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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 30, 2020

Improvements to Solid Elements in RISA-3D

A number of improvements have been made to solid elements in RISA-3D v19...

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October 30, 2020

Orthotropic Plates in RISA-3D

RISA-3D includes the ability to define the plate methodology of a material...

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October 30, 2020

Inclusion of RSA Results in RISAFoundation

With the release of RISAFoundation v13, you now have the ability to...

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October 30, 2020

AISC 341-16 & AISC 358-16 now included in RISA-3D

The AISC 341-16 and AISC 358-16 Edition changes have been implemented into...

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October 30, 2020

Design of Back-to-Back CFS profiles now in RISAFloor

In many cases, cold-formed steel channels are built-up as back-to-back...

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October 30, 2020

Seismic Factors in RISAFoundation Load Combination Generator

Seismic factors, including Omega, Rho and Ev, can now be included in...

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October 30, 2020

Cold Formed Steel Wall Design Now Available

Cold-formed steel framing is a durable, reliable and cost-effective option...

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October 30, 2020

Scaling Factor for Basic Load Cases

The ability to apply a scaling factor to an entire Basic Load Case in the...

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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...

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