Design Steel Tables
These tables contain listings of shapes without section properties. These tables are used to indicate which sizes are to be considered in design. While the Beam Design module and the Column Design module share the same Master Steel Tables, they have separate Design Steel Tables.
The Design Steel Tables can be modified by adding, deleting, or reordering members. When adding new members, it is important to keep in mind that all members in the Design Steel Tables must also be listed in the Master Steel Tables. If members are deleted from Design Steel Tables, it is not necessary to delete them from the Master Steel Tables.
In addition to modifying the existing tables, new Design Steel Tables can be created. When creating new tables, it is imperative that they be created in the same format as the original tables. There is no limit to the number of tables that the RAM Structural System can support.
The tables may be in either English (US Imperial) or SI units.
The tables must be located in the Tables directory.
Master Steel Tables
The following table lists the Master Steel Tables provided with RAM Structural System, the shapes they contain and the units in which the section properties are listed. Tables 2 and 3 list the Design Steel Tables provided with RAM Structural System, the shapes they contain and their corresponding Master Steel Table.
| Table Name | Shapes Contained | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RAMAISC.TAB | AISC shapes:
W, M, S, C, MC, L, HSS, WT, MT, ST, Flat bar, Round bar |
English |
| RAMAISCM.TAB | AISC shapes, metric equivalent of RAMAISC.TAB | English |
| RAMAISCWITHA1085HSS.TAB | AISC Shapes with the HSS shapes based on ASTM A1085 | English |
| RAMAISCWITHVJG.TAB | AISC Shapes plus SJI Virtual Joist Girders | English |
| RAMCAN.TAB | Canadian shapes | SI |
| RAMUK.TAB | British shapes | SI |
| RAMUK_CF.TAB | British shapes, identical to RAMUK.TAB except with cold-formed hollow structural sections | SI |
| RAMARCELOR.TAB | ArcelorMittal European shapes:
IPE, IPN, HE, HL, HD, HP, W, UAP, UPE, UPN, U, UE, L, Flat bar, Round bar |
SI |
| RAMAS.TAB | Australian shapes | SI |
| RAMINDIA.TAB | Indian shapes
ISLC, ISJB, ISLB, ISSC, ISHB, ISWB, ISMC, RHS, SHS |
SI |
Beam Design Tables
Several Beam Design Steel Tables are included with the RAM Steel Beam Design program (see the following table). In these tables, sections are grouped into I-shaped members, Square and Rectangular Hollow Sections and Channels. Within the groups, sections are sorted by weight in ascending order. When the program selects the optimal beam, it starts at the top of the file and works it way down until it finds the first beam that satisfies all criteria. While the order of the groups and the order of sections within groups can be reordered, the program’s selection scheme should be kept in mind when doing so.
| Table Name | Shapes Contained | Master Table |
|---|---|---|
| RAMAISC.BMS | AISC shapes:
W, M, C, MC, HSS |
RAMAISC.TAB |
| RAMS.BMS | AISC S-shapes | RAMAISC.TAB |
| RAMAISCM.BMS | AISC shapes, metric equivalent to RAMAISC.BMS | RAMAISCM.TAB |
| RAMAISCWITHA1085HSS.BMS | AISC Shapes with the HSS shapes based on ASTM A1085 | RAMAISCWITHA1085HSS.TAB |
| RAMVJG.BMS | AISC Shapes plus SJI Virtual Joist Girders | RAMAISCWITHVJG.TAB |
| RAMSM.BMS | AISC S-shapes, metric equivalent to RAMS.BMS | RAMAISCM.TAB |
| RAMCAN.BMS | Canadian shapes:
W, C, HS |
RAMCAN.TAB |
| RAMCANWF.BMS | Canadian WWF shapes | RAMCAN.TAB |
| RAMUK.BMS | British shapes:
UB, C, SHS, RHS |
RAMUK.TAB |
| RAMUK_CF.BMS | British shapes:
UB, C, cold-formed SHS, cold-formed RHS |
RAMUK_CF.TAB |
| RAMARCELOR.BMS | ArcelorMittal European shapes:
IPE, IPN, HE, HL, HD, HP, W, UAP, UPE, UPN, U, UE |
RAMARCELOR.TAB |
| RAMAS.BMS | Australian Shapes:
UB, UC, WB, WC, PFC |
RAMAS.TAB |
| RAMINDIA.BMS | Indian Shapes:
ISLC, ISJB, ISLB, ISSC, ISHB, ISWB, ISMC, RHS, SHS |
RAMINDIA.TAB |
Column Design Tables
Several Column Design Steel Tables are included with the RAM Steel Column Design Program (See Table 3):
- RAMAISC.COL contains the American shapes and includes only those shapes that are considered column shapes.
- RAMAISC2.COL is similar to RAMAISC.COL except it also includes shapes that would normally be considered beam shapes.
- RAMAISCM.COL is the metric equivalent of RAMAISC.COL.
- RAMA2M.COL is the metric equivalent of RAMAISC2.COL.
- RAMCAN.COL contains the Canadian shapes.
- RAMARCELOR.COL contains the ArcelorMittal shapes.
- RAMUK.COL contains the British shapes.
- RAMUK_CF.COL contains the British shapes like RAMUK.COL, except it contains the cold-formed hollow structural sections rather than the hot finished hollow sections.
- RAMAS.COL contains the Australian shapes.
- RAMINDIA.COL contains the Indian shapes.
Sections are grouped by member type (e.g., W14's) and these groups are referred to as "Trial Groups". Within the groups, sections are sorted by weight in ascending order. Using Trial Groups, the program can optimize up to three unique designs in one run. The first three groups that appear in the Design Steel Table are taken as the default Trial Groups. It is recommended that the three Trial Groups used most often by the Column Design Module be moved to the top of the Column Design Steel Table so that they will be the default Trial Groups. Sections within Trial Groups may also be reordered to meet the needs of the engineer.
| Table Name | Sections Contained | Master Table |
|---|---|---|
| RAMAISC.COL | AISC shapes, column sections only: W, HSS, Pipe | RAMAISC.TAB |
| RAMAISC2.COL | AISC shapes, all sections:
W, HP, HSS, Pipe |
RAMAISC.TAB |
| RAMAISCM.COL | AISC shapes, metric equivalent to RAMAISC.COL | RAMAISCM.TAB |
| RAMAISCWITHA1085HSS.COL | AISC Column Shapes with the HSS shapes based on ASTM A1085 | RAMAISCWITHA1085HSS.TAB |
| RAMAISC2WITHA1085HSS.COL | AISC Shapes with the HSS shapes based on ASTM A1085 | RAMAISCWITHA1085HSS.TAB |
| RAMA2M.COL | AISC shapes, metric equivalent to RAMAISC2.COL | RAMAISCM.TAB |
| RAMCAN.COL | Canadian shapes:
W, WWF, HP, HS |
RAMCAN.TAB |
| RAMUK.COL | British shapes:
UC, SHS, RHS, CHS, Corus Advance shapes |
RAMUK.TAB |
| RAMUK_CF.COL | British shapes:
UC, cold-formed SHS, cold-formed RHS, cold-formed CHS, Corus Advance shapes |
RAMUK_CF.TAB |
| RAMARCELOR.COL | ArcelorMittal European shapes:
HD, HE, HL, HP, IPE, IPN, W |
RAMARCELOR.TAB |
| RAMAS.COL | Australian Shapes:
UC, WC |
RAMAS.TAB |
| RAMINDIA.COL | Indian Shapes:
ISLC, ISJB, ISLB, ISSC, ISHB, ISWB, ISMC, RHS, SHS |
RAMINDIA.TAB |