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     For the effective and efficient
         design of steel base plates
                 and anchors.

RAM BasePlate is a powerful software utility for structural engineers.

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RAM BasePlate focuses on the specific task of analyzing and designing steel base plates and their anchors. The engineer that uses RAM BasePlate will produce top-quality designs quickly and accurately.

RAM BasePlate facilitates the analysis and design of steel base plates and base plate anchors. The base plates may be subjected to axial, shear and uni-axial moment forces. The stiffened or un-stiffened base plate is designed per AISC-ASD or LRFD specifications. Anchors are designed for shear and/or tension forces per AISC specifications or anchor capacity tables. Base plate dimensions and anchor size can be optimized for all load combinations, both user-defined and generated by the program.

The software features a fully interactive Windows95/NT graphical user interface and boasts a myriad of capabilities designed to automate the most time-consuming tasks relative to steel base plate design.

RAM BasePlate is a RAM Design and Productivity Tool. These tools are utilized by thousands of engineers worldwide who require powerful, focused design tools that increase their productivity and competitiveness.

RAM BasePlate Major Features:

• Fully interactive Windows95/NT interface
• ASD or LRFD design specifications
• Optimize or design base plates subjected to axial, shear, and uni-axial moment forces
• Optimize or design stiffened or unstiffened base plates
• Evaluate and design anchors per AISC provisions or Anchor Capacity tables
• Consider interaction of shear and tension on anchors
• Includes English, SI, and metric units
• Concise, tabulated, and selective output including scale drawing of base plate
• Automatically generates all load combinations as per the specified building code (UBC, SBC, BOCA, ASCE, and AISC)
• Allows for additional load combinations defined by the user
• Advanced analysis features such as enforcing strain compatibility
• Designs base plates for tube, pipe, and wide flange sections
• On-line help
• Unlimited toll-free service