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RAM Frame loads from Two way slab
I have 3 levels of a concrete two way slab that gets transferred onto steel as shown in the image below. when I look at RAM concrete column design forces I get an axial load of (379 kip). When I look...
View ArticleHow do I import a steel frame model from Inventor to STAAD?
I would like to export a steel frame from Inventor to STAAD.My current model/simulation in Inventor has the following data:-member properties-material constants-member orientations-member end...
View ArticleMerge user defined story force with program generated lateral loads
Is it possible to merge a user defined story force and a program generated wind load in RAM Frame? I have a pitched roof at the top of my steel structure and need to add the additional lateral load...
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Utilization Ratio not displaying
Hi,I am doing a simple analysis of three W10x15 beams with Dead and Live Loading. When printing the report, nothing shows up under the Utilization Ratio. Please advise.Thank you!
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error after updating to Ram concept v8-update1
hi,I am getting the following error after updating to v8-update 1. Please let me know what needs to be done to fix this.Thanks,Udit
View ArticleSeismic Provision Joint Code Check - Apply one and two story exception for...
When the report references one and two story exceptions, which code references the two story exception?In the AISC 341 Section 9.6 (a)(i) / AISC 341 E3.4(a)(1), it says the exception applies to...
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Can a torsion call up in an edge beam, be caused by a bending moment in a...
Hi,I am currently designing a PT corbel beam that caps the end of a series of transverse beams along a movement joint. There are columns positioned at the intersections of the transverse and corbel...
View ArticleRAM SS - wall number export
Hi,I would like to produce a calculation report showing column and wall number on plan with the column/wall forces output. How do I export the pdf (or dxf) layout showing the column and wall number?...
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RAM SS - wall major moment
Hi,I have a long wall with gravity loads. Why do I get the such a large Mmajor? Thank you!
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What is the reason for different wind loads' values by two different ways?
Hey, SirI have applied the wind loads by unclicking ''open strucuture'' for load case1, where i gotFor load case 3 with the same wind definition, i used open structure, i haveSo my question is,...
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RAM Connection not calculating load cases
Hello,I am attempting to use RAM Connection (V13.x) for checking some connections, but I have lost faith. It appears to not be capturing snow load, which is by far governing on my design. When I click...
View Articlecannot generate load for command Y range
Hello I am trying to run my school project with STAAD pro but when I try to input the floor load "cannot generate load for command Y range " keep coming up. This is the 1st time I am trying STADD pro....
View ArticleRAM Masonry Wall Lintel Design
Hello!I have a reinforced masonry wall design with three openings. The original report and model output showed no issues. A year later, I needed to modify the wall due to some changes in the building...
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RAM SS Foundation load summary
1)I have obtained the foundation load summary for my columns from post processing by selecting forces in gravity members from ram steel. I got the columns loads for gravity columns and column/brace...
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Whether to delete columns after forming surface for shear walls?
Initially, I ran structure wizard to get a frame of required dimensions. Then I created surfaces for shear walls with the help of nodes already created in the frame. So my question is that should I...
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Beam torsion design
Hello Sir,First I hope You are Safe and in Good Health.I have a PT slab with PT beams as in the attached figure. In column strip torsion design, I usually set it as "Beam" for PT Beams.In some cases...
View ArticleNational Annex in Euro code
Hi everyone, while running the staad using EURO code without giving the national annex my column member are failing by 1.07 utilisation ratio . If i defined the Nation annex as NA 1, my column member...
View ArticleLinear Cable Analysis - Error
Dear All,I am trying to run a linear cable analysis but getting some error "**ERROR- WITH PERFORM CABLE ANALYSIS EACH LOAD CASE MUST BE FOLLOWED BY PERFORM CABLE ANALYSIS THEN CHANGE."ALSO, its...
View ArticleNeed to retrieve primary load cases from Excel VBA
Private Sub btnConCheck_Click()Dim objOpenSTAAD As ObjectDim lngMemCount As LongDim lngMem As LongDim lngMemNum() As LongDim i As LongDim j As LongDim k As LongDim strFileName As StringDim Response,...
View ArticleAccessing Force and moment envelope of all load combinations through RAM...
Is there any way to access the force and moment envelopes of all load combinations for a member through RAM Dataaccess?I could see only the functions that extract the forces of a member for a load case.
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