RAM Elements has now the ability to export reinforcement bar designs for beams and columns. This feature allows to share concrete designs via Structural Synchronizer (ISM).

 

1.    Example Model

To show the process we will use the "Concrete.retx" example model. The model must be analyzed and designed to start the concrete design process.

 

 

2.      RAM Beam Design

 To add rebar to a continuous beam using the RAM Beam Design module, you need to follow the steps below:

 

• Select a line of continuous concrete beams to open in the Module.

 

• Select a single beam and use Home>Selection>Select continuous member

  

• Send the continuous beam to the module Modules>Members>Beams>Concrete to be designed.

 

• After the beams have been designed, to send the rebar to the main application use Home>Export Rebar to RE. Note that the tool will remain disabled until any change in the rebar is done to be exported again.

 

• Close the RAM Beam Design module to see the rebar in the main application. Additionally you can save your beam design as a *.rcb file to load it in a future session.

 

• To check the rebar, you need to turn on the display options View>Model>Reinforcement position.

 

 

3.      RAM Concrete Column

To add rebar to a stack of columns using the RAM Concrete Column module, you need to follow the steps below:

 

• Select a line of concrete columns to open the RAM Concrete Column module.

 

• Select a single column and use Home>Selection>Select continuous member

 

• Send the stack of columns to the module Modules>Members>Concrete columns to be designed.

• After the columns have been designed, to send the rebar to main application use Home>Export Rebar to RE. Notice that the tool will remain disabled until any change in the rebar is done to be exported again.

 

• Close the RAM Concrete Column module to see the rebar in the main application. Additionally you can save your column design in a *.ccd file to load it in a future session.

 

• To check the rebar, you need to turn on the display options View>Model>Reinforcement position.

 

4.      Sync. ISM

Once you have beams and columns designed and with their reinforcement transferred into RAM Elements, you can synchronize the reinforcement steel to an ISM repository.

• In RAM Elements go to File>ISM>Create ISM Repository to launch the ISM Synchronization dialog.

• Check the Consider rebar during the synchronization The rebar sync is optional, since it will generate a big set of data that may not be required in every project.

 

• After pressing OK, the ISM model will be created including the rebar. If you checked the Open Structural Synchronizer viewer you need to click Update to add a comment to the ISM model and create the actual file.