Canadian Wood Design Updates
The latest releases of RISAFloor and RISA-3D include the following updates to wood design per the Canadian codes:
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The new CSA O86-14 code has been implemented in RISA-3D v15.0 and RISAFloor v11.0
To select this code for your design, simply open the (Global) Model Settings and under the Codes tab select CSA O86-144 for wood:
The Detail Reports will display the code that the user has selected for their wood design:
The latest releases of RISAFloor and RISA-3D include the following updates to wood design per the Canadian codes:
RISA-3D now supports hot rolled steel design for the Canadian market according to CSA S16-14.
Mechanically graded wood materials have been added for the AWC NDS 2015 design code per Table 4C, and CSA O86-14 design code per tables 6.3.2 and...