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 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 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 over 2 years ago in  5 Future consideration

    Updated RAM DataAccess Developer's Guide

    The most recent developer's guide is from 2017, so I was wondering if we could get an updated document? I know that at the very least joist stuff has been added since then. And along those lines, I'd love to be able to pull joist self-weight direc...
    Guest 4 months ago in  0 Planned

    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 10 months ago in  1 Future consideration

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

    Update AS1170.4 to latest version (2024) in Ram Structural Systems
    Guest 8 months ago in  0 Needs review

    Apply wind loads tributary to "ground"

    Wind loads tributary to "ground" are not applied even if there are stories below ground. Please add an option to allow the user to apply these currently neglected loads to the structure.
    Guest 4 months ago in  0 Needs review

    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 11 months ago in  2 Future consideration

    Unbalanced Snow Loads

    I would love to see expanded snow loading capabilities that let you apply different load distributions that are enveloped for design. Specifically for gable roof structures, ASCE 7 requires that you apply a "balanced" load (uniform across the whol...
    Guest about 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

    Manage inclined ramps in RSS

    Analyze and design ramps that joins different levels in a structure, as the ones you find in parking structures, for both, concrete and steel.
    M Portillo over 3 years ago in  0 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 over 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration