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RAM SBeam

Starting at

$358.00 USD

Steel beam design and optimization software 

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BENEFITS

Optimize steel beams faster

Use RAM SBeam to optimize composite, cellular, and castellated steel beams with efficient code-based design & analysis.
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  • Advanced steel beam optimization

    Automatically select economical beam sizes and shear studs to optimize composite, cellular, and castellated beam designs. 

  • Handle complex beam conditions

    Design beams with web openings, cantilevers, and shored conditions while staying aligned with AISC and Eurocode design requirements. 

  • Accelerate beam design workflows

    Iterate faster with an interactive interface, instant diagrams, and detailed reports that support quicker review and approval. 

PRICING OPTIONS

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RAM SBeam

A specialized desktop application for the design of steel beams.

Starting at

$358.00 USD

12-month Virtuoso subscription

Includes 1 license and 2 Keys for training or services

  • Design and analyze steel beams
  • Select optimum beam size
  • Check adequacy of existing construction
  • Evaluate and compare beams under various load conditions

More details

Beam types and modeling capabilities  

  • Composite and non-composite castellated and cellular beams (C-Beams) per AISC Steel Design Guide 31  
  • I-shapes, HSS, and channels 
  • Simple spans or extended cantilevers  
  • Top and bottom flange bracing conditions for the determination of unbraced length  
  • Database of common deck types for quick definition of composite properties  

Design codes 

  • AISC LRFD 3rd Ed. and ASD 9th Ed., and AISC 360-05, 360-10, and 360-16 
  • CAN/CSA S16-01, S16-09, S16-14, and S16-19  
  • Eurocode EN 1993-1-1:2005 (steel) and EN 1994-1-1:2004 (composite)  
  • IS 800-07 (non-composite only)  
  • BS5950:1990 and BS 5950:2000  
  • AS 4100-98 

Beam design features 

  • Get control over the final beam design with interactive design investigation  
  • Quickly optimize beam sizes and stud spacings or manually define properties and check designs
  • Use comprehensive deflection checks, including automatic camber calculation and consideration of pre-composite and post-composite states  
  • Consider number of stud rows as limited by beam flange width, and spacing of studs as limited by the ribs of deck parallel, perpendicular or at an angle to the beam, in the determination of shear studs 
  • Utilize full or partial composite, with minimum percent composite specified by user  
  • Work with shored (propped) or unshored conditions 
  • Conduct pre-composite checks for unshored beams using construction dead and live loads 
  • Consider beam size restrictions, including max span/depth ratio, max/min depth, and min flange width  
  • Reduce demand/capacity limits for strength and deflection checks 
  • Consider the specified braced and unbraced compression flange conditions with member capacities 

Loading capabilities 

  • Dead, live, partition, and construction loads  
  • Uniform, partial uniform, trapezoidal, and concentrated loads 
  • Automatic calculation and inclusion of beam self-weight 
  • Automatic live load patterning on cantilevers 

Web openings 

  • Round and rectangular web openings  
  • AISC ASD and LRFD design per AISC Steel Design Guide 2, Steel and Composite Beams with Web Openings  
  • BS 5950 design per SCI Publication 068, Design of openings in the webs of composite beams 
  • Eurocode design per SCI Publication 355, Design of composite beams with large web openings, in accordance with Eurocode and the UK National Annexes 

Reporting and interoperability 

  • Interactive graphical display of shear, moment, and deflection diagrams with results available at any point along the span  
  • Load diagrams  
  • Detailed reports of design checks  
  • All reports can be viewed on screen, printed, or saved to spreadsheet file format 
  • Export beams from RAM Structural System, RAM Elements, or STAAD.Pro to RAM SBeam 

Processor:

  • Multiple cores utilized but not required 

Operating System:

  • Windows 8 or later 

RAM :

  • 1GB recommended 

Hard Disk:

  • 100MB free disk space 

Display:

  • 256MB video card with DirectX 9 compatible (DirectX 10 compatible recommended) 

FAQS

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Steel beam design software is a specialized engineering tool used to analyze and design individual steel beams. It automates calculations to select the most economical beam size that can safely support its intended loads, checking for strength, deflection, and stability according to industry-standard building codes.

RAM SBeam is a powerful yet easy-to-use software application for the comprehensive analysis, design, and optimization of single steel beams.

RAM SBeam can design single-span or continuous beams using standard steel shapes like wide-flanges, channels, and angles. It handles both composite and non-composite beams. 

Yes, RAM SBeam has robust capabilities for designing composite steel beams, where the beam acts together with the concrete slab above it to resist loads. It automatically calculates effective flange widths and designs the required shear studs. 

Yes, RAM SBeam can analyze and design beams that have both rectangular and circular openings in their web, including the design of any necessary reinforcement around the openings.

RAM SBeam supports a wide range of steel design codes, including the latest AISC 360 (both LRFD and ASD), as well as several previous AISC editions and the Canadian CAN/CSA-S16 standard.

Yes. While RAM SBeam is a standalone application, it is also fully integrated with RAM Structural System and RAM Elements. This allows engineers to use it for quick single-beam checks or within a complete building design workflow.

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