Shear Wall Forces Module
Wall forces at specified planes (panels, spandrels, piers, etc) can be obtained through RAM Frame to assist in shear wall design.
The planes (referred to as Section Cuts) can be created and labeled, and reports of forces are available graphically or from the report menu in the Shear Wall Forces module. The module is used to view integrated analysis results for shear walls. It provides the following base functionalities:
- User-defined vertical and horizontal section cuts across multiple wall panels or between wall edges and wall openings.
- Report integrated finite element analysis results for a section-cut:
Note: Minor axis forces will be zero (0) since walls do not have out-of-plane stiffness,
unless columns/pilasters are included within the section cut.
The Analysis - Load Cases mode is accessed by selecting or by selecting Shear Wall Forces in the mode list box.