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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    Apply Lateral Point(Nodal)/Line Loads Logically

    Below is a list of thoughts about lateral point(nodal)/line loads. Incorporating any of the below ideas would be helpful. 1. Allow the user to apply lateral line loads as well as lateral point(nodal) loads. 2. Allow the user to apply lateral point...
    Guest over 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

    User Customizable Cp Leeward Value

    Allow for users to specify/override the Cp Leeward value in ASCE 7 wind generation to account for buildings built as additions to existing structures or allow for future additions to the current model. Current wind generation is unconservative in ...
    Tim Liebhold about 2 years ago in  2 Future consideration

    Slave Nodes or Manual Rigid Links in RAM SS

    When modeling braced frames on structures with sloping roofs, you are forced to model the diaphragm at one level without slope for proper lateral load application; this causes the brace geometry to be wrong. It would be nice to be able to model th...
    Guest over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    RAM needs to calculate embodied carbon!

    We are increasingly being asked to assess options on the basis of carbon intensity. It would save many engineers lots of time if RAM SS & RAM Concept had the capability of calculating embodied carbon. It is a very simple addition - it could be...
    Guest over 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    Load Case Selection Set Presets In RAM Frame

    Please add selection set presets for groups of load cases in the analyze dialogue in RAM Frame. I always have at least groups of load combos for strength and groups for deflection, and sometimes have groups for modal analysis. It would be great to...
    Guest over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Shear Wall Design Groups and Reinforcement gets deleted if I change f'c or stiffness modifiers or thicknesses.

    Please revise shear wall module to not automatically delete sections cuts, groups, wall reinforcing, etc. when I change f'c, wall stiffness modifiers, or thicknesses.
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    RAM SS – Structural elements between levels

    Provide an option to connect elements for one level to the adjacent level other than columns
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    RAM SS Concrete Module - Add torsional design to Columns

    Add torsional design to concrete columns to meet ACI requirements for seismic design.
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Account for wall transfer loads on one-way deck

    As far as I am aware, RSS does not track the load transfer when a wall is sitting on a one-way deck without a supporting beam or wall directly below. The loads from the wall above the deck is "lost". My firm does a lot of multi-family construction...
    Brian Genduso Genduso over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

    Cancel Last Point

    The ability to cancel last point when drawing an area load, deck assignment or mat foundation like you can in RAM Concept. It's especially frustrating when drawing a mat foundation and you accidentally click the wrong point and have to start over ...
    Guest over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review