Criteria Tables

Design Tables and Codes

Table 1.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`RamSSVersion`	Text	Version of the model.
`MasterSteelTable`	Text	Names of the tables selected in RAM Manager. Table name corresponds to the filename in the tables directory.
`DefaultSteelTable`
`AltSteelBeamTable`
`SteelColumnTable`
`DefCastellatedTable`
`AltCastellatedTable`
`DefCellularTable`
`AltCellularTable`
`DeckTable`
`JoistCriteriaDefLoadTable`
`JoistCriteriaAltLoadTable`
`JoistCriteriaDefLoadShear`
`JoistCriteriaAltLoadShear`
`CoreBraceTable`
`StarSeismicTable`
`RebarTable`
`DefPanTable`
`SteelBeam`	Text	AISC 360-16 ASD AISC 360-16 LRFD AISC 360-10 ASD AISC 360-10 LRFD AISC 360-05 ASD AISC 360-05 LRFD ASD 9th Ed LRFD 3rd Ed EUROCODE BS 5950:1999 BS 5950:2000 AS 4100-98 CAN/CSA S16-01 CAN/CSA S16-09 CAN/CSA S16-14 IS 800-07 WSD IS 800-07 LSD
`CBeam`
`SteelColumn`
`BasePlate`
`SteelStandard`
`SteelSeismic`	Text	ASD UBC 97 LRFD UBC 97 LRFD AISC 92 LRFD AISC 97 LRFD AISC 02 ASD AISC 05 LRFD AISC 05 ASD AISC 10 LRFD AISC 10 ASD AISC 16 LRFD AISC 16
`ConcreteAnalysis`	Text	ACI 318 95 ACI 318 99 ACI 318 02 ACI 318 05 ACI 318 08 ACI 318 11 Canadian Eurocode BS8110 97 CP65 AS3600 GB50010 AS3600 09 ACI 318 14 IS 456 EuroCode UKNA
`ConcreteShearWall`	Text	Concrete wall design codes load dynamically. The names can be found in the *.cdf files.
`Foundation`	Text	ACI 318 95 ACI 318 99 ACI 318 02 ACI 318 05 ACI 318 08 ACI 318 11 Canadian Eurocode BS8110 97 CP65 AS3600 GB50010 AS3600 09 ACI 318 14 IS 456 EuroCode UKNA

RAM Manager Criteria

Table 2.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`Building_Code_LLR`	Text	IBC (General) IBC (Alternate) UBC (Method 1) UBC (Method 2) SBC BOCA NBC of Canada British Eurocode Eurocode UK NA Eurocode Singapore NA AX/NZS 1170.1 China GB 50009-2001 Hong Kong NBC of India MASS
`Units`	Text	English SI Metric
`Snow_vs_Roof`	Text	Snow Roof
`Roof_Live_Load_Type`	Text	Reducible Unreducible
`For_LLR_Include_Roof_Levels`	Text	Yes No
`For_LLR_Include_UnReducible_Levels`	Text	Yes No
`For_LLR_Include_Storage_Levels`	Text	Yes No
`Combine_Beam_Loads_In_Reports`	Text	Yes No
`Consider_Beam_SelfWeight`	Text	Yes No
`Consider_Column_SelfWeight`	Text	Yes No
`Consider_Wall_SelfWeight`	Text	Yes No
`Consider_Slab_SelfWeight`	Text	Yes No
`Consider_Column_SelfWeight_Mass`	Text	Yes No
`Use_Half_Mass_of_columns`	Text	Full Mass Half Mass
`Consider_Wall_Self_Weight_Mass`	Text	Yes No
`Use_Half_Mass_of_walls`	Text	Full Mass Half Mass
`Consider_Beam_Self_Weight_Mass`	Text	Yes No
`Consider_Slab_Self_Weight_Mass`	Text	Yes No
`Model_Name`	Text	Model name with full path
`Export_Time_Stamp`	Text	Time model data was exported

Eurocode Factors Design Criteria

Table 3.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`Gamma_Gj_sup`	Real
`Gamma_Gj_inf`	Real
`RedFac_Xi`	Real
`Gamma_Q_i`	Real
`Gamma_Q_j`	Real
`Psi0_for_ImpLds`	Real
`Psi0_for_RoofLs`	Real
`Psi0_for_SnowLds`	Real
`Gamma_M0`	Real
`Gamma_M1`	Real
`Psi0_for_RedLiveLd`	Real
`Psi0_for_StorLiveLd`	Real
`Red_fy_onThickness_Col`	Text	Yes No
`Red_fy_onThickness_Beam`	Text	Yes No
`Red_fy_onThickness_Brace`	Text	Yes No
`Design_fy`	Text	EN 1993-1-1 UK NA EN 1993-1-1
`Load_Applied`	Text	Top Flange Shear Center
`Gamma_v`	Real
`Gamma_c`	Real
`Gamma_VS`	Real

