Mode menu
| Menu Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis > | Load Cases | In Analysis Load Cases mode, frame analysis criteria, lateral loads
and load cases are defined. The frame analysis of the structure is
performed, including the calculation of member forces, deflection, drift
and mode shapes, and results of the analysis may be displayed. This is the default mode when you open RAM Frame. |
| Load Combinations | The Analysis - Load Combination Mode lets users combine the
basic load cases into load combinations to obtain the results for
combined loads. Member forces, Deflected Shapes and Drift resulting
from the load combinations can be displayed, and printed outputs
obtained. The View/Update, Results, and Reports
commands function the same as those in Analysis - Load Cases mode,
and the same outputs are available. However, whereas the results
shown in the Analysis - Load Cases mode are based on the basic load
cases, the results shown in the Analysis - Load
Combination Mode are based on load combinations.
This mode does not perform any analysis or check members for Code-related requirements such as stresses or capacities. |
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| Steel > | Standard Provisions | In steel standard provision mode the members and joints of the structure are checked to determine if they have sufficient strength to resist the generated forces. |
| Seismic Provisions | In steel seismic provisions mode the members and joints of the structure are checked to determine if they meet the design and detailing requirements of the selected seismic code. The codes available will are based on the steel design code selected in the Standard Provision Mode. That is, strength seismic provision codes will only be available if a strength design code is selected in the Standard Provision Steel Mode. | |
| Drift Control | Drift, which is a function of the axial, shear, flexural and torsional behavior of each member of a building structure, is an important design consideration. The total drift at a point can be considered to be the sum of the axial, shear, flexure and torsional displacement components of each member in the building. The drift control module helps identify which members contribute the most to the drift at a point. The break-down of the member contribution to drift into the various displacement components such as joint, axial, shear, flexure and torsion helps identify what sectional properties of a member to change to arrive at an optimized size. The joint displacement represents the deformation in the rigid-end zones (panel-zones). | |
| Shear Wall Forces > | Load Cases | Review of shear wall forces due to load cases through specified section cuts. |
| Load Combinations | Review of shear wall forces due to load combinations through specified section cuts. | |