RAM Structural System Help

Reports - Concept Column Forces

Selecting the Reports > Concept Column Forces > Single command will change the cursor from an arrow cursor to a target cursor. Select the column for which to generate output by clicking on a column. A Concept Column Forces Report will be generated for the selected column.

Selecting the Reports > Concept Column Forces > Fence command will change the cursor from an arrow cursor to a fence cursor. Select multiple columns for which to generate output by fencing an area of the model. A Concept Column Forces Report will be generated for all columns within the fenced area.

Selecting the Reports > Column Forces > All command will generate a Concept Column Forces Report for all concrete columns in the model.

This report shows the column forces exactly as exported from RAM Concept into the RAM Structural System. The forces are from the floor analysis performed in RAM Concept and does not include the accumulated force from stories above the indicated level. This accumulation of forces occurs during the Concrete Gravity analysis and the results are reported in the Column Design Report. Note that Column top forces come from the analysis of the floor above the column and column bottom forces come from analysis of floor below the columns.