Inclusion of RSA Results in RISAFoundation
October 30, 2020

Inclusion of RSA Results in RISAFoundation

With the release of RISAFoundation v13, you now have the ability to transfer Response Spectra Analysis reactions from RISA-3D v19. RISAFoundation now also includes additional seismic options that can be considered in the generation of Load Combinations.

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Updated Shear Contribution for Concrete (Vc) per ACI 318-19
October 29, 2020

Updated Shear Contribution for Concrete (Vc) per ACI 318-19

The new ACI 318-19 code has been implemented into RISA-3D v19, RISAFloor v15, and RISAFoundation v13. One of the biggest changes between the ACI 318-14 code and the ACI 318-19 code is the shear contribution provided by the concrete, Vc.

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Interaction of Shear Forces Acting Along Orthogonal Axes in Concrete
October 29, 2020

Interaction of Shear Forces Acting Along Orthogonal Axes in Concrete

Recent tests and analytical results for concrete columns have indicated that considering shear along each centroidal axis independently can be unconservative. Therefore current versions of RISA-3D, RISAFloor and RISAFoundation have included the consideration for the interaction of shear forces...

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LIVE ONLINE TRAINING: Introducing the RISA-3D Quick Start Course
October 15, 2020

LIVE ONLINE TRAINING: Introducing the RISA-3D Quick Start Course

The Quick Start Course is a 4-hour introduction to the basic features and functionality of RISA-3D that utilizes expert instruction and example models to familiarize users with the user interface as well as the main workflow of modeling, loading, analyzing, designing and documenting a model in...

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WEBINAR: What's New in the RISA Building System
October 15, 2020

WEBINAR: What's New in the RISA Building System

Watch the recording of our webinar to learn how new versions of RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISAFoundation and RISAConnection provide users with expanded design capabilities, improved product integration and new features including:

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Case Study: US Olympic & Paralympic Museum
October 6, 2020

Case Study: US Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Learn how KL&A utilized RISA to model and analyze the complex geometrical conditions of the new US Olympic & Paralympic Museum located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Designing Pultruded FRP Structures Using RISA-3D and PulCalc
October 1, 2020

Designing Pultruded FRP Structures Using RISA-3D and PulCalc

Overview FRP or Fiber Reinforced Polymer (thermoset) composite materials are becoming more and more popular in the construction world of today. There are many reasons for using composite materials, which go beyond the scope of this article but suffice to say that composite/FRP materials are now...

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