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    RAM Concrete Beam Module - Effective Depth d for different Beam Directions

    It is common to set the primary steel effective depth "d" at one depth for all beams in one direction (ie, North / South). The used a different effective "d2" depth for the transverse beams reinforcing steel (ie, East / West) to pass below. This c...
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Run code check once for both reports and screen display

    In RAM Frame Steel Standard Provisions, if I want a code check report and interaction colors on the screen, I have to run the code check twice. I would like to be able to generate the report and activate view/update with interaction colors with a ...
    Guest about 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

    Allow for user input of base plate dimensions.

    It would be very useful to be able to input width and/or length of base plate dimensions. If width is input, length would be optimized or if length is input, width would be optimized, or if both dimensions were input it would do code checks based ...
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Freeze Beam Size in the Steel Beam Module when "Update Database" is clicked.

    Currently, if you select a beam in the Steel Beam Module, select a new size, click Analyze, and then click Update Database, that size is permanently attached to the member (i.e. frozen). However, if you select a beam, click Optimize, and then clic...
    Guest over 1 year ago in  1 Will not implement

    RAM SS - Frame Module - Massing of elments

    Add a feature to allow the mass from elements to be associated with other multiple diaphragms on the same level.
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Notify User When Anything is Cleared by RAM

    When concrete section cuts are deleted by the program due to geometry changes etc, a popup window notifies the user that this has been done. However, in at least one situation I recently discovered, this type of notification isn't present. And tha...
    Guest over 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

    Incorporate Floorvibe version 3.1 into RAM Structural System beam design module.

    Floorvibe version 3.1 utilizes analysis procedures in the 2nd Edition of AISC Design Guide 11, while version 3.0 is based on the 1st Edition. Calculations based on the 1st edition tend to underpredict vibration for walker paces less than 100 steps...
    Guest over 2 years ago in  1 Planned

    Curved beam or curved slab edge

    Most building structures has curve edge of curved beam. Please add a feature to model curved beam or slab edge. Also, design of curved members specially using concrete and steel material.
    Guest almost 3 years ago in  1 Will not implement

    Turkish Building Earthquake Code 2018 for steel structures

    Betonarme binaların projelendirmesi ile birlikte çelik binaların projelendirilmesinde de kendi ülke standart ve kurallarını kullanmak, mühendislerimiz için kolaylık ve rahatlık sağlayacak, programlarınızın ülkemiz içerisinde kullanımının yaygınlaş...
    Guest over 1 year ago in  0 Will not implement

    Turkish Building Earthquake Code 2018 and TS 500

    Türkiye de yaşayan mühendislerin programlarınızı kendi ülke standart ve kurallarına göre daha rahat kullanabilmeleri ve bunun paralelinde programlarınızın kullanım oranlarının artması doğrultusunda eklenmesi yaralı olacaktır.
    Guest over 1 year ago in  0 Will not implement