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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.

Technical Solutions Archive

June 16, 2011

How to Model a Hole in a Plate?

While RISA-3D does not have an explicit tool to punch a hole in a plate, you can use the following steps to manually model them

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June 13, 2011

How Do I Avoid Instability Warnings in a RISA-3D Model?

Have you ever received an instability warning when running a three dimensional RISA-3D model? This is because RISA-3D cannot build the stiffness matrix with the configuration you have modeled.

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June 8, 2011

How Do I Create New Options in the Design List Pull-Downs in RISA-3D?

RISA-3D will optimize your member size based on the analysis results. This means it will up or down-size your member to get closer to the unity/code check you’ve specified in your Design Rules.

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June 3, 2011

How to Model Trusses in RISAFloor

In RISAFloor on the roof level, you layout only the top chords of the truss and create your slope.

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June 1, 2011

How to Assign a Wood Roof Member's Unbraced Length in RISAFloor

In RISAFloor, the beams are susceptible to two forms of buckling; Euler buckling and lateral-torsional buckling. The unbraced length is determined in RISAFloor using the deck properties and framing.

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