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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 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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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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March 19, 2012

Why Does the Deflection Plot for Response Spectra Solution Look Strange?

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 deflections.

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July 22, 2011

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If you are using the Director tool to take your RISAFloor model into RISA-3D, the program will automatically calculate Seismic Mass for the RISA-3D Seismic Load Generator.

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April 13, 2011

How Do I Change the Member Type in RISA-3D?

In RISA-3D, there are many different applications that require you to define Member Type in your model including AISC 13th Edition steel design, Seismic Design and Concrete design.

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