Enhanced Live Load Reduction
September 14, 2017

Enhanced Live Load Reduction

The consideration of Live Load reduction is a feature that has been in RISAFloor from the very beginning. However, recent changes to the interface make it significantly easier for you to understand how live load reduction is affecting the design forces in your structure.

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Vertical Slab and Beam Offsets
September 13, 2017

Vertical Slab and Beam Offsets

In RISAFoundation, you can add a vertical offset for slabs or beams. Traditionally, RISA uses centerline analysis which aligns all elements at their centerline. This is a common structural analysis assumption as the loads will get transferred to the centerline even if there is difference in the...

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Added Double Click Dialog for Members
September 12, 2017

Added Double Click Dialog for Members

RISAFloor now has the ability to double-click a member to open the Member Information dialog. This feature has been in RISA-3D but now it is available in RISAFloor. Double click any member in your model and the Member dialog box opens. It has three tabs: General, Properties and Design.

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Improved Drift Reporting
September 11, 2017

Improved Drift Reporting

RISA-3D v15 now includes automatic drift definitions for diaphragms as well as simplified story drift application. The reported drift results have been updated as well, and are now much more relevant for today’s codes. Drift results will report results in red text when seismic drift exceeds the...

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Canadian Wood Design Updates
September 6, 2017

Canadian Wood Design Updates

The latest releases of RISAFloor and RISA-3D include the following updates to wood design per the Canadian codes:

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Base Plate Connection Design now Available
July 11, 2017

Base Plate Connection Design now Available

This video tutorial will show you how to design a base plate in RISAConnection for both gravity and lateral loads. You can automatically transfer your column end forces from RISAFloor or RISA-3D into RISAConnection.

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Parapet Wind Loading
June 7, 2017

Parapet Wind Loading

RISAFloor v11 allows users to add parapets while allowing the program to calculate the wind loads per the ASCE 7 parapet wind loading requirements.

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Aluminum Design Code Update - AA ADM1-2015
May 10, 2017

Aluminum Design Code Update - AA ADM1-2015

The new Aluminum ADM 2015 code has been added in RISA-3D v15.0. To select this code for your design, simply open the (Global) Model Settings and under the Codes tab select AA ADM1-15:

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