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December 29, 2025

What’s New for IBC 2024 in RISA: A Closer Look

With RISA’s latest release of RISA-3D v23.0.1, we’re continuing to expand support for IBC 2024, helping engineers stay aligned with the latest building code requirements as adoption accelerates across the U.S.—including federally funded projects. This release builds on v23.0.0 ASCE 7-22 enhancements and adds key material design updates that move RISA further into full IBC 2024 compliance. New Material Design Updates Supporting IBC 2024 The upcoming release introduces several important design code updates referenced by IBC 2024, including: Steel Seismic design per AISC 341-22 Prequalified connections per AISC 358-22 Continued support for AISC 360-22 (16th Edition) steel design Ongoing updates to the hot-rolled shape database, including compatibility with both 15th and 16th Edition steel manuals These updates support modern seismic detailing requirements and ensure consistency with current steel industry standards. Masonry Masonry design per TMS 402-22, aligning with the latest strength and serviceability provisions adopted by IBC 2024. Key updates include: Revisions to shear design equations, including clarified definitions of shear area as outlined in Table 4.4.5, improving consistency and transparency in shear capacity calculations. Updated strength reduction factors for flexure and combined flexure + axial. Unlike previous editions that used a fixed ϕ-factor of 0.9, TMS 402-22 introduces tension-controlled,…

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Added Anchorage Design, Including Pullout Using Hilti PROFIS…
January 30, 2020

Added Anchorage Design, Including Pullout Using Hilti PROFIS…

RISAConnection v11 has added the ability to export base plate connections as well as reactions directly to Hilti PROFIS Engineering for anchorage design. Within Hilti Profis, engineers can check anchor strength, anchor pullout, concrete breakout and concrete pryout according to ACI 318 in order to...

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Flange Plate Column Cap Plate Moment Connection
January 29, 2020

Flange Plate Column Cap Plate Moment Connection

RISAConnection includes the ability to design Column to Beam Column Cap Flange Plate Moment Connections according to AISC 360. This widely requested feature allows users to define the beam as a wide flange and the column as either a wide flange, tapered wide flange or HSS tube. To begin, choose the...

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WEBINAR: Experience the All-New RISA-3D
January 17, 2020

WEBINAR: Experience the All-New RISA-3D

The All New RISA-3D provides engineers with a fresh new take on the most popular 3D general analysis and design software available. With a completely redesigned interface, robust graphical modeling tools, expanded detailed reports and multi-core processing, RISA-3D v18 allows engineers to work more...

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RISA-3D Version 20 FAQs
December 31, 2019

RISA-3D Version 20 FAQs

Q: Are the files backward and forward compatible between versions? A: Yes, the files are backward and forward compatible between all versions.

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Using Redesign Lists in RISA-3D
December 5, 2019

Using Redesign Lists in RISA-3D

RISA-3D includes Redesign Lists that are used to optimize hot-rolled steel, cold-formed steel, dimensional lumber, and concrete beams and columns. Although, the criteria used for this optimization is the Design Rules, the sizes must be chosen from the available sizes in the Redesign List. It is now...

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