January 7, 2016
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RISA-3D,
RISAFloor,
RISA-2D,
New,
Wood
Mechanically
graded
wood
materials
have
been
added
for
the
AWC
NDS
2015
design
code
per
Table
4C,
and
CSA
O86-14
design
code
per
tables
6.3.2
and
6.3.3.
This
specification
includes
the
updated
MEL
and
MSR
design
values.
A
Mechanically
Graded
material
can
be
selected
in
the
Material
spreadsheet
in
the
Wood
tab.
The
user
can
choose
any
of
the
existing
species
that
are
applicable,
per
NDS
table
4C
Footnote
2,
from
the
Species
dropdown
menu.
The
shear
capacity
design
value,
Fv,
depends
on
the
species
selected
for
the
material.
There
are
85
new
grade
options
available
in
the
Grade
dropdown
menu
from
the
MSR
and
MEL
tables
in
the
code.
The
Custom
Wood
Properties
dialog
now
allows
the
user
to
input
more
specific
material.
Mechanically
Graded
wood
materials
can
be
utilized
in
this
dialog
by
choosing
MEL
or
MSR
in
the
Type
dropdown
menu.
To
access
the
Custom
Wood
Properties
input
dialogue,
click
the
Custom
Wood
button
on
the
Advanced
tab.
This
can
also
be
accessed
In
the
Wood
Material
Properties
spreadsheet
by
selecting
Custom
from
the
Type
dropdown
menu,
and
then
click
the
ellipses
in
the
Species
cell.
Additionally,
a
custom
wood
size
factor
can
now
be
entered
in…