Release Date: May 10, 2012

Recommendations

RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1.3 is recommended for all projects, except those that are nearing final design.

Installation Instructions

RAM Concept V8i Release 4.1.3 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 4.1.3

Several errors have been corrected, notably:

• An error that caused loads to be missing from the partition load set imported from RAM Structural System has been corrected.
• An error that always set the stirrup type to “closed” for ACI 318-08 and 318-11 has been corrected.
• A rare error that caused banded tendons with fillets to not be drawn 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.