Notional loads are required to be applied. They are generated using the Loads > Load Cases command in RAM Frame Analysis mode. This is specified when the load combinations are generated using the Combinations > Generate command in RAM Frame Steel Standard Provisions mode.

The notional loads are defined as:

Ni = 0.005Yi

where

Yi

=

gravity load

The values used for the gravity loads at each diaphragm are automatically calculated, but can be modified using the Loads > Gravity for Notional command in the RAM Frame Analysis mode.

Note that the notional loads are unfactored for analysis; they are factored in the Load Combinations.

Options for these various requirements are available at the time the notional loads are generated.