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RISA News provides information about upcoming education opportunities, program information/updates and technical solutions for commonly asked questions. Click the title of each individual entry for more information.

May 17, 2012

Detailed Look at Lintel Analysis for Concrete Walls in RISA

RISA-3D now has the ability to design concrete walls with openings for both in-plane and out of plane loading.

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May 15, 2012

RISA’s Automated Lateral Load Generation: What’s New in the 2010 ASCE-7 Code

RISA-3D has the capability to automatically generate seismic loads and wind loads per ASCE 7 as well as a variety of international codes.

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May 11, 2012

The Saudi Council of Engineers is hosting a 3-day, 15-hour seminar from June 4-6 on the use of the Saudi Building Code (SBC 304) with the RISA Software Program.

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May 10, 2012

How to Transfer Loads to Full-Height Regions for Concrete Walls With Openings

RISA-3D now has the ability to design concrete walls with openings for both in-plane and out of plane loading. Depending on your design methods you may wish to lump all of the loading into the full-height piers for design.

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May 8, 2012

How RISAFoundation Determines the Soil Pressure Coefficient Calculation for Retaining Walls

RISAFoundation now has the ability to model and design retaining walls. The program will take the input soil parameters and calculate the soil pressures considering Rankine theory.

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