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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Status Needs review
Created by Jared Ganstine Ganstine
Created on Aug 11, 2022

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RAM SS- Axial Design Check for Braced Frame/Collector Beams

Adding  an axial design check for beams or collectors to a braced frame lateral frame system.  In particularly for rigid diaphragms these forces are not applied to horizontal members and require separate hand checks or analysis in another program.  This is a tedious process to pull forces from the model and either tabulate the frame shears or apply statics to get the net axial force in the horizontal member. 

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