Ram Series manual
One load case is a group of one ore more loads assigned to entities. When a new model is defined in rambshell or ramsolid, a default load case, called Load case 1, is defined. It is possible to rename this loadcase or define new ones by using the loadcase button in the toolbar or in the load cases window (Data->Loadcases)
When a load is assigned to one or several entities, this load is inserted inside the loadcase that is currently active. To make a loadcase active, select it in the loadcase menu in the toolbar or in the loadcases window. To show which load case is currently active, the loadcase button changes to reflect the load case number.
If combined load cases are not defined, Ram series calculates just one analysis that is equivalent to that of all the loads belonging to one load case.
Combined load cases are defined in the load cases window
Data->Loadcases
Options are:
When using combined loadcases, one default combined loadcase is already existent. To create more, press right mouse button over the existent combined load case name. A menu appears that offers several options.
One factor must be entered for every simple loadcase. This factor will multiply the load in order to create the combined loadcase. In the postprocessing part, after the analysis, there will be one different result for every combined loadcase. Enter value 0.0 in order to deactivate that loadcase.
The field ELU does not modify the strengths result of the analysis. It is only considered in the concrete section dimension. Its meaning is: