RAM Connection CONNECT Edition (v13.0.0) Release Notes – Updated December 2018

Enhancements:

1. New AS4100-1998 Australian steel design standard for connection design.

    AS4100 – Shear Connections:

• Web side plate
• Flexible end plate
• Double angle web cleats
• Bolted cover web splice plate
• Bolted / welded seat
• Bearing pad

    AS4100 - Moment Connections:

• Base plate
• Flange plate
• Bolted end plate
• Bolted end plate splice
• Bolted cover flange splice
• Welded beam to column

    AS4100 - Bracing Connections:

• Column – beam – brace gusset

2. New CONNECT Licensing which is Bentley’s new process for product activation that allows the user better control over their usage. Please click here for more info.

Resolved Issues:

• AISC 360 double angle was using an incorrect resistance factor for bolt prying. The proper factor was considered in order to design and report the correct equation according to the design code year selected.
  
  
• AISC 360 single plate was showing incorrect results for punching shear in HSS supports due to an error in the single plate length and the bolt eccentricity. This is fixed now.
  
  
• RAM Connection for RAM Structural System was not saving the seismic provisions nor the seismic design category. This was fixed and all the seismic information is saved properly.
  
  
• RAM Connection for RAM Structural System was showing the "Not able to orientate local axis" error for some braces. This is fixed now.
  
  
• RAM Connection for RAM Structural System was showing load conditions with zero loads for load combinations with notional load cases in gravity members. This is fixed now and all load combinations are displayed correctly with the loads corresponding to the gravity load cases.