Load Case Labels
When load cases are created, they are "numbered", in addition to the user-specified label and the Load Case Type label. This "number" consists of a letter and an integer (e.g., R1, S3, etc.).
The letters indicate the following:
| D | Dead Load. This is an automatically generated gravity load case based on the self-weight or the gravity loads assigned in RAM Modeler. |
| L | Live Load. This is an automatically generated gravity load case based on the gravity loads assigned in RAM Modeler. It will have a subscript p (positive load) or n (negative load). |
| Rf | Roof Live Load. This is an automatically generated gravity load case based on the gravity loads assigned in RAM Modeler. It will have a subscript p (positive load) or n (negative load). |
| S | Snow Load. This is an automatically generated gravity load case based on the gravity loads assigned in RAM Modeler. It will have a subscript p (positive load) or n (negative load). |
| W | This indicates a Wind load case. (Story Forces and Nodal Loads) |
| E | This indicates a Seismic load case. (Story Forces and Nodal Loads) |
| ND | This indicates a Notional Dead Load |
| NL | This indicates a Notional Live Load |
| NR | This indicates a Notional Roof Load |
| Dyn | This indicates a Dynamic load case. |
| O | This indicates "Other" load case. (Story Forces and Nodal Loads) |
| V | This indicates a Virtual load case (Story Forces and Nodal Loads) |
| CSA | This indicates a Construction Stage Analysis load case |
The integers are then assigned consecutively within each group type. RAM Frame and the outputs frequently refer to the load cases by these load case "numbers".