October 30, 2025

🎃 Trick or Treat… It’s RISA-Jeopardy! 👻

Halloween isn’t just for candy and costumes—it’s the perfect time to test your spooky engineering skills! We’ve brewed up a Halloween-themed RISA Jeopardy game, packed with fun, easy questions about our software. Tip for readers: Try to answer before revealing the “treat” below each question! 💀 Can You Count? 100 – RISACalc: How many components are currently available in RISACalc? 10 (Beam, Column, Steel Joist, Composite Beam, Retaining Wall, Spread Footing, Wall Footing, Drilled Pier, Seismic Load, Wind Load) 200 – FD: How many Data Entry spreadsheets are available in RISAFoundation? 25 300 – RISA-3D: How many countries or regions have building codes supported in RISA-3D? 9 (US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Great Britain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia) 🎃 Adaptable 100 – ADAPT: Which of these is not an ADAPT product? ADAPT-Builder, ADAPT-Felt, ADAPT-Floor, ADAPT-ABI ADAPT-Floor 200 – ADAPT: Which mode of ADAPT-Builder is used to design slabs-on-grade on expansive soils using the PTI method? ADAPT-SOG 🕸️ The Whole Family 100 – Other: This steel detailing software and fellow Nemetschek brand has a built-in export option in RISA-3D. SDS2 200 – Other: Which design code is the most common in our software, found in 8 of our 10 programs?…

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October 01, 2024

WEBINAR: ADAPT-Builder: The Only PT Design Software You'll Need

ADAPT-Builder is a powerful and easy-to-use 3D finite element software that is used across the globe in a variety of post-tensioned concrete...

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October 01, 2024

User Defined Modulus of Rupture in ADAPT-Builder

For reinforced concrete and post-tensioned concrete beams and slabs, deflection control at serviceability conditions is a critical check for code...

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October 01, 2024

Increased Efficiency of Selection with Property Grid in ADAPT-Builder

The Properties Grid is a new improvement to the user-interface for ADAPT-Builder v20. The Properties Grid is a docked window, that facilitates user...

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October 01, 2024

Updates to ACI Concrete Code in ADAPT-Builder

ADAPT-Builder v20 has been updated to ensure that users can take advantage of designs conforming to the latest building code standards. The 2020...

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October 01, 2024

Increased Visibility through Colorization in ADAPT-Builder

ADAPT-Builder 2020 now includes a new Colorization option that can be used to visually inspect the model components by property. The Colorize window...

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October 01, 2024

Rapid Generation of Column and Middle Strips in ADAPT-Builder

A key feature to the design process for two-way slabs, either RC or PT, in ADAPT-Builder is the necessity to model support lines for creation of...

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October 01, 2024

Updates to Compile Report Settings in ADAPT-Builder

ADAPT-Builder 2020 includes new enhancements to the compile report settings allowing users to more quickly and easily create detailed reports. To...

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October 01, 2024

Consideration of Openings for Punching Shear of Two-Way Slabs in…

Punching shear of two-way reinforced concrete and post-tensioned slabs is a critical design consideration. The presence of openings near a support...

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October 01, 2024

Quickly Evaluate Graphical One-Way Shear Results in ADAPT-Builder

The ability to quickly evaluate results and make data-based design decisions is a key aspect of user-focused structural software. One-way shear is a...

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