Canadian Design Criteria

Table 4.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`RolledW_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`RolledW_Beam`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`RolledW_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`WWF_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`WWF_Beam`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`WWF_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`HSSRect_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`HSSRect_Beam`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`HSSRect_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`HSSRound_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`HSSRound_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Channel_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Channel_Beam`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Channel_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Angles_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Angles_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Tee_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Tee_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`RodBar_Col`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Rodbar_Brace`	Text	W WT A/AT A572/A99 A36 A501 A500 Unidentified No type
`Built_Up`	Text	Mill Plate Flame Cut Edges
`HSS`	Text	Class H Class C
`LongTermLL`	Real
`NtShrinkDefl`	Real
`PercentShrinkDef`	Real

British Design Criteria

Table 5.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`FlameCut`	Text	Mill Plate Flame-Cut Edges
`HSSHotColdFormed`	Text	Hot Finished Cold Formed
`Dist_tos_to_cntr_restraint`	Real
`ModRatio_Use_Ratio`	Text	Use Calculate
`ModRatio_NormalWC`	Real
`ModRatio_LightWC`	Real
`ModRatio_RedLT`	Real
`ModRatio_StorageLT`	Real
`ModRatio_Partition`	Real
`ModRatio_UnredLT`	Real
`ModRatio_RoofLT`	Real

Australian Design Criteria

Table 6.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`ComboFactor_Psi_c`	Real
`Beam_Lat_Tor_Buckling`	Text	Top Flange Shear Center
`Res_Stress_Welded_Shapes`	Text	LW HW

Steel Beam General Criteria – US Codes

Table 7. .
Note: The contents of this table change based on the selected code.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxSpanDepthRatio`	Real
`CheckUnbracedLength`	Text	Yes No
`ConsiderPtInflection`	Text	Yes No
`PerpDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`ParDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`UseCb1ForSimpleSpans`	Text	Yes No
`UseCb1OnCantilevers`	Text	Yes No
`UseReducedIeff`	Text	Yes No
`MaxFullComposite`	Real
`MinFullCompositeShort`	Real
`MinFullCompositeLong`	Real
`LongDefGreaterThan`	Real
`MaxRowStuds`	Int
`MinFlangeWidth2RowStuds`	Real
`MinFlangeWidth3RowStuds`	Real
`MaxStudSpacingDeckParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited
`MaxStudSpacingDeckNotParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited Rib Spacing
`WarningBeamFailMinCompReq`	Text	Use Comp section properties Use bare beam section properties
`StudDist`	Text	Use Uniform Dist Use Optimum Dist
`StudPlacement`	Text	e mid-ht >= 2 e mid-ht < 2
`EnforceAISCCommentSpanGreater30ft`	Text	Yes No
`WebOp_StiffenerFy`	Real
`WebOp_MinWidth`	Real
`WebOp_MinThickness`	Real
`WebOp_WidthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_ThicknessIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_LengthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersOneSide`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersBothSides`	Real

Steel Beam General Criteria – Canadian Codes

Table 8. .
Note: The contents of this table change based on the selected code.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxSpanDepthRatio`	Real
`CheckUnbracedLength`	Text	Yes No
`ConsiderPtInflection`	Text	Yes No
`PerpDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`ParDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`Usew21ForSimpleSpans`	Text	Yes No
`MaxFullComposite`	Real
`MinFullCompositeShort`	Real
`MinFullCompositeLong`	Real
`LongDefGreaterThan`	Real
`MaxRowStuds`	Int
`MinFlangeWidth2RowStuds`	Real
`MinFlangeWidth3RowStuds`	Real
`MaxStudSpacingDeckParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited
`MaxStudSpacingDeckNotParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited Rib Spacing
`WarningBeamFailMinCompReq`	Text	Use Comp section properties Use bare beam section properties
`StudDist`	Text	Use Uniform Dist Use Optimum Dist
`WebOp_StiffenerFy`	Real
`WebOp_MinWidth`	Real
`WebOp_MinThickness`	Real
`WebOp_WidthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_ThicknessIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_LengthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersOneSide`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersBothSides`	Real

