MANUAL RAM CONNECTION

BY KITTIKUN PHONSUWAN
Joint
RAM CONNECTION Standalone offers different joint families,
each one of them is able to receive various types of connections.
In the next table, all family joints, available connections in the
program and the loads required to formulate all the design
checks are shown.
Detail Connection Type
 LOAD SYMBOL FOR CONNECTION

Column loads:
V2: Shear force acting in the column minor axis. Used in: Shear connections.
Axial: Axial force acting on the column. Positives values for tension.
Used in: Moment connections and shear connections.

M33: Bending moment about the column major axis. Used in: Moment
connections.
M22: Bending moment about the column minor axis. Used in: Moment
connections.
 EXAMPLE COLUMN-BRACES (CB)

Final Connection Type ( )

START POINT ( Connection Type )

 Column-Braces (CB)
Connection joint
Load ( Remark : )
Generate Load Combination Code IBC-2006 ASD

Program Generate
Code
Program Combination
 Design => Assign => Base Plate
Connection => Smart Gusset Base Plate
Template
 Design => Critical Load Condition =>
Ratio 1

1 , D2 Load case
(D2 = DL+LL) Load Maximum

Edit ( )
 Connection Pad !!!!
Geometry Ratio Connection

!!!!
 Longitudinal & Transversal

TOP VEIW 3D VEIW

General :
Analysis( Pressure Load & Consider Strain Compatibility)
Design Criteria( Code )
Construction criteria( Hole of Bolt & Sheared edges)
Optimization Criteria( )

**** General
Members :

Actual Member ( member Right brace ( )

Column ( , Material ,Connection Fleng Web)

Column orientation >>> Longitudinal

>>> Transversal

**** Members
 Base Plate :
Base Plate >>>>( Plate
, , ( ) )
Function>>>> Include Shear lug

N : Longitudinal Dimension
B : Transversal Dimension Base Plate

Base Plate
Base Plate

Support
Anchor

Anchor reinforcement
* Shear lug Geometry Shear lug ()
 ,, ,
Shear Lug

Support >>>> ,,
( fc )

Grouting ( ^^)
Anchor >>>> Geometry Bolt
Longitudinal Position
[Anchors Position ]
Transversal Position
Bolts
Customized

Rows number per side( Bolt )

Rows number per row ( Bolt )

Longitudinal edge distance on the Plate
( Plate Bolt Longitudinal )

Transversal edge distance on the Plate

( Plate Bolt Transversal )
 Anchor Reinforcement (
)

Tension & Shear

Design

**** Base Plate

 Interfaces

Interfaces>>>> Geometry Brace Gusset Plate

,Bolt ,Welding , Material
Right brace
Bolt Brace ,Connection Brace

Brace Connection
Gusset / Brace Connection
Stiffener
Bracing Member

General >>>> (
) General Geometry Connection
Claw angles >>>> Geometry Connection
( )

Angle Section>>>> Section

Connection Section Angle
USA Japan Double
Angle Single Angle Connection
Single Shear Bolt
Bolt
 Transverse spacing between bolt Groups>>>>
Bolt
Member

Pitch- longitudinal center

- to - center spacing >>>>
Bolt

Rows of Bolts >>>> Bolt

 Bolt>>>> ASTM
USA
3 A307 ,A325,A490 X N Type
( ) ^^

Hole Type >>>> 4

( )^^

STD >>>> Standard holes

OVS>>>>Oversized holes Bolt
SSL>>>>Short-slotted holes
LSL>>>>Long-slotted holes

Leh: Longitudinal distance to edge (

Plate Bolt ) Leh Length edge
Horizontal Lev : Transverse distance to the angle edge

Web Shear Plate >>>> Geometry Connection Brace
( Claw Angles)
S: Pitch Longitudinal Center-to-Center spacing
Bolt Center to Center

g: Gage Transverse Center-to-Center spacing

Bolt Center to Center
 tp : Plate Thickness Hole Type
>>>>

Double Plate >>>> Plate 2 ( Double Plate

)

Eccentricity >>>> Plate

(
Center Member )
 Left brace
Right brace
Gusset/Column Connection

Connection
Connection Welded



Angles
Geometry Connection Angles

Angles = Angles ,Material, Eccentricity

Column Side = Geometry Bolted

Gusset side = Geometry Bracing

Welded Bolted Bolted
^^

Single plate Connection

plate
Bolted Welded
Angles ^^
 Connection Pad Geometry

Save Connection
( ) Otimize ( Results ,Data

Out Put Result)

Solid Lines Transparent

 DXF
Import Cad DXF

Drawing Export Cad

 Result Result Output
General , Data , Result Report

General
Joints list >>>> Geometry Joints Connection Joint 1 CB
Member Section Material Ratio Connection
( Connection 1 ) Connection

Joints list
Report
Export
word Excel
Load >>>> Load
Select Load Select All Design
Combination

OK Report
Load Select
Connection detail >>>> Report Geometry (Design Check )
Ratio "Interface between Gusset-Top right
brace Connection : Claw angle ,"Right Gusset Interface-base Plate Directly welded ,
" Upper left gusset interface-column Angles"

Base Plate Major Axis
Compression Anchors tension

Connection elements summary>>>> Elements Connection

Connection Elements

Sections L
Section T2L
Shells >>>> Plate
Bolts Material ,Length ,Qnty.
Anchors ^^

Welds
Connection Elements / Joint

Geometry Connection
^^
( General Results
Shear ,Moment Connection ,Gusset
,Shear and Moment Connection)