Criteria - Forces
The forces on gravity members supported on foundations can be taken from either of the RAM Concrete Analysis, the RAM Steel Analysis or from a material specific source.
Use the options in the dialog box to select the source from which the gravity member forces will
originate.
- RAM Steel
- RAM Concrete
- Forces on Steel members from RAM Steel, Forces on Concrete members from RAM Concrete (i.e., material specific)
Note: If there is a diaphragm in the
model that has two-way action, the force selection is automatically changed to the
Material Specific Source and the RAM
Steel is inactive.
The module selected as the origin of the gravity forces is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the main RAM Foundation window.