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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.

2011 Archive

January 13, 2011

What is the Difference Between a Deck and a Slab in RISAFloor?

RISAFloor assumes that each floor of your building has at least one, if not multiple decks on it. The program checks the unsupported spans of each deck, and uses the deck direction to attribute uniform floor loads to supporting members.

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January 11, 2011

This three-day comprehensive training course covers basic and advantages topics in a hands-on classroom environment. Learn to be a more efficient RISA-3D user by taking advantage of this course.

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January 6, 2011

How to Model X-Bracing in RISA-3D

There are several tips to modeling X-Bracing within RISA-3D that can help the model solve faster and give you better results.

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January 4, 2011

How to Use P-Delta Analysis in RISA-3D

P-Delta analysis induces shears into the model due to the second order effects of axial forces and lateral deflections, and can be automatically checked in RISA-3D with a few simple steps.

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