Add Snow based notional loads in addition to D, L and Lr types
Enhancement submitted on behalf of Alex Bonnar. CS0797716 - PBI PRODUCT BACKLOG ITEM 2176853: The enhancement will allow snow loads notional loads to be added in the RAM Frame analysis.
Now that V26 of RAM SS can do snow loads and roof live loads concurrently, it makes sense to have the option to add a snow load component to a point load or line load, rather than limiting it to just Roof live. (which we all probably conservativel...
Please add a rotational spring to the wall base, similar to the options available for columns. Currently, it is either pinned or fixed, but we would like to approximate the rotational stiffness provided by a propped cantilever retaining wall.
Move application of lateral nodal loads to RAM Frame
The lateral nodal loads aren't used until RAM Frame, so why should I have to go through RAM Steel Beam and Column checks every time I change one? These should be able to be applied and modified in the RAM Frame module. This would also help deletin...
Introduce moments into the design of Columns from rigid links created through beam offsets
I recently ran into an issue where when creating a beam offset, the eccentricity from that offset induces a moment into the rigid link end but it does not induce the moment into the column for column design. A Ram help ticket (case CS0789971) revi...
RAM SS- Axial Design Check for Braced Frame/Collector Beams
Adding an axial design check for beams or collectors to a braced frame lateral frame system. In particularly for rigid diaphragms these forces are not applied to horizontal members and require separate hand checks or analysis in another program. T...
It's now 2024, many if not all of the requests in this forum have been open requests for YEARS and in some cases over a DECADE. Why is this program not being updated other than for new code requirements? Wind uplift still has not been implemented ...