Improved Wall Panel Results
March 26, 2016

Improved Wall Panel Results

Wall Panel Forces Spreadsheet The power of RISA is the easy to access output. The Wall Panels have all the calculations and forces displayed in the Detail Report and now the new Wall Panel Forces gives you a quick way to get all the forces across the base of the wall. This new spreadsheet can be...

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Which Wall Footing Type Should I Use?
April 22, 2015

Which Wall Footing Type Should I Use?

RISAFoundation has the ability to define different types of wall footings. You can define these from the Draw Wall Footings toolbar:

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The Internal Force Summation Tool for Walls
March 10, 2015

The Internal Force Summation Tool for Walls

You may be familiar with the Internal Force Summation Tool (IFST) that is currently present in RISA-3D. However, a new tool has been added which allows you to click point to point within a wall and will only sum forces between these two points. Previously when using the IFST, forces were summed...

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How Can I Use a Wall for Shear Only (no Bearing) in RISA-3D?
September 13, 2012

How Can I Use a Wall for Shear Only (no Bearing) in RISA-3D?

Let’s consider the example of the frame shown below. Suppose there is a diaphragm present at the framing level, and that the wall shown is intended only to handle the lateral loads. In reality the columns will be in-line with the wall, and the cantilever beams will pass over the wall without...

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How to Model a Column within a Wall in RISA-3D
August 9, 2012

How to Model a Column within a Wall in RISA-3D

While RISA-3D does not currently have pilaster design, there are still plenty of situations where you would want to have a column embedded within a wall. The idea behind this is that the column handles the gravity loads for any beams which frame into it, while the wall handles lateral loads. No...

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How do Plates and Walls interact with each other?
February 6, 2012

How do Plates and Walls interact with each other?

Below is a model of a concrete flat slab (represented by a plate) which is bearing on two columns and a skewed wall. As we know from plate meshing we will obviously have to submesh this slab in order to get accurate results. However if we do an ordinary submesh (as shown below) the plates will not...

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