A Section Cut is a single or multiple segment cross section within a Wall Design Group at which design forces are formulated and wall capacity evaluated. Section Cuts in the RAM Concrete Wall module are analogous to stations in the Concrete Beam and Concrete Column modules. Geometrically, a Section Cut is the intersection of a horizontal or vertical plane with some portion of a Wall Design Group. A Section Cut may be a single, planar segment or a multi-segment, two-dimensional entity (see Figure below).

Three separate horizontal Section Cuts within a Wall Design Group.