RISA Employee Spotlight: Samiul Alam
May 25, 2021

RISA Employee Spotlight: Samiul Alam

Samiul Alam is an Applications Engineer at RISA and has been with the company since December 2020. After receiving a BS in Civil Engineering from UC Irvine and a Master of Engineering in Structural Design from USC, he held roles as a design, project, and lead engineer designing and analyzing a...

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Case Study: US Olympic & Paralympic Museum
October 6, 2020

Case Study: US Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Learn how KL&A utilized RISA to model and analyze the complex geometrical conditions of the new US Olympic & Paralympic Museum located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Cheng Song awarded SEAOSC Young Engineer of the Year
June 30, 2020

Cheng Song awarded SEAOSC Young Engineer of the Year

We are excited to announce that one of our own, Dr. Cheng Song PH.D, PE, was recently named the 2020 Young Engineer of the Year by the SEA of Southern California for his work as co-chair of the Younger Member committee.

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Video: Introducing RISACalc
May 14, 2020

Video: Introducing RISACalc

The new RISACalc allows users to analyze single members (beams and columns) of all materials: hot rolled steel, wood, concrete, cold formed steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. The intuitive interface makes it easy to set up your model, apply loads, and view results.

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RISA Acquires ADAPT Corporation
May 13, 2020

RISA Acquires ADAPT Corporation

RISA is excited to announce the acquisition of ADAPT Corporation. Over the past 30 years, both RISA and ADAPT have focused on developing best in class solutions that directly respond to the needs of our customers and the market, while also maintaining the highest level of customer support. As a...

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RISA Employees Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank
August 7, 2019

RISA Employees Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank

Last week, RISA employees spend two days volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, CA. Both days were spent at the Food Distribution Center, where staff and volunteers worked together to sort, package and distribute enough food to feed 250,000 men, women and children each...

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Pinned Beams in Semi-Rigid Diaphragms
May 16, 2019

Pinned Beams in Semi-Rigid Diaphragms

When using semi-rigid diaphragms in a RISAFloor/RISA-3D model, it is possible to see negative moments at the ends of pinned beams as a result of the link between the semi-rigid diaphragm and the beam-column connection.

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RISA Employees Participate in 5th Annual Run4Water 5k
May 2, 2019

RISA Employees Participate in 5th Annual Run4Water 5k

RISA employees and their families recently participated in the 5th Annual Run4Water 5k at Mile Square Park where they raised over $6,400 towards the construction of wells that provide access to clean water to communities in Uganda. Congratulations to everyone involved and for more information about...

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RISA Completes Office Renovation
October 8, 2018

RISA Completes Office Renovation

RISA recently completed renovations to their Foothill Ranch, CA office. The renovations include a new kitchen and coffee bar, new conference rooms and updated open office concept that allows various departments to easily work collaboratively together.

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