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Lateral Forces

For each lateral beam the following forces are calculated at each station for each lateral load case in RAM Frame:

Lateral Load Case force at each station

  • Major Moment.
  • Major Axis Shear.
  • Torsion.

These lateral forces are combined in load combinations and enveloped as described in Section 2.3.3 to generate the final design envelope for each type of force (shear, moment and torsion).