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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    Add special boundary element design for shear walls with Hw/Lw < 2. ACI 318-19 Section 18.10.6.3

    In the concrete wall module, special boundary element zone requirements are only checked against the displacement method (ACI 18.10.6.2). In ACI 318-14 and 19 section 18.10.6.2 is directed at slender walls with Hw/Lw >= 2. If the aspect ratio o...
    Guest about 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    DataAccess for Nodal Loads

    We need a way to access and edit nodal loads through data access. It is painful having to manually define and assign all the point loads through the modeler elevation view. Could we at least assign them in frame? Instead of assigning point loads t...
    Guest over 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

    Generation of Wind Load for non-regular building shapes (e.g., C, L, and U shaped floor plates)

    We don't see many rectangular structures these days. Would be great if RAM Frame could generate wind loads for non-regular building shapes (e.g., "C", "L", & "U" shaped floor plates). This would be a time-saver having not to hand calculate and...
    Guest over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

    Import DWG drawings to be used as a reference layout in RSS, similar to what you do in Ram Concept.

    When you are defining a floor in RSS, it would be very useful to be able to import drawings in DWG formats to be used as a template or reference file to define the floor data. You can do this in Ram Concept.; why not in RSS?
    M Portillo over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

    Add Wood Framing to Ram SS

    Please add the ability to model and design wood beams in Ram SS. We design many structures that are a combination of wood, concrete and steel, and including design of wood members would not be difficult to incorporate. It would help RAM catch up w...
    Guest almost 3 years ago in  5 Future consideration

    Include self-weight of braces

    Include the self-weight of braces in the dead load.
    Guest 6 months ago in  4 Future consideration

    Option to include lateral triangular loads (earth pressure) on Wall at RSS

    The idea is to have the option to include lateral loads on walls at RAM Structural system. There are a lot of projects with underground floors (garage) that have concrete walls to retain the earth around it Gustavo
    Gustavo Vasconcellos over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    use ram frame to apply wind loads to non-diaphragm members

    The ability to flag a member as a wind girt so wind loading is applied to the member if a diaphragm is not present.
    Guest over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Add Ability to Split Members in RAM Modeler

    The ability to split members (beams and walls) in Modeler would be very helpful, rather than delete and reenter
    Tim Liebhold over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

    Add CMU Material Defaults and Design

    We design many buildings that include a combination of materials. Integrating masonry material properties by default and adding design for masonry would be useful, similar to Risa.
    Guest almost 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration