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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.

April 16, 2012

RISAFoot Version 4 includes the ACI 318-11 design code, optimizing of footings for overturning moment and much more.

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April 12, 2012

How Can I Assemble Vertical Brace Connections in RISA-3D?

When RISA-3D is integrated with RISAConnection it is easy to design vertical brace connections (including gusset plates) on your RISA-3D structures.

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April 11, 2012

RISA Technologies is pleased to announced the release of RISA-3D v10, RISAFloor v6, RISAFoundation v4 and RISAConnection v2.

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April 5, 2012

Why Some Connection Designs in RISAConnection Fail When the Unity Check is Less Than 1.0

RISAConnection performs both geometry checks and design strength checks for each connection. Although a Unity Check is not associated with the geometric type of checks, you do need to address the connection by increasing the size of the connection or changing the spacing.

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April 3, 2012

Why Don’t My Response Spectra Reactions Satisfy Statics?

The applied loads in a response spectrum analysis (RSA) are the applied masses times the accelerations in the response spectra. Each mode of vibration produces its own set of joint reactions.

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