RAM Structural System Help

Notional Loads

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 = 0.002Yi

where Yi is the 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: 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.