March 4, 2021

Video: Composite Steel Beam Design in RISACalc

Learn how to load and design individual composite beams according to AISC and CSA design codes in RISACalc.

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February 26, 2015 | RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISA-2D, New, Wood

Canadian Wood Design now Available

Timber design per the Canadian CSA 086-2009 design code is now available. Canadian wood member design is very similar to the US NDS member design. There are slightly different load factors, material properties, shape tables, and capacity equations, but the overall modeling procedure in RISA is the same. Selecting the Canadian Design Code Start by selecting the “CSA 086-09: Ultimate” code from the Codes tab of Global Parameters: Setting up Canadian Wood Materials The next step is to set up your materials. As long as you have selected the Canadian wood design code (as shown above), the program will know to use the material properties per the CSA 086-09 Tables 5.3.1A-D. These properties depend on the material selection and the shape selection. Setting up Metric Shape Members Wood shape selection depends on your selected units. If you are using metric units then you will be able to select your shape from the list of standard metric shapes, or manually enter a full sawn size using mm: If you are using imperial units then you will be able to select your shape from the list of standard imperial shapes, or manually enter a full sawn size using in: Design Results After…

March 10, 2021 | New Release, New, Composite Steel, RISACalc

Composite Steel Beam Design in 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…

January 7, 2016 | RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISA-2D, New, Wood

Mechanically Graded Wood Design now Available

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…