Designing Multi-Material Models for ASD & LRFD with one solution

Designing Multi-Material Models for ASD & LRFD with one solution

RISA-3D includes material specific checkboxes on the Design tab of the Load Combinations spreadsheet that allow you to define the load combinations that shall be checked for members of different materials.

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Therefore, when you have a multi-material model, you can generate two sets of Load Combinations (Service and Strength) then customize which should be used for each material that you have used in your model.

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Using & Disabling the Base Material Proration Factor

Using & Disabling the Base Material Proration Factor

The base material at the location of a weld may have less strength than the weld itself. In this case it will control the overall strength of the...

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How Do I Consider Welded Aluminum Connections in RISA-3D?

How Do I Consider Welded Aluminum Connections in RISA-3D?

In Aluminum design, the welded areas have a decreased material strength and RISA-3D can assign any material strength to the members based on the...

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RISA | Custom Wood Materials and Wood Schedules in RISA

RISA | Custom Wood Materials and Wood Schedules in RISA

In RISAFloor (and RISA-3D), the entire NDS species list is available as well as glulam materials but you may need to design a wood product that is...

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