New and Improved Soil Properties
December 8, 2017

New and Improved Soil Properties

With the addition of Pile Design in RISAFoundation v10, the Soil Properties have been improved. In previous versions, you defined the default soil in the Model Settings for the entire model. Now you’ll find the Soil Definitions spreadsheet gives you control over all the soil properties in one...

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2018 IBC Coming Soon!
November 8, 2017

2018 IBC Coming Soon!

The International Code Council just released the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) in August 2017.

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Enhanced Live Load Reduction
September 14, 2017

Enhanced Live Load Reduction

The consideration of Live Load reduction is a feature that has been in RISAFloor from the very beginning. However, recent changes to the interface make it significantly easier for you to understand how live load reduction is affecting the design forces in your structure.

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Vertical Slab and Beam Offsets
September 13, 2017

Vertical Slab and Beam Offsets

In RISAFoundation v9, you can add a vertical offset for slabs or beams. Traditionally, RISA uses centerline analysis which aligns all elements at their centerline. This is a common structural analysis assumption as the loads will get transferred to the centerline even if there is difference in the...

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Masonry Retaining Walls now Available
January 18, 2017

Masonry Retaining Walls now Available

Now available in RISAFoundation v9 is the ability to design masonry retaining walls and strip footings with the latest US codes. Simply define your masonry wall and reinforcement parameters in the Wall Footing Definition Editor and then draw your wall footing.

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Viewing Coordinates in Cursor Display
December 16, 2016

Viewing Coordinates in Cursor Display

In RISA-3D, RISAFloor, and RISAFoundation the cursor now provides additional information regarding the cursor coordinates. As you move your cursor around on your screen, a box adjacent to your cursor will appear and populate with the coordinates of the cursor.

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Shear Splices between Slabs
October 20, 2016

Shear Splices between Slabs

In RISAFoundation v8, you can add a shear splice between slabs so that it acts like a hinge. This is useful for modeling the effects of shear keys or dowel joints between slabs.

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