RAM Structural System Help

Criteria menu

Table 1. Analysis: Load Cases mode
Menu Item Description
General To set the criteria of the present model for frame analysis.
Diaphragm To set which stories are to be analyzed with a rigid diaphragm and which are to be analyzed with no diaphragm.
Ground Level To explicitly state at which story the ground level meets the structure.
Redundancy Factors To set the criteria used to calculate the UBC Redundancy Factors.
Reduced Beam Section Opens the Reduced Beam Section Properties dialog, which is used to supply reduced beam geometry for all frame beams assigned as reduce beam sections.
Buckling Restrained > Star Seismic Opens the Star Seismic Criteria dialog, which is used to assign general properties for Star Seismic® buckling restrained braces.
CoreBrace Opens the CoreBrace Criteria dialog, which is used to assign general properties for CoreBrace® buckling restrained braces.
SidePlate Opens the SidePlate Criteria dialog, which is used to select design methodology for building
DuraFuse Opens the DuraFuse dialog, which is used to select design methodology for buildings.
Construction Stage Analysis > Stage and Duration Used to assign stage numbers for diaphragms and to define duration information for each stage.
Concrete Material Models Used to define concrete material models for concrete.
Table 2. Analysis: Load Combinations mode
Menu Item Description
Advanced Analysis Opens the Advanced Analysis Criteria dialog, which is used to control parameters for iterative analysis results in the load combinations mode.