Isolating code checks for Utilisation Factors rather than the default figure...
I would like to find the highest UF for a member in a model for a specific code check, (ie worst case shear and/or worst case bending moment to carry out a connection design which will envelope all...
View ArticleError on surface entity
hiPlease see attached model where i have modelled 4 'surfaces' for application for the wind loads. I have assigned these as 'dummy' property such that these do not have any density but only the...
View ArticleActivation of RAM Element V8i SELECT series 4 Release 13
I have the application installed but when I run it tells me that it does not get the license, and I have a license code but in the installation it never told me to put the code and now I can not find...
View ArticleRAM CONNECTION User defined angles
RAM CONNECTION - I want to define a user angle not available in the existing defined tables. Example : Angle L 60x30x5 mm is that possible ? I didn't find any way to do that .
View ArticleDirect Welded sections
Hi, Is there an option for directly connected elements for CB, CG in Ram connection ?
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Please check the beam design here ?
What is the reason that the bottom reinforcement is less than the top reinforcement ? As far as i know bottom reinforcement ( Compression member ) should be designed with more diameter bars than the...
View ArticleMASS ASSIGNED TO PLATES IN STAAD
I am assigning a mass (kN/m2) as reference load to plates in STAAD model for facade structure. The plates with assigned mass represent the cladding components for seismic analysis.However, I am...
View Articlegetting an error 'the design moment exceeding the limiting moment of...
after completing with concrete design , iam getting an error stating ' the design moment exceeding the limiting moment of resistance 'communities.bentley.com/.../Structure3a.stdplease help me...
View ArticleCan I analyse steel and concrete in a same model?
i need to design a simple structure consisting of steel truss supported over a RCC columns with tie beams connected each columns. can i model both steel and RCC in a same model? How to do the analysis...
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Concept Minimum Bending Capacity
In RAM Concept, what's the difference between minimum bending capacity and maximum bending capacity for a PT slab design strip with no top nor bottom bars? Why are they different for the same section?
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PT Design Strip
Both design strips are supported at both ends Here is the min demand/ min capacity result: By simply changing the end condition of the cantilevered span design strip (the end on the slab edge) to...
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RAM CONNECTION MOMENT CONNECTION
DEAR ALL, How is this connection supposed to carry moment when there is no weld on the beam side ? and still showing no errors ? and not able to add weld on beam side ?
View Articleamplified first order in staad pro
its kind from you to helping us to verify if staadpro V8i calculate B1 confession according to AISC360-05 if i using preform analysis in editor an not use the PDelta analysis.if no when i use PDelta...
View ArticleAutomatic Export of Tables in RAM concept
I'd love to know if anyone has had success using either VBA or PowerShell with batch exporting, naming, and saving a selection of tables (location, geometry, reactions under certain load cases) in RAM...
View ArticleRunning Design Alternatives
I just got an email from Bentley offering to let me try STAAD.Pro for free. This is funny because I've had STAAD.Pro forever. Anyway, one of the bullet points is "Run many design alternatives in...
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RAM Connection Model Going Haywire
My RAM SS model looks and runs just fine in RAM Steel, RAM Frame, and RAM Foundation, but when I open it in RAM Connection the framing looks like pick-up sticks. What's happening!
View ArticleMember Section Size affecting stability
Does the member section affect the stability of a structure? I am working on a RAM Elements model that uses a cantilevered column lateral system and is fairly regular in shape. The model was running...
View ArticleRAM Concept High Shear Reinforcement
So I am modeling an apartment building with a very irregular layout using RAM Structural System and then using concept primarily for slab analysis and design. The goal is to design using traditional...
View ArticleMetric system in Staad (X) Tower
Hi everyone, I can't fill the option metric units in Staad. (X) Tower.How can I fix this problem?
View ArticleRAM Connection Stand alone v12 corrupt file
I have had two connection files corrupt with an error message reading "connection does not exist". When this happen all connections in the file disappear and can no longer be accessed. Is there a fix...
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