RAM Structural System Help

Story Information

SettingDescription
Story Level: This is the level below which this column occurs.
Column Line Grid Label: This is the column line grid label. It represents the top co-ordinate or grid location of the top column and top co-ordinate or grid location of the bottom column in a column line. If the top columns top coordinates and bottom columns top coordinates are the same then only one is listed in the label.
Steel Grade: The steel material grade for the member being designed.
Column Size: This is the designed column size. It is either the optimum size selected by the RAM Steel Column Design module or the user selected size.
Nominal Fy: This is the user selected nominal yield strength for the column.
Design Fy: This is the yield strength adjusted for the thickness of the section used in the design of the section.
Orientation: This is the orientation, in degrees, of the column web with respect to the global X‑axis. For example, if the web is parallel to the X‑axis, the orientation angle is 0.0 degrees; if the web is perpendicular to the X‑axis, the orientation is 90.0 degrees.