RAM Structural System Help

Concept Column Forces

To display the column forces exported from RAM Concept into RAM Structural System select the Reports > Concept Column report. This report shows the exact forces exported by RAM Concept. These forces are only from the single floor analysis performed in RAM Concept and do not include any loads from the level above. The forces are only available if the state of the Concept forces is such that they are available (whether status Current or Not Current) as described in the technical notes below. Again these forces are added to the forces that are passed down from the levels above during the analysis.

In the case of a hyperstatic column load being introduced by RAM Concept the Reports > Column Design Forces and Reports- Beam Line Force Envelope reports may show an additional hyperstatic set of forces.