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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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How the RISA Learning Center Fits Into Your Workflow
March 4, 2025

How the RISA Learning Center Fits Into Your Workflow

Inside the RISA Learning Center: What You’re Missing Ever wonder how top engineers master RISA software without stepping away from their projects? The secret isn’t extra hours—it’s integrating learning into their daily workflow. The RISA Learning Center makes it easy to sharpen your skills,...

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How To: Using the RISA Learning Center
April 5, 2024

How To: Using the RISA Learning Center

The RISA Learning Center provides a robust user experience allowing users to easily purchase training, view both live and on-demand sessions, and manage training materials such as video recordings, model files, or tutorial documents.

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LIVE ONLINE TRAINING: Introducing the RISA-3D Quick Start Course
October 15, 2020

LIVE ONLINE TRAINING: Introducing the RISA-3D Quick Start Course

The Quick Start Course is a 4-hour introduction to the basic features and functionality of RISA-3D that utilizes expert instruction and example models to familiarize users with the user interface as well as the main workflow of modeling, loading, analyzing, designing and documenting a model in...

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RISA-3D Training - Irvine, CA - June 22-24, 2020
February 3, 2020

RISA-3D Training - Irvine, CA - June 22-24, 2020

The RISA-3D training classes are a great way to receive instruction from the RISA experts while working on real-world examples that allow you to quickly master RISA software, take advantage of the latest features, streamline engineering and tackle modeling complexities.

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RISA-3D Training - Minneapolis, MN - August 18-19, 2020
October 10, 2019

RISA-3D Training - Minneapolis, MN - August 18-19, 2020

The RISA-3D training classes are a great way to receive instruction from the RISA experts while working on real-world examples that allow you to quickly master RISA software, take advantage of the latest features, streamline engineering and tackle modeling complexities. This two-day regional...

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