RAM Concept
Overview
RAM Concept is a software application for the structural analysis and design of conventionally reinforced and post-tensioned concrete floors, mats, and rafts. RAM Concept contains an advanced feature set that allows for the design of a wide variety of floor systems including post-tensioned, reinforced concrete and hybrid systems, elevated slabs and mat/raft foundations, one-way slabs, two-way slabs, beams, and joist systems. Here's an overview of RAM Concept's key capabilities:
- Complete modeling of the floor as physical objects: slabs, beams, walls, columns, openings, penetrations, etc., with the option to trace over a CAD background.
- Option to create design objects (such as design spans and strips, and studded shear reinforcement) either manually or by intelligent program automation.
- Organization of user interface by layers, much like a CAD program. This allows easy access to the large amount of information in the model.
- Placement of reinforcement either manually or by automatic program selection, with the option to 'freeze' program reinforcement.
- Tendon placement tools that allow the post-tensioning or prestressing in even large, complicated floors to be quickly established and refined.
- 3D finite element analysis of the structure, with rationalization into resultants for easy processing of results by the designer.
- Exhaustive design capabilities including consideration of short and long term states, service and strength criteria, punching shear design, vibrationduetowalking, and advanceddeflectioncalculationsusing load historydeflections.
- 2D and 3D plots of virtually any possible response quantity.
- Creation of CAD file from reinforcing or post-tensioning plans in RAM Concept.
- Integrate your RAM Concept models with Staad.proor RAM Structural System,STAAD.Pro,orSTAAD(X) to analyze and design the remainder of the structure for full gravity load takedown and systematic lateral loads.
Key Features
- Flexible Structural Modeling
- Elevated floors and mat foundations
- One-way and two-way slabs, pan joists, waffleswaffleslabs, beams, and girders
- Orthotropic or isotropic slab properties
- Drop caps, drop panels and random thickenings of any shape at any location
- Openings of any shape at any location
- Wall, column, point spring and line spring supports
- Accurate modeling of irregular structures
- Zero-tension area (soil) springs
- Imported CAD drawing as snapping background
- Automated Meshing - Tendon Modeling
- Banded, distributed and arbitrary tendons
- Friction losses including consideration of horizontal curves
- Analysis includes 3D hyperstatic (secondary) effects
- Placementofjackswithconsiderationofanchorlosses - Loading Analysis
- Fx, Fy, and Fz point, line, and area force loads
- Mx and My point, line, and area moment loads
- Line loads (force and moment) can vary linearly from end to end
- Area loads (force and moment) can vary linearly in two directions
- Self-weight and tendon loadings calculated automatically
- Self-equilibrium loadings available for integrating floor-system analysis with
building frame analysis from any source - Pattern Loading
- Loads can be filtered through arbitrary-shaped patterns with on-pattern and off-pattern factors
- Patterns loading effects automatically enveloped together - Live Load Reduction
- ASCE 7-02, AS/NZS 1170.1:2002, BS 6399-1:1996, IBC 2003, IS 875-1987, UBC 1997
- Arbitrary loading patterns may be specified
- Tributary/influence areas may be specified or calculated by the program - Load Combinations
- Automatically generated load combinations for each design code
- Optional user-specified load combinations (no limit)
- Two load factors per loading, allowing easy enveloping of max and min forces
- Zero-tension area spring results for mat/raft foundations - Span and Cross Section Design
- Automated layout of design spans
- Post-tensioned, reinforced, and hybrid concrete design
- Strength design (bending and shear)
- Initial service design (transfer of prestressing forces)
- Service design
- Ductility design
- Cracked section analysis
- Long-term deflections considering cracking, creep, and shrinkage
- ACI 318 (99, 02, 05, 08, 11), EC2-2004, AS 3600-2001, BS 8110-1997, IS 456-2000, CAN/CSA A23.3-04 - Punching Shear Design
- Automated generation of critical section considering actual (not simplified) geometries
- Design for columns above or below the slab
- Considers biaxial moments
- Design of SSR (studded shear reinforcement) - Report Generation
- Fully customizable professional reports
- Reports are complete ready-to-submit calculations
- Reports can be printed to any page size or orientation - Integration Features
- Import of structure and loadings from RAM Structural System
- Export of column and wall geometry to RAM Structural System
- Export of column and wall reactions to RAM Structural System
- Import of structure and loadings from STAAD
- Import and Export of CAD drawings - Other Features
- Multiple and mixed unit systems (US, SI, and MKS)
- Strip Wizard for 2D modeling
- Industry leading technical support
Case Studies
Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Singapore
http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/RAM+Concept/Case+Studies.htm
Manchester Hilton, United Kingdom
http://ftp2.bentley.com/dist/collateral/Web/BEAwards07/Posters/Building_272.pdf
http://www.caduser.com/reviews/reviews.asp?a_id=323
K2 Business Park, Russia
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/bemagazine/vol6issue4/index.php?startid=29#/30
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