Risa Tips & Tricks: How to Use Our Structural Analysis Software

August 5, 2026

For Engineers. By Engineers. Celebrating Professional Engineers at RISA

Happy National Professional Engineer’s Day to all the licensed engineers! We are excited to celebrate our customers and coworkers today. RISA is a product for engineers brought to you by engineers. With the vast majority of our team coming from an engineering background, RISA is truly an engineering partner to our customers. We value the experience and insights these engineers bring to each and every one of our teams. Today, we highlight just a few of the licensed professional engineers who help make RISA so special! READY TO CONNECT? Explore RISA with an engineer today! Alex Vaughan, PE, SE Job Title Manager, Subject Matter Experts and Software Quality Years with RISA 3 years What's your favorite part of being an engineer? For me, it's getting to understand the "why" behind a problem or a situation. That curiosity shows up in two ways: either by building something from scratch and figuring out how all the pieces need to come together, or taking an existing design and reverse-engineering it to see how someone else solved the same puzzle. Both are incredible ways to learn. One through creation and the other through observation. What really excites me is seeing that curiosity play out…

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October 15, 2024

Customer Spotlight: Arrow Engineering

Ready to see how a small firm can scale big with the right tools? Discover...

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September 12, 2024

RISA-3D Guide: Tips for Faster Structural Modeling

RISA-3D is one of the most versatile structural modeling software...

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June 27, 2024

RISA Employee Spotlight: Jeff Puerner

Jeff Puerner is a Senior Software Engineer and Architect at RISA, with a...

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June 06, 2024

Engineering Tomorrow: Adapting Infrastructure for Climate Change and Disasters

Designing resilient infrastructure to tackle climate change and natural...

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April 29, 2024

What's New in RISAConnection v15?

RISA is pleased to announce the release of the latest of RISAConnection...

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February 20, 2024

Columns within Walls in RISAFloor v18.0 and RISA-3D v22.0

We're excited to unveil the latest advancements in structural design with...

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February 09, 2024

Black History Month

Black History Month is a month-long celebration in the United States that...

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January 16, 2024

How To: Understand Long Term Deflection Results in RISAFloor ES

RISAFloor ES allows users to analyze Long Term Deflection for Concrete...

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January 02, 2024

Engineering Tomorrow: Preparing for 2024!

New Year's for a structural engineer can be a time of reflection,...

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