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AD.2007-03.4.1 Support of British Sections

To allow models created with British steel sections to be designed with RAM Connection, these sections need to be added to the supported US section database.

The ranges of supported sections are:

US Sections

Wide Flange

  • W Shape - W
  • M Shape - M
  • S Shape - S
  • HP Shape - HP

Tee

  • Tees cut from W sections - WT
  • Tees cut from S sections - ST
  • Tees cut from M sections - MT

Channel

  • Channel - C
  • MC Channel - MC

Angle

  • Angle - Equal and unequal, L and LU
  • (Double angle, T2L and T2LU, but with fixed spacing)

Hollow

  • Tube - TUBE
  • Pipe - PIPE
  • HSS Rectangular - HSS_RECT
  • HSS Round - HSS_RND

Not supported

  • B Shape
  • Castellated
  • Solid Round
  • Cable

British Sections

Wide Flange

  • UB Shape - UB
  • UC Shape - UC
  • JO Shape - Joist

Tee

  • Tees cut from UB sections - TUB
  • Tees cut from UC sections - TUC

Channel

  • Channel - PFC

Angle

  • Angle - Equal and unequal, EA and UEA

Hollow

  • Tube - Rectangular and square, SHS and RHS
  • Pipe - CHS

Not supported

  • UP Shape