RAM Concept Help

Deciding how many load patterns to use

Mathematically, there could a large number of floor pattern loadings, which would all have different results. For practical reasons, the maximum number of load patterns is ten. This allows you to draw five load patterns in each direction.

Typical pattern loading configurations are:

Beam Pattern Loadings. Note that these will not necessarily produce the maximum negative moments, but they will produce moments that are very close to the maximum and represent a practical solution in most situations.

Parent topic: Creating Pattern Loading