RAM Concept Help

Design reinforcement plots

RAM Concept has plotting options that you can use to view various strip-based results such as moment, shear, precompression, reinforcement and crack width.

This section steps you through setting up a reinforcement plot.

You can bypass this section, but there are steps that help you learn the more powerful aspects of the program.

To create a new plan that plots latitude bottom reinforcement

  1. Choose Layers > New Plan.
  2. Enter a name for the plan, such as "Plot: Latitude Bottom Reinforcement". ( RAM Concept automatically prepends the layer name and appends the word "Plan").
  3. Select the Design Status layer, and click OK. The Visible Objects dialog box appears.
  4. Click Show Nothing and click OK.
  5. Choose View > Plot (). The Plot dialog box appears with the Section Design dialog.
  6. Check the Active box.
  7. Select the Bottom radio button.
  8. Change Max Frame Number to 2, and click OK.
See the following figures for the reinforcement plots.

Design Status: Plot: Latitude Bottom Reinforcement Plan for ACI318.

Design Status: Plot: Latitude Bottom Reinforcement Plan for AS3600

Design Status: Plot: Latitude Bottom Reinforcement Plan for BS8110 (Amd #1 & #2).

Design Status: Plot: Latitude Bottom Reinforcement Plan for IS 456