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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Troubleshooting Mesh Failures Using Component Representatives within…
September 22, 2020

Troubleshooting Mesh Failures Using Component Representatives within…

ADAPT-Builder is a three-dimensional free-form finite element software for structural concrete modeling and analysis. Structural components in ADAPT-Modeler do not have to be input along grid lines or at connective, adjoining node locations as is the case in most other structural engineering...

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CD Factor for Wood Hold-Downs
September 15, 2020

CD Factor for Wood Hold-Downs

If you have utilized Hold-Down's in RISA-3D, you have mostly likely noticed that a value of CD is reported for each selection in the database. However, it may not be clear how it is being used?

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Understanding Node Reactions for Wall Panels
September 10, 2020

Understanding Node Reactions for Wall Panels

In the Node Reaction spreadsheet, all reactions from node-based boundary conditions are reported. If you look closely at some models, there may be wall panel labels in the Node Reactions spreadsheet as well. This may cause users to ask the question:”what are these reaction values for a...

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Precompression in Two-Way Post-Tensioned Slabs
September 3, 2020

Precompression in Two-Way Post-Tensioned Slabs

Introduction In the design of two-way post-tensioned slabs, whether it be by use of unbonded or bonded tendons, precompression or “average minimum precompression,” is a critical serviceability requirement in ACI318. It is used to serve as a means for selecting a prestressing force and/or quantity...

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