Steel Beam General Criteria – Euro Codes

Table 9. .
Note: The contents of this table change based on the selected code.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxSpanDepthRatio`	Real
`CheckUnbracedLength`	Text	Yes No
`ConsiderPtInflection`	Text	Yes No
`PerpDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`ParDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`UseC11ForSimpleSpans`	Text	Yes No
`UseC11OnCantilevers`	Text	Yes No
`MaxFullComposite`	Real
`MinFullCompositeShort`	Real
`MinFullCompositeLong`	Real
`LongDefGreaterThan`	Real
`MaxRowStuds`	Int
`MinFlangeWidth2RowStuds`	Real
`MinFlangeWidth3RowStuds`	Real
`MaxStudSpacingDeckParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited
`MaxStudSpacingDeckNotParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited Rib Spacing
`WarningBeamFailMinCompReq`	Text	Use Comp section properties Use bare beam section properties
`StudDist`	Text	Use Uniform Dist Use Optimum Dist
`StudWeld`	Text	holes in sheeting profiled steel sheeting
`SheetThickness`	Text	> 1.0 mm <= 1.0 mm
`ApplySCIP405`	Text	Yes No
`Mesh`	Text	Not Applied Above Stud Below Stud
`WebOp_StiffenerFy`	Real
`WebOp_MinWidth`	Real
`WebOp_MinThickness`	Real
`WebOp_WidthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_ThicknessIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_LengthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersOneSide`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersBothSides`	Real

Steel Beam General Criteria – British Codes

Table 10. .
Note: The contents of this table change based on the selected code.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxSpanDepthRatio`	Real
`CheckUnbracedLength`	Text	Yes No
`ConsiderPtInflection`	Text	Yes No
`PerpDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`ParDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`UsemLT1ForSimpleSpans`	Text	Yes No
`UsemLT1OnCantilevers`	Text	NA for 1990 Yes No
`BeamPinSuppLe`	Real
`BeamCantTipLe`	Real
`VibMinFrqShort`	Real
`VibMinFrqLong`	Real
`VibLongSpan`	Real
`VibInclg`	Real
`MaxFullComposite`	Real
`MinFullCompositeShort`	Real
`MinFullCompositeLong`	Real
`LongDefGreaterThan`	Real
`MaxRowStuds`	Int
`MinFlangeWidth2RowStuds`	Real
`MinFlangeWidth3RowStuds`	Real
`MaxStudSpacingDeckParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited
`MaxStudSpacingDeckNotParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited Rib Spacing
`WarningBeamFailMinCompReq`	Text	Use Comp section properties Use bare beam section properties
`StudDist`	Text	Use Uniform Dist Use Optimum Dist
`PlacementReentrantDecks`	Text	Unfavourable Centre or Favourable
`WebOp_StiffenerPy`	Real
`WebOp_MinWidth`	Real
`WebOp_MinThickness`	Real
`WebOp_WidthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_ThicknessIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_LengthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersOneSide`	Text	Yes No
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersBothSides`	Text	Yes No
`BearingWidth`	Real
`SlabTol`	Real
`ConstructionTol`	Real

Steel Beam General Criteria – Australian Codes

Table 11. .
Note: The contents of this table change based on the selected code.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxSpanDepthRatio`	Real
`CheckUnbracedLength`	Text	Yes No
`ConsiderPtInflection`	Text	Yes No
`PerpDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`ParDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`UseMomentModFac1ForSimpleSpans`	Text	Yes No
`UseMomentModFac1OnCantilevers`	Text	Yes No
`MaxFullComposite`	Real
`MinFullCompositeShort`	Real
`MinFullCompositeLong`	Real
`LongDefGreaterThan`	Real
`MaxRowStuds`	Int
`MinFlangeWidth2RowStuds`	Real
`MinFlangeWidth3RowStuds`	Real
`MaxStudSpacingDeckParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited
`MaxStudSpacingDeckNotParallel`	Text	Per Code Limited Rib Spacing
`WarningBeamFailMinCompReq`	Text	Use Comp section properties Use bare beam section properties
`StudDist`	Text	Use Uniform Dist Use Optimum Dist
`WebOp_StiffenerFy`	Real
`WebOp_MinWidth`	Real
`WebOp_MinThickness`	Real
`WebOp_WidthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_ThicknessIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_LengthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersOneSide`	Text	Yes No
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersBothSides`	Text	Yes No

Steel Beam General Criteria – Indian Codes

Table 12. .
Note: The contents of this table change based on the selected code.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxSpanDepthRatio`	Real
`CheckUnbracedLength`	Text	Yes No
`ConsiderPtInflection`	Text	Yes No
`PerpDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`ParDeckBraces`	Text	Yes No
`BeamPinSuppLLT`	Text	Yes No
`BeamCantTipLLT`	Text	Yes No
`WebOp_StiffenerFy`	Real
`WebOp_MinWidth`	Real
`WebOp_MinThickness`	Real
`WebOp_WidthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_ThicknessIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_LengthIncrement`	Real
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersOneSide`	Text	Yes No
`WebOp_AllowStiffenersBothSides`	Text	Yes No

