The special seismic provisions are typically prescriptive in nature and are sometimes open to interpretation by the engineer. This section provides the engineer with information on how RAM Frame has implemented many of the specification requirements. Specifically it attempts to identify all the assumptions that are made by the program, and list some of the limitations. The engineer is encouraged to refer to the actual code requirements in the applicable code as most of the nomenclature used below is taken directly out of the applicable code.

The engineer is responsible for performing all code requirements that are not performed by RAM Frame.

In this section the assumptions and limitations are organized according to the actual code section referenced. That is, each section is numbered according to the section in the code that is being discussed.