May 25, 2016
SCBF Seismic Brace Connections
Vertical Diagonal Brace connections and Vertical Chevron Brace connections may be designed as Special Concentric Braced Frame (SCBF) connections in RISAConnection v6.
April 22, 2016
Seismic Braced Frames in RISAConnection v6
This webinar shows users how to design and detail brace connections including gussets to meet the AISC 341/358 Seismic Provisions.
April 19, 2016
OCBF Seismic Brace Connections
Vertical Diagonal Brace connections and Vertical Chevron Brace connections may be designed as Ordinary Concentric Braced Frame (OCBF) connections in RISAConnection v6.
March 31, 2016
OCBF & SCBF Seismic Brace Connections now Available
RISAConnection v6 has introduced the ability to design vertical brace connections per the seismic design provisions of the AISC 341-10 Seismic Design Manual.
March 10, 2016
Importing Recorded Seismic Ground Motions
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research center (PEER) has a large library of measured earthquake records. Below is an example of how to quickly convert one of these records into a format that can be imported into RISA.
November 24, 2015
Making a Time History Animation Video
Time history analysis solves for normal analysis results (joint displacements, member forces, code checks, etc.) based on loading that varies with time. For some analyses it may be useful to view an animation of the deflected shape of the structure as a function of time. This blog topic serves as a...
August 25, 2015
What does the Include Structure Weight Checkbox Do for Seismic Loads?
In the Seismic Loads dialog there is a checkbox for “Include structure weight in base shear”.
August 11, 2015
What Loads Transfer from RISAFloor to RISA-3D?
RIAFloor designs the gravity system and then integrates with RISA-3D to design the lateral system. Only the lateral members are taken from RISAFloor over to RISA-3D. The loading is automated in this integration so one of the most common questions is: what loads are transferred when switching from...
July 14, 2015
How to Import a Seismic Moment Connection into RISAConnection
Design for seismic connection detailing is now available in RISAConnection and you can use the connection rules within RISAFloor and RISA-3D to export a RISAConnection model. The integration will import the connection forces (and seismic detailing results) into RISAConnection for seismic moment...