Add <material> Wall Generation Mode dialog

Used to add a series of walls at regular spacing.

Opens when either:

Layout > Walls > Add Generation is selected
the Generation tool is selected from the Layout Wall dynamic toolbar

Warning: Whenever a wall is created such that it intersects a member between supports, the member must be deleted and re-entered as two separate members framing into the new wall. See the "Important Modeling Considerations" section in the RAM Frame Basics chapter of the RAM Frame manual for more information.

Setting

Description

Framing

Select if the wall will resist Gravity loads only or if it will be part of the Lateral load resisting system analyzed in RAM Frame and RAM Concrete.

Type

(Concrete only) Select if the wall is a Cast-in-place concrete of if it is a precast Tilt-up wall system.

For Tilt-up walls, you may select if the i-end, j-end, or both ends of the wall have a gap.

Aggregate

(Concrete only) Select the weight of the concrete aggregate used for calculating reinforcing-related factors.

For light weight concrete, you must also specify the average splitting tensile strength, fct, value used.

material properties

Setting	Description
Thickness	Type the design thickness value of the wall.
f'c	(Concrete only) Type the concrete compressive strength.
E	(Other only) Type the modulus of elasticity of the other material.
UW	(Concrete only) Type the unit weight of the concrete material.
UW for Self-weight	Type the unit weight of the material. Tip: The UW for Self-weight is typically increases slightly (around 5pcf) over the concrete material alone to account for reinforcing.
Poisson's Ratio	Type the Poisson's ratio of the material.
Cracked Factor (membrane)	(Concrete only) In-plane behavior
Cracked Factor (bending)	(Concrete only) Out-of-plane behavior

Elastic Modulus

(Concrete only) Select the method how the concrete elastic modulus is specified:

Use Calculated Value - uses the program-calculated value based on the concrete strength
Use - use the user-provided value.

Reinforcement

(Concrete only)

Setting	Description
fy Distributed	Yield strength of mild reinforcing steel used for main wall reinforcement.
fy Boundary	Yield strength of mild reinforcing steel used for boundary zone wall reinforcement.
fy Ties/Links	Yield strength of mild reinforcing steel used for ties or links.

Face Exposure

(Concrete only) Specify the exposure label used for the Primary and Secondary face.

Note: The Primary face is defined as the face that faces away from the wall's local positive Y axis. Use Options > Show Wall > Primary Face to display the primary face.

Setting	Description
Beam Spacing	Generate walls at a fixed spacing from the start of the generation.
Number of Equal Spaces Per Beam	Generate walls by specifying the number of equal spaces between walls.
Equal Spacing Per Beam, Not to Exceed	Generate walls by specifying a maximum spacing between walls.
Angel From Beam Line	Select the frame of reference from which the angle will be measured by selecting either Relative to Selected Beam Line or the Relative to X-Axis. Type the angle corresponding to this frame of reference. Angles values should be entered in 0 - 90°. The option to place at various configurations is then made graphically.
Units	Specify if distance values used for placement are given in Feet or Inches.