Because RAM Concept assumes that deep beams behave like slabs, RAM Concept will over-estimate the stiffness of a deep beam subjected to transverse bending moments. RAM Concept ’s analysis will assume that the entire beam is effective in resisting the transverse moment.

This over-estimation of the stiffness is generally not significant and is normally ignored.

In design, it is important that RAM Concept ’s design sections have the appropriate ignore depth settings, so only the portion of the beam that is truly effective is used in the capacity calculations.