RAM Connection CONNECT Edition V13 Update 8 (13.08.00.246)

The Structural Products development team is pleased to announce the availability of RAM Connection CONNECT Edition V13 Update 8 (13.08.00.246) is the first fully integrated steel connection design and optimization application in the industry.
Features:
1. Complete bracing/branch connections for EN1993. Now all brace/branch shapes and connectors are allowed for EN1993 for bracing and truss connections.
- Forked plates
- Forked tee
- Slotted with cover plates
- Tee with cover plates
- Flattened tubular
- Rods
- Claw angles
- Splice plates


Figure 1. Several bracing/branch connections for EN1993
2. New directly bolted coped web braces to gusset plate. New brace to gusset interface connection for I shape section braces where the brace is partially coped to be directly bolted to the gusset.


Figure 2. Directly bolted coped web braces to gusset plate
3. Horizontal bracing connection enhancements
- New directly welded gusset connection. A directly welded connection option has been added to connect the horizontal gussets to the members.


Figure 3. New directly welded gusset connection
- New working point parameters as additional geometric data have been added to better define the horizontal gusset geometry.


Figure 4. Additional geometric data to define horizontal gusset
4. Vertical bracing connection enhancements to allow much larger brace angles (70°) and allow 0° for Y gusset braces


Figure 5. Brace slope angle 0°
5. New tiles thumbnail control to provide model joints managing functionality which includes
- Edit model joint numbers
- Move model joints as required
- Create joint groups to organize model joints as needed




Figure 5. New model joint thumbnail tiles functionality
Resolved Issues:
- AS4100 base plate analysis glitch solved for columns with circular hollow sections.
- AS4100 steel failure of fastener in shear demand now considers the shear resultant from major and minor axes when the analysis axis is defined as Both axes or Biaxial.
- AS4100 compression member section constant factor alpha_b is now considered as zero for plates in compression according to Clause 6.3.3.
- EN1993 combined axial and bending strength limit state was included for eccentric plates in directly bolted connections for gussets.
- AISC360 tubular truss connections several fixes related to the calculation of chord plastification, utilization ratio U and tolerances to determine the joint equilibrium.
- AISC360 net plastic section modulus Znet was being calculated using equation from AISC 360-05. The section modulus now is calculated for AISC 360-10 and AISC 360-16 according to updated 15-4 and 15-5 equations from AISC Steel Construction Manual v15.


RAM Connectionis the ideal solution when structural engineers or designers need to check a specific connection, design a single connection for multiple joints, or optimize each connection in a structure. Analyze, design, and verify structural steel connections, all with comprehensive calculations, including seismic compliance.
RAM Connection can check or design connections in seconds. Whether you design connections or need to check connections designed by the shop, RAM Connection is the software for you. In just one low-cost package, you get for steel frame connections the AISC ASD and LRFD, AS 4100-1998, BS5950-1, CSA S16-14, EN1993-EC3, GB50017 and IS800 connection design and optimization for shear and moment connections, braced frame connections, splices, and horizontal bracing connections. For truss connections you get the tubular connections design according to the AISC and the HSS Connection Design Manual. Through its seamless integration with the RAM Structural System, RAM Elements, and STAAD.Pro, RAM Connection raises the bar to a new level of productivity. All data regarding member sizes, joint geometry, and forces are transferred directly from either the RAM Structural System, RAM Elements, or STAAD.Pro to RAM Connection.
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RAM Connection CONNECT Edition V13 Update 8 (13.08.00.246) Fast Download
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