RAM Steel Column is a powerful design tool to aid in the design of steel gravity columns. The RAM Steel Column module uses the structural model and data created in the RAM Modeler. With RAM Steel Column, columns can be designed individually with a powerful View/Update command or in batch. Base plates are also designed. The numerous output reports available dramatically reduce the need for hand calculations. With time freed from the tedium of number crunching, the engineer can explore variations on a design to produce the most efficient structure possible.

Chapter 2 explores the use of RAM Steel Column. It provides an overview of the program, explains how to set and modify defaults, describes how design loads are calculated and gives a brief description of the output reports available. It also describes the DXF Column Schedule capabilities.

Chapter 3 provides a detailed look at the technical assumptions made by the RAM Steel Column Module, primarily code interpretation. It is critical that the engineer read and understand this chapter so as to be aware of how these assumptions affect each design.

Chapter 4 gives a detailed explanation of the output reports available from the RAM Steel Column Module.