March 15, 2017
Added Knee Brace Connections
RISAConnection v7 recently added a new Knee Brace (Kicker Brace) connection type. This connection can be designed at the brace to column or brace to beam.
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RISAConnection v7 recently added a new Knee Brace (Kicker Brace) connection type. This connection can be designed at the brace to column or brace to beam.
RISAConnection v7 now allows both Transverse Column Flange Stiffeners and Column Web Doublers to be applied to Beam to Column Moment Connections.
RISAConnection now offers the ability to use a wide flange brace member in Vertical Brace Connections.
RISAConnection v6 has added HSS tubes and pipes for Diagonal and Chevron Brace Connections. Users can now model an HSS column in the Diagonal Brace Connection and an HSS beam in the Chevron Brace connection. Diagonal Brace Connection A column can be specified as a tube or pipe for the Diagonal...
RISAConnection now offers the ability to enter an eccentric work point for the braces on a Vertical Brace Chevron Connection.
RISAConnection now offers connection design per the Canadian CSA S16-2014 design code.
RISAConnection version 6.0 has introduced the ability to design vertical brace connections per the seismic design provisions of the AISC 341-10 Seismic Design Manual.
Seismic brace connections are a bit different from other connection types in RISAConnection. This is because the brace and connection elements must be designed for both tension and compression loading.
It is possible for seismic (OCBF or SCBF) vertical braced connections to have some limit state code checks lower than those for the same non-seismic connection.
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