The eccentric brace frame type is not implemented (it is for AISC 1997).

A few individual checks are not performed. When a check is necessary and is not performed by the program it will be indicated to the engineer.

In most of the automatically calculated load combinations in RAM Frame the standard provision mode load factors are reduced by one-third for load combinations with seismic load. Several checks in the special seismic provisions require that the stress of columns be determined based on standard load combinations. Where the seismic load combinations are considered the member stress will be smaller than required based on the third decrease in the load factors. It is suggested that in RAM Frame all standard provision load combinations with lateral load be copied and pasted as custom load combinations. The load factors of these combinations should be changed to 1.0 from 0.75 for all the load cases. These load combinations should only be selected prior to proceeding into the special provision mode. Note that if the UBC 1997 ASD automatic load generator is used in the standard provision mode then the seismic load combinations are not reduced by one-third. As such the load factor modifications described above do not need to be performed.