The RAM Concrete Wall module is a design program within the RAM Structural System specialized for the design of concrete walls for gravity, wind, and earthquake loads. The module complements the other design modules within RAM Concrete: RAM Concrete Analysis, RAM Concrete Beam, and RAM Concrete Column. The RAM Concrete Wall module utilizes model geometry, loadings, and criteria from the RAM Structural System as well as design forces and displacements from the RAM Frame module.

A brief description of the content in each chapter of this manual is provided below.

Chapter 2 discusses the concepts and terminology the user needs to be familiar with when using the program.

Chapter 3 provides an overview of the program menus and commands.

Chapter 4 discusses the View/Update command, a powerful means of reviewing with and modifying the design results.

Chapter 5 gives a detailed explanation of the output reports available in RAM Concrete Wall.

Chapter 6 presents the most basic steps required to take a model to design completion. This chapter is intended to serve as a reference in getting up and running quickly with the module.

Chapter 7 presents the workflow for modeling, analysis, and design of tilt-up walls using RAM Modeler, RAM Frame, and RAM Concrete Wall.

Chapters 8 - 13 provide a detailed look at the technical assumptions made by the Concrete Beam module, primarily code interpretation, for the ACI, BS8110, CP65, AS3600, EC2 and GB50010 design codes, respectively. It is crucial that the engineer reads and understands this chapter so as to be aware of how these assumptions affect the design results.