| Framing |
Select if the wall will resist
Gravity loads only or if it
will be part of the Lateral
load resisting system analyzed in RAM Frame and
RAM Concrete. |
| Type |
(Concrete only) Select if the wall is a
Cast-in-place concrete of
if it is a precast Tilt-up
wall system. For Tilt-up walls, you may select
if the i-end, j-end, or both ends of the wall have
a gap.
|
| Aggregate |
(Concrete only) Select the weight of the
concrete aggregate used for calculating
reinforcing-related factors. For light weight
concrete, you must also specify the average
splitting tensile strength,
fct, value used.
|
| material properties |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Thickness |
Type the design thickness value of the
wall. |
| f'c |
(Concrete only) Type the concrete compressive
strength. |
| E |
(Other only) Type the modulus of elasticity of
the other material. |
| UW |
(Concrete only) Type the unit weight of the
concrete material. |
| UW for Self-weight |
Type the unit weight of the material. Tip: The UW for
Self-weight is typically increases
slightly (around 5pcf) over the concrete material
alone to account for reinforcing.
|
| Poisson's Ratio |
Type the Poisson's ratio of the material. |
| Cracked Factor (membrane) |
(Concrete only) In-plane
behavior |
| Cracked Factor (bending) |
(Concrete only) Out-of-plane
behavior |
|
| Elastic Modulus |
(Concrete only) Select the method how the
concrete elastic modulus is specified:
- Use Calculated Value -
uses the program-calculated value based on the
concrete strength
- Use - use the
user-provided value.
|
| Reinforcement |
(Concrete only) | Setting | Description |
|---|
| fy Distributed |
Yield strength of mild reinforcing steel used
for main wall reinforcement. |
| fy Boundary |
Yield strength of mild reinforcing steel used
for boundary zone wall reinforcement. |
| fy Ties/Links |
Yield strength of mild reinforcing steel used
for ties or links. |
|
| Face Exposure |
(Concrete only) Specify the
exposure label used for the Primary and
Secondary face.Note: The
Primary face is defined as the face that faces away from the wall's local
positive Y axis. Use to display the primary face.
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