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Modeling MCJs in Ram SS

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Sarah Twine
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When using RAM SS, should you use dummy members to model MCJs, or do you model the wall as continuous and then add the MCJs after importing the model into RAM Elements?


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Sorry you lost me, what is an MCJ? Masonry Control Joints perhaps.  I think it makes sense to model walls as panels between control joints. Then you get separate shells in Ram Elements and you can then add gaps between them if you need to.