Risa Wood Design Training Manual

RISA Wood Design Training Manual
Rapid Interactive Structural Analysis Building Systems

Training Manual for Wood Products Council
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 Course Instructors ................................................................................... 2 RISA-3D Basics ........................................................................................ 5 Cantilever Beam Model ........................................................................... 7 Beam Hinge ............................................................................................ 18 2D-Truss ................................................................................................. 26 Sloping Frame ........................................................................................ 42 Wood Wall Panel .................................................................................... 52 RISAFloor Basics ................................................................................... 63 Graphical Modeling Basics ................................................................... 64 Floor Systems Basics............................................................................ 70 Floor Loading & Attribution .................................................................. 80 Masonry Warehouse .............................................................................. 96 Wood Sloping Roof.............................................................................. 104 Multi-Story Hotel .................................................................................. 116 Wood Walls with Openings ................................................................. 119 Flexible Diaphragm .............................................................................. 129 Stacked Walls ....................................................................................... 144 Warehouse Steel Conversion .......................................................... 154 Comprehensive Review ....................................................................... 157
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Introduction
Introduction
RISA Technologies has been developing cutting-edge structural design and optimization software since 1987. With a well-trained team of engineers and software developers, we are working to meet the needs of our growing client base by implementing new design features and expanding the suite of software tools that we offer. We have developed a comprehensive suite of products to meet your needs, whatever the application may be. Whether you need rapid results for everyday designs, or comprehensive designs to solve your most complex problems, RISA has your solution. Providing exceptional customer service is a priority to us and is something we continue to strive for in our day-to-day operations. We provide fast, dependable technical support to our users and want them to know that we are proactively working for them. We have a wide variety of engineering design experience within the office, which gives us a great perspective for future development goals. This is also essential in providing quality technical support, as we have experienced many of the same engineering design challenges ourselves. Our focus is squarely on our clients
The RISA Building System

The RISA Building System is the integrated collection of finite element analysis programs for structural engineering offered by RISA Technologies. The main programs in this collection include RISAFloor, RISA-3D, and RISAFoundation. This training session will focus on RISAFloor and RISA-3D and the interaction between the two programs. RISAFloor is used in the layout, loading, and design of multi-story, multi-material structures for gravity loads and is the initial program for most building-type structures. RISA-3D, which is integrated with RISAFloor, is used for the generation of building lateral loads, the modeling of lateral force resisting system and non-floor system elements, as well as the design and optimization of such elements for the combination of gravity and lateral loads. RISA-3D is a more general purpose program than RISAFloor and can be the initial program for more unique or non-building structures.
Training Course & Manual

This training course has been designed to provide class attendees with the necessary modeling skills and understanding required to fully utilize the RISAFloor and RISA-3D programs in tandem. The intent of this manual is to provide procedural instruction for the building of the training models and is NOT a click by click tutorial. The course instructor is essential to the training course and will provide attendees with the necessary guidance and know how to utilize the program. This includes navigation of the program features as well as tips and tricks for efficient and accurate use.
How to Use this Manual

Different nomenclature is used in this manual as we go through: Normal text is used to explain what is happening in the course of modeling or analyzing a model. A bullet is an action item An indented line below a bullet is also an action item.
Note: A note gives more information about a specific topic or concept that may be glossed over in the
training but is there for your information.
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Course Instructors
Course Instructors
Amber K. Freund, P.E.
Director of Marketing Education B.S. Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo M.S. Civil Engineering, University of California, Irvine Background Amber joined RISA Technologies in 2005 and is responsible for technical support, training and sales. She also works on the testing and development of new programs and features. Prior to joining RISA Technologies, Amber was a design engineer for Hope Engineering, a mid-size engineering firm in San Diego. Amber has designed a number of pharmaceutical buildings and manufacturing facilities. Her design experience also includes a residential and commercial high-rise building in downtown San Diego.
Deborah Brisbin, P.E.

Technical Marketing Engineer Education B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Background Deborah joined RISA Technologies in 2007 and has been involved in technical support, marketing, and sales, as well as testing and development of the new features. Deborah joins RISA after working in New York for Wexler and Associates designing commercial concrete Hi-Rise buildings. She has also specialized in Cold Formed Steel and trusses working for a software company called Keymark Enterprises. In both Colorado and New York, she has worked in the telecom industry, designing and analyzing cellular towers.
Michael Olson, P.E.

Applications Engineer Education B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison M.C.E Civil Engineering (Structural Emphasis), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Background Michael joined RISA Technologies in July 2008 and works as an engineer involved with technical support and training, as well as general testing and development of our software suite. Prior to joining RISA Technologies, Michaels primary work experience was as a project engineer for VanSickle Allen and Associates, LLC (VAA, LLC) in Minneapolis, a company that works in the commercial, agricultural, and industrial sectors. Michael has designed office buildings for financial institutions, flour and feed mills for agricultural clients and worked on biodiesel structures for industrial clients. Many of these projects utilized RISA-3D.
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Matthew G. Brown, P.E.

