Adding a Point Load Property

Type the Label in the Label edit box to identify the Load. This is a short description for the load. For example, a line load imposed by an exterior wall might be labeled Curtain Wall.
Type the Dead Load in the Dead Load edit box. The Dead Load is the total dead load such as slab, deck, partitions, miscellaneous, etc. The value does not need to include slab and deck self-weight if the option to include Slab/Deck self-weight is selected in the Criteria - Self-Weight command in RAM Manager. Except for Steel Joists, member self-weights do not need to be included in this value if the options to calculate and include self-weight are selected in the Criteria - Self-Weight command in the RAM Manager. For Steel Joists, an approximation of the self-weight should be included, as the program does not include it automatically.
Type the Construction Dead Load in the Construction Dead Load edit box. The Construction Dead Load, or Pre-composite Dead Load, is that portion of the Dead Load which is applied to the beam prior to composite action. It must be less than or equal to the Dead Load. The value does not need to include slab and deck self-weight if the option to include Slab/Deck self-weight is selected in the Criteria - Self-Weight command in RAM Manager. Except for Steel Joists, member self-weights do not need to be included in this value if the options to calculate and include self-weight are selected in the Criteria - Self-Weight command in the RAM Manager. For Steel Joists, an approximation of the self-weight should be included, as the program does not include it automatically. This load is combined with the Construction Live Load when investigating the pre-composite beam. This value is used only in the RAM Steel Beam Design module when designing unshored (i.e., "unpropped") composite beams. When a column is supported by a composite beam, RAM Steel Beam Design assumes that the full column load is applied to the post-composite section; the column induces no Construction Dead Load on the pre-composite section.
Note: The Construction Live Load is a temporary load which is applied to the beam prior to composite action. This load is combined with the Construction Dead Load when investigating the pre-composite beam. This value is only used in the RAM Steel Beam Design module when designing unshored ("unpropped") composite beams.
Type the Unreduced Live Load in the Live Load edit box. The Live Load is the total live load appropriate for the particular building based on the applicable Building Code and use of the building.
Note: The Live Load is the total live load appropriate for the particular building based on the applicable Building Code and use of the building. Live Loads can be defined as either Reducible, Storage, Unreducible, or Roof. These options are explained in the Technical Notes chapter in the RAM Steel Beam, RAM Steel Column, and the RAM Frame manuals. In some Codes this is referred to as "Imposed" load.
Select the appropriate Live Load type by selecting either the Reducible, Storage, Unreducible, or Roof option buttons. These options are explained in the Technical Notes chapter in the RAM Steel Beam, RAM Steel Column, and the RAM Frame manuals.
Type the Partition Load, if any, in the Partition edit box. The Partition load is an additional Live Load; it is treated as an unreducible Live Load and will not be reduced. It is in addition to the loads specified as Live Load. Partition loads are defined variously by the Codes, some as Dead Load and some as Live Load. For those codes that define Partition loads as an unreducible Live Load, those should be specified here. For those Codes that define Partition loads as a Dead Load or as part of the regular Live Load, those should be included as part of the Dead Load or Live Load accordingly.
Type the Construction Live Load in the Construction Live Load edit box. The Construction Live Load is a temporary load which is applied to the beam prior to composite action. This load is combined with the Construction Dead Load when investigating the pre-composite beam. This value is used only in the RAM Steel Beam Design modue when designing unshored (i.e., "unpropped") composite beams.
Type the Mass Dead Load in the Mass Dead Load edit box. The Mass Dead Load is the load that will be used in calculating the diaphragm mass properties in RAM Frame. This value does not need to include slab weights and member self-weights if the options to include mass self-weight is selected in the Criteria - Self-weight command in the RAM Manager.
Click Add. You will then see the newly created Point Load Property entered into the Point Load Property list box.