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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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WEBINAR: ADAPT-Builder: The Only PT Design Software You'll Need
January 22, 2021

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 applications. Whether designing a single slab, multi-story building or conducting an investigation of an existing slab, ADAPT-Builder delivers comprehensive...

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WEBINAR: What's New in the RISA Building System
October 15, 2020

WEBINAR: What's New in the RISA Building System

Watch the recording of our webinar to learn how new versions of RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISAFoundation and RISAConnection provide users with expanded design capabilities, improved product integration and new features including:

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WEBINAR: Multi-Story Post-Tensioned Building Design using…
July 14, 2020

WEBINAR: Multi-Story Post-Tensioned Building Design using…

Reinforced and post-tensioned concrete structures in today's construction environment demand more efficient and reliable analysis, design, and BIM workflows. ADAPT-Builder offers a seamless and fully-integrated approach for modeling, analysis and design for single and multi-level post-tension...

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WEBINAR: Multi-Story Concrete Building Design using ADAPT-Builder
June 10, 2020

WEBINAR: Multi-Story Concrete Building Design using ADAPT-Builder

Reinforced and post-tensioned concrete structures in today's construction environment demand more efficient and reliable analysis, design, and BIM workflows. ADAPT-Builder offers a seamless and fully-integrated approach for modeling, analysis and design for single and multi-level concrete...

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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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