RAM Concept Help

Adding drop caps and drop panels

The Drop Caps and Drop Panels page is for entering drop caps and drop panels for two-way slabs. The page is not available for one-way slabs, beams or joists.

Strip Wizard uses drop caps for punching shear only; it ignores them for flexural design. Some codes provide guidance on what dimensions are required to consider a thickening as a drop panel. Strip Wizard does not check such rules.