RAM Structural System Help

Wall Group Forces

The Process - Results - Wall Group Forces command displays the integrated forces for all the wall groups defined in the model. The wall group forces are displayed at the center of gravity of the wall groups. The direction of the wall groups is indicated by an arrow and is determined based on the order the walls were assigned to the group (refer to "Assign Wall-Group").

When the command is invoked, the user first selects the load case for which the wall group forces are to be displayed. All currently analyzed load cases are available to be selected. The user then selects the force type that is to be displayed. The types include major and minor shear, major and minor moment, axial load and torsion. The Apply button causes the wall group force values to be displayed.

Close terminates the command. When the command is terminated the currently displayed wall group force values remain on the screen. They can be cleared by selecting the Reset Model button.