Release Date: November 9, 2011

Recommendations

RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1.2 is recommended for all projects, except those that are nearing final design.

Installation Instructions

RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1.2 can be installed side-by-side with previous release versions of Concept. There is no need to uninstall previous release versions.

Error Corrections in RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1.2

Several errors have been corrected, notably:

• An error that caused underestimation of the effects of “shrinkage restraint %”, and thus deflections, in the load history calculations has been corrected.
• A rare error that caused an “unknown error” during generation of tendons has been corrected.

New Features in RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1

In addition to several minor error corrections, RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1 has a number of new features. Refer to the RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1 release notes for additional information about the new features.