Steel Beam Camber Criteria

Table 13.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`Camber_Type`	Text	NonComposite Composite
`Camber`	Text	Yes No
`NoSpanLess`	Real
`NoWeightLess`	Real
`NoWeightMore`	Real
`NoDepthLess`	Real
`NoDepthMore`	Real
`DLPercent`	Real
`Increment`	Real
`Min`	Real
`Max`	Real

Steel Beam Deflection Criteria

Table 14.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`TableName`	Text	RAMSS names these tables "Default" and "Alternate" but they can be changed by the user.
`CompUnshoredLDInit`	Real
`CompUnshoredLDPostCompLL`	Real
`CompUnshoredLDPostCompSuperimposed`	Real
`CompUnshoredLDNetTotal`	Real
`CompUnshoredDeltaInit`	Real
`CompUnshoredDeltaPostCompLL`	Real
`CompUnshoredDeltaPostCompSuperimp`	Real
`CompUnshoredDeltaNetTotal`	Real
`CompShoredLDDeadLoad`	Real
`CompShoredLDLL`	Real
`CompShoredLDNetTotalLoad`	Real
`CompShoredDeltaDeadLoad`	Real
`CompShoredDeltaLL`	Real
`CompShoredDeltaNetTotalLoad`	Real
`NoncompLDDeadLoad`	Real
`NoncompLDLL`	Real
`NoncompLDNetTotalLoad`	Real
`NoncompDeltaDeadLoad`	Real
`NoncompDeltaLL`	Real
`NoncompDeltaNetTotalLoad`	Real

Steel Beam Joist Criteria

Table 15. .
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`DefJstUniLoadsType`	Text	Standard ConstShear Custom
`DefTolVarUniLoad`	Real
`DefComboStdTable` `DefUniComboConstShearTable` `NA`	Text	DefComboStdTable if DefJstUniLoadsType = Standard
		DefUniComboConstShearTable if DefJstUniLoadsType = ConstShear
		NA if DefJstUniLoadsType = Custom
`NA` `DefNonuniComboConstShearTable` `NA`	Text	NA if DefJstUniLoadsType = Standard
		DefNonuniComboConstShearTable if DefJstUniLoadsType = ConstShear
		NA if DefJstUniLoadsType = Custom
`DefCustomLabel`	Text
`DefJstNouniLoadsSelect`	Text	EquivUniLoad ConstShear xxGSP
`DefMaxConcentratedLoads`	Real
`DefTolVarLoads`	Real
`DefNonuniComboConstShearTable`	Text
`AltJstUniLoadsType`	Text	Standard ConstShear Custom
`AltTolVarUniLoad`	Real
`AltComboStdTable` `AltUniComboConstShearTableNA`	Text	AltComboStdTable if AltJstUniLoadsType = Standard
		AltUniComboConstShearTable if AltJstUniLoadsType = ConstShear
		NA if AltJstUniLoadsType = Custom
`NA` `AltNonuniComboConstShearTable` `NA`	Text	NA if AltJstUniLoadsType = Standard
		AltNonuniComboConstShearTable if AltJstUniLoadsType = ConstShear
		NA if AltJstUniLoadsType = Custom
`AltCustomLabel`	Text
`AltJstNonuniLoadsSelect`	Text	EquivUniLoad ConstShear xxGSP
`AltMaxConcentratedLoads`	Real
`AltTolVarLoads`	Real
`TolVarPtLoads`	Real
`TolSpacingPtLoads`	Real
`MaxUniLoadToLump`	Real
`AllowableStressRatio`	Real

Steel Column General Criteria

Table 16.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`MaxAngleColAxisBeamRxnNotSplit`	Real
`SkiploadLL`	Text	Yes No
`DeckBraceCol`	Text	Yes No
`MaxAngleColAxisBeamBraceCol`	Real
`PlateFy`	Real
`Fc`	Real
`MinDimFaceColToEdgePlate`	Real
`MinDimSideColToEdgePlate`	Real
`IncPlateDim`	Real
`IncPlateThick`	Real
`MinFootingDimParToWeb`	Real
`MinFootingDimPerpToWeb`	Real
`MakeBasePlatesSq`	Text	Yes No

Steel Column Trial Groups Criteria

Table 17.
Column Header	Data Type	Description or Possible Output
`RowNum`	Int	Consecutively numbered row
`TabName`	Text	Standard Hanging
`Shapes`	Text	N/A I Section Rect. HSS Round HSS Channel Tee Flat Bar Round Bar Single Angle Double Angle
`TrialGroup1`	Text
`TrialGroup2`	Text
`TrialGroup3`	Text