March 10, 2021
|
New Release,
New,
Composite Steel,
RISACalc
Composite
steel
beam
design
is
now
available
in
RISACalc
per
the
AISC
and
CSA
steel
design
manuals
with
the
following
supported
steel
codes:
American
Codes:
AISC
15th
(360-16):
ASD
&
LRFD
AISC
14th
(360-10):
ASD
&
LRFD
AISC
13th
(360-05):
ASD
&
LRFD
AISC
9th:
ASD
AISC
3rd:
LRFD
AISC
2nd:
LRFD
Canadian
Codes:
CSA
S16-14
CSA
S16-09
CSA
S16-05
CSA
S16-01
Within
the
RISACalc
interface,
you
can
easily
set
up
all
the
parameters
necessary
to
perform
composite
steel
beam
design,
including
member
size,
camber
criteria,
steel
deck
information,
headed
stud
and
information
about
the
adjacent
framing.
Each
of
the
parameters
can
also
be
viewed
graphically,
providing
instant
feedback
of
the
complete
design
criteria.
Defining
Composite
Beam
Properties
To
begin
defining
the
properties,
users
can
quickly
choose
the
required
beam
shape
from
the
drop
down
menu
or
can
easily
type
in
the
size
of
the
member
under
consideration.
In
the
case
of
camber,
RISACalc
allows
for
optimization
or
explicit
definition
in
the
case
where
an
existing
member
needs
to
be
evaluated.
Additionally,
metal
deck
profiles
from
the
Verco
or
Vulcraft
catalogs
are
specified
along
with
the
deck
angle
and
concrete
properties.
Users
can
also
uncheck
the
metal
deck
option
if…