The provisions of several major US building codes and standards, as well as the Eurocode, Canadian, and British, Chinese, Australian, and Indian codes are incorporated in the RAM Structural System.

• International Building Code (2009, 2006, 2003, and 2000), International Code Council
• ASCE7-16, ASCE7-10, ASCE 7-05, ASCE 7-02, ASCE 7-98, ASCE7-95 and ASCE7-93, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures", American Society of Civil Engineers.
• The BOCA National Building Code (1993, 1996, 1999), Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc.
• Standard Building Code (1994, 1997, 1999), Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
• Uniform Building Code (1994, 1997), International Conference of Building Officials.
• Eurocode EN 1990:2002+A1:2005, EN 1991-1-1:2002, EN 1991-1-4:2005, EN 1991-1-4:2005 UK NA, ENV 1991-1:1994, ENV 1991-2-4:1995, ENV 1998-1-1:1996, and ENV 1998-1-2:1996.
• National Building Code of Canada 1995, 2005, 2010, 2015, Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council Canada.
• BS 6399: Part 1: 1996, "Loading for Buildings", British Standards Institution.
• UK National Annex to Eurocode 1: Actions on Structures, NA to BS EN 1991-1-1:2002.
• Singapore National Annex to Eurocode 1: Actions on Structures, NA to SS EN 1991-1-1:2002.
• Chinese Building Codes, GB50011-2001.
• Hong Kong Building Regulation.
• Australian Building Codes, AS/NZS 1170.2:2002, AS 11707.4:2007.
• Indian Building Codes, IS 875-3, IS 1893 5th Rev. and IS 1893 6th Rev.

In the RAM Structural System and outputs and throughout the remainder of this manual these are referred to as IBC2006/09, IBC2003, IBC2000, ASCE 7, BOCA, SBC, UBC, Eurocode, NBC of Canada, BS 6399, UK National Annex, Singapore National Annex, GB50011-2001, Hong Kong and AS/NZS 1170.2:2002, AS 1170.4-2007 , IS 875-3, IS 1893 5^th Rev., and IS 1893 6^th Rev., respectively. The sections of these codes applicable to the analysis performed by RAM Frame are those dealing with wind, seismic, roof, and floor loads and the reduction of live loads. They are subject to certain assumptions and limitations as outlined in the Technical Notes.