RAM Structural System Help

Reports - Column Design Forces

Selecting the Reports > Column Forces > Single command will change the cursor from an arrow cursor to a target cursor. Select the column for which to generate output by clicking on a column. A Column Forces Report will be generated for the selected column.

Selecting the Reports > Column Forces > Fence command will change the cursor from an arrow cursor to a fence cursor. Select multiple columns for which to generate output by fencing an area of the model. A Column Forces Report will be generated for all columns within the fenced area.

Selecting the Reports > Column Forces > All command will generate a Column Forces Report for all concrete columns in the model.

This report shows the dead load and roof load column forces for the selected concrete columns. It also shows the skip load pattern results for all live load cases for the selected column. The live load skip forces show the largest moment about each axis and the associated other axes and axial forces. It also shows the cumulative axial load from all live load applied concurrently. The live and roof forces consider the columns live load reduction factors for the various live load types (live load reducible, storage and unreducible). If forces are exported from RAM Concept into the RAM Structural System model then the additional Hyperstatic load case could also exist. For design purposes these column forces are combined with lateral forces (where appropriate), for each load combination, in the RAM Concrete Column Mode.