| Applies To | |||
| Product: | Ram Elements | ||
| First Affected Version: | 16.01.01.74 | ||
| Found in Version: | 16.01.01.74 | ||
| Fixed in Version: | 16.02.00.88 | ||
| Environment: | All (x64) | ||
| Area: | Installation; Analysis | ||
| Issue #: | 1099304 |
Problem Description
After updating Ram Elements to 16.01.01.74 and Ram Structural System to version 17.01.00.99, the lateral in-plane loads (wind and seismic) in the masonry stand-alone module are not being applied during analysis. Loads that are input as "Distributed", load combinations are correct.
The same will affect the analysis of shells in the main module.
The impact of this defect is only for calculated in-plane shell stresses (an in-plane internal forces). This is a post-analysis issue. Otherwise, displacements, forces, stiffness, etc. should be fine.
Reason
The RAM Structural System installation replaces a shared component Bentley.Str.FEALib.dll which causes the problem in the slightly older Ram Elements.
Solution
The issue is fixed in the 16.02.00.88 release of Ram Elements (July 2020). Alternatively, extract the two files from the link below to the following directory:
Updated Files: https://bentley.sharefile.com/d-sa532c46e7ef442a9
Folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bentley\Engineering\Bentley Structural FEA Library