Brace to Column Base Plate Design now Available
You may now design a Brace to Column Base Plate Connection in RISAConnection v8. This connection type combines the original single column base...
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RISAConnection Version 8.0 now offers Vertical Brace Diagonal Connections, the Vertical Chevron Brace Connection, and the Knee Brace Connection according to the Canadian (CSA S16-09 or CSA S16-14) design codes.
The design of these connections is similar to designs already implemented for the AISC design codes including; load analysis types, limit state checks, Whitmore Section checks and the output report view. To access these connections, select the Canadian S16 design code from the list of available Design Codes on the Solution tab of (Global) Project Settings.
You may now design a Brace to Column Base Plate Connection in RISAConnection v8. This connection type combines the original single column base...
RISAConnection v7 recently added a new Knee Brace (Kicker Brace) connection type. This connection can be designed at the brace to column or brace...
RISAConnection now offers connection design per the Canadian CSA S16-2014 design code.