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New Updates to Steel Joists in RISAFloor
As a floor-by-floor design software, RISAFloor includes robust features for the design of steel joists, including standard joists, long-span...
The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) sizes and capacities from the 44th Edition Standard Specifications Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders are now available in RISAFloor v12. There were no changes from the 43rd to the 44th Editions so you’ll see that these two are grouped together in RISAFloor. Prior versions of RISAFloor v12.0 include the steel joist values from the 42nd Edition Standard Specifications Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders.
Staring in RISAFloor v12.0, there are now options for Steel Joist Databases which have different capacity values. The SJI Edition from which the values are determined is selected based on the Code specified on the Codes tab in the Model Settings.
JANUARY 07, 2016
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Mechanically Graded Wood Design now Available
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...
AUGUST 26, 2010
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How to Design Wood I-Joists with RISAFloor
RISAFloor has the capability to design wood I-Joists based on tables provided by the manufacturer, or provided by you. When modeling beams in...