Concrete stresses

ACI 318-05 has limits for the hypothetical stresses due to flexure and axial loads. The code bases the rules upon "averaging" rather than peak values.

Stress contour plots of the net flexural stresses are available in RAM Concept . Most designers will not be interested in these plots because, in following the code, RAM Concept does not use the contours directly in design.

What will likely be of interest are the plans that show the concrete stresses plotted along the design strips. These are the average stresses based upon the design strip widths.

View top stress plan

Choose Layers > Rule Set Designs > Service Design > Top Stress Plan.
Right click over the plan and choose Plot ().
In the Plot Settings dialog box:
1. Change Max Frame # to 4.
2. Click OK

Service Design: Top Stress Plan.

To view the Max Demand more easily you can uncheck Max Capacity in the plot options.

Similarly, you can view the bottom stress plan at Layers > Rule Set Designs > Service Design > Bottom Stress Plan.