam or slab and tapered beam or slab. These can help in easy modeling for ramps and other structures.
    almost 2 years ago in RAM Concept 2 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...
    about 4 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

    Unbalanced Snow Loads

    I would love to see expanded snow loading capabilities that let you apply different load distributions that are enveloped for design. Specifically for gable roof structures, ASCE 7 requires that you apply a "balanced" load (uniform across the whol...
    almost 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

    Save the analysis and design results after closing the application so that next day you can pick up from where you left and don't need to re-analyze the model.

    This feature will save the user runtime by not analysis the model again and again after it is closed once your working hours are done and next day engineer can pick it up from the same page where he left without re analysis the model, sometimes th...
    over 2 years ago in RAM Concept 0 Future consideration