RAM Structural System Ideas

Welcome to the RAM Structural System Ideas portal. The purpose of this site is to post ideas for enhancements and new features. We value your feedback and our team regularly reviews your suggestions for consideration in future releases.

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Update AS3600 to latest version (2018) in Ram Concrete Module

Update AS3600 to latest version (2018) in Ram Concrete Module for concrete beam, column & wall design
Guest 17 days ago in  0 Needs review

Update AS1170.4 to latest version (2024) in Ram Structural Systems

Update AS1170.4 to latest version (2024) in Ram Structural Systems
Guest 16 days ago in  0 Needs review

Add tornado wind loads.

Beginning in ASCE 7-22/IBC 2024, structural designs must consider tornado wind loads for essential facilities. The calculation of these loads and the associated load combinations should be added to RSS.
Guest about 2 months ago in  0 Future consideration

ASCE 7 Minimum Wind Load Application

ASCE 7 (10, 16, and 22 versions) section 27.1.5 specifies a minimum wind load on the entire building projected area (see commentary). This should be applied as a separate load case. RAM Frame treats this as individual floors shall not receive less...
Guest 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Please don't make me click OK for every inadequate column when generating the column design report.

When generating the column design report, please don't make me click OK for every inadequate column. A summary of all inadequate columns or no warning at all would be sufficient.
Guest 17 days ago in  0 Needs review

Zoom With Mouse Scroll in RAM Beam

RAM Beam needs to allow zoom with mouse scroll similar to other RAM modules.
Guest almost 3 years ago in  3 Future consideration

Allow user assigned steel beam camber

As part of user assigned beam sizing, occasionally would like to override the default camber value reported.
Guest almost 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

Bring RAM SS into the 21st century

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 ...
Joshua Few over 1 year ago in  1 Needs review

RAM Multiple Load Cases/Combinations in Gravity Beams/Columns Module

There should be options for checking gravity beams/columns for multiple load combinations. Having to select whether snow or live loads are to be used is a bit 1980's era softwaresk. Additionally, it would be beneficial to be allowed to apply wind ...
Jared Ganstine Ganstine almost 3 years ago in  0 Planned

Lateral Drift Load Combinations for Wind

There seems to be a fundamental problem with lateral drift for wind in RAM Frame. Currently, accounting for lateral drift in accordance with ASCE 7, Appendix CC "Serviceability Considerations" requires some juggling. To follow this procedure, one ...
Guest 4 months ago in  2 Future consideration