RAM Structural System Help

Bearing

SettingDescription
Concrete f'c: Specified concrete strength.
Size of concrete support: Size of concrete support used in calculating allowable concrete bearing strength.
Area of concrete support: Area of concrete support used in calculating allowable concrete bearing strength.
Eff Area of support (A2): Area of the portion of the supporting surface that is geometrically similar to and concentric with the loaded area.
Area Required for Bearing: Area of plate required by concrete for bearing.
Area of Plate (A1): Actual area of plate.
Square Root of (A2/A1): Used in calculation of allowable concrete bearing; limited to 2.0 maximum.
Allow. Factored Bearing Stress: For Allowable Stress Design, this is the allowable concrete bearing stress based on ACI allowable values.
Actual Factored Bearing Stress: For Allowable Stress Design, this is the actual factored concrete bearing stress.
Actual Bearing Stress: For Allowable Stress Design, this is the unfactored concrete bearing stress used in sizing the plate thickness.
0.60Pp: For LRFD 3rd, this is the allowable design bearing load on the concrete.