Connection Check
When the command is invoked, the maximum reaction at each end of each beam (except those with cantilevers) is compared with the capacity of the typical connection for that beam size as defined by the user. If the reaction exceeds the allowable, the beam and its reaction are listed on the printout.
The program does not automatically change any beam sizes that fail this check; rather, it provides a convenient means of identifying those beams which might require a special connection detail or a change in size.
The Connection Check can be performed using either factored or unfactored reactions. See the RAM Structural System Tables chapter in the RAM Manager manual for information on creating the Connection Check tables and selecting the factored or unfactored option.
Reactions at supports of cantilevered ends of beams with cantilevers are not checked since that is an entirely different kind of connection.
- The Connection table file name
- Information on whether the selected option is for factored or unfactored reactions.
- A listing of the allowable values in the Connection table
- The Beam Number of the beams whose reaction exceeds the allowable
- The Coordinates of the beam end
- Beam size
- The reaction value
- The connection capacity.
This report is available for steel beams and C-Beam™, but is not available for Westok Cellular Beams.