Applications Engineer Education B.S. Civil Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan B.S. Architecture, Lawrence Technological University M.S. Civil Engineering (Structural), Lawrence Technological University Background Matt joined RISA Technologies in 2008 and is responsible for technical support, training and testing of new products. Prior to joining RISA Technologies, Matt was a project engineer for Harley Ellis Devereaux, a jumbo A/E firm based in Detroit. Matt has designed and modeled a number of structures ranging from steel framed hospitals to a concrete flat slab high-rise. Prior to working at HED, Matt worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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RISA-3D Basics
RISA-3D Basics
This model is intended to illustrate a basic model within RISA-3D. We will use this model to navigate through the RISA-3D interface, and become familiar with the different ways to view the model.
Project Definition: RISA3D Basics.r3d Wood Trusses Wood Columns: 4x6 Materials: Douglas Fir/Southern Pine, Glulam 24F-1.8E DF Balanced
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Lets customize your RISA toolbar.

By creating your personalized toolbar, you can quickly access your most frequently used buttons and optimize the power of RISA. 1. Go to Tools menu and select Customize Toolbar
2. Select one of the toolbars by clicking in the box Available toolbar buttons, and click on Add to place them on the current toolbar.
3. Once youve moved the buttons to the Current Toolbar, you can rearrange them by clicking on Move Up or Move Down.
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Cantilever Beam Model

This simple cantilever model is intended to illustrate basic modeling within RISA-3D. It will also highlight some of the graphical results.
Project Definition: Cantilever.r3d Wood Beam: 6x12 Material: DF/Spine Species: Com Species Group I DF, SP, Grade: Select Structural
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Modeli ing Proce edure

Well star rt by setting up the desig gn parameter rs for the wo ood wall pane el. C Click the Globa al icon ,
On the e Codes tab, select NDS S 2005: ASD for the wood code.
Here we can c also add the project information.
Note: This T informatio on will also sh how up in the header and footer f for your printed outp put.
Change length l units to inches. C Click on the Un nits button fro om the RISA Toolbar. T Select t inches from m the Lengths s pull-down menu: m
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Cantilever Beam Model Notice the other options available: This option allows you to convert the existing model to your Unit changes. For example, if you started off in units of feet for length and wanted to change to inches, keeping this checked will convert your model in feet to equivalent lengths in inches.
This option allows you to save your Units settings for the next time you start a new model.
This option creates a unit-less model and requires the user to keep consistent units. Steel and wood design results are not available when consistent units are used.
Now lets model this beam using the spreadsheets.
Open the Material spreadsheet by clicking on the Material button Entry Toolbar. Click the Wood tab. View the DF/SPine material. Change the Grade is set to Select Structural.
on the Data
Note: There are default materials for every type: Hot Rolled, Cold Formed, Wood, Concrete, and General Materials. You can add to these by pressing enter and choosing your own species/grade information.
Open the Section Set spreadsheet Select the Wood tab.
Enter Beam as the label for the first row, Type 6x12 into the Shape column. Choose DF/SPine for the Material.
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Click on the Joint Coordinates spreadsheet button on the Data Entry Toolbar. coordinates for the 3 nodes as: N1 0,0,0 N2 120,0,0 N3 156,0,0
Enter the
Click on the Members spreadsheet button on the Data Entry Toolbar.
Note: All RISA-3D spreadsheets default to a blank spreadsheet if empty. Simply click inside the
spreadsheet to add the first line.
Click the mouse into the spreadsheet and enter the following: Type M1 as the label, Type N1 as the I Joint and N3 as the J Joint.
Click the red arrow in the Section/Shape cell to open the Set Member Shape dialog. Select Wood as your material, Select Beam from the Assign a Section Set dropdown menu.
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Accept the default entries for Design List, Type, and Design Rules as we will touch on those later.
Lets create pinned boundary conditions for the cantilever. Open the Boundary Conditions spreadsheet .
Clicking in the spreadsheet will create the first node N1. Click in the X Translation column and click on the red arrow at the corner of the cell. Select Fixed, reaction will be calculated, Click OK.
In the spreadsheet youll see Reaction as the boundary condition; this indicates that the program will report back to us the reaction value at joint N1 in the X direction. Click in the Y Translation column and type Reaction or R. Click in the Z Translation column and type Reaction or R. Repeat the above steps for N2 by pressing enter on the spreadsheet to create another boundary condition.
Note: The difference between Reaction and Fixed is that they both act as fixed in their degree
of freedom, but the Reaction option will report the value of the reaction, while Fixed will not give a value in the output. Therefore, Reaction should almost always be used. Fixed would only be used when you have a need to suppress output and are very sure of your boundary conditions.
The Joint Boundary Conditions spreadsheet should now look like this:
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Cantilever Beam Model The model should now look like this:
Now lets recreate the same model by using the graphical drawing tools. Click on the Draw New Members button .
Note: If you dont see the Graphical Editing toolbar press the Icon or Ctrl-G.
On the Draw Members tab, Select the Wood radio button, Select the Assign Shape Directly button, Click the button under Start Shape. Select 6x12 into the Shape Type. The dialog box should look like this:
Click Apply. Using the default drawing grid (if you do not see it, press the icon), Click on coordinate (0,36,0), Click on coordinate (156,36,0).
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Note: The Status Bar displays the coordinates of your cursor in the lower right-hand corner of the
screen.
Lets create pinned boundary conditions for the cantilever beam graphically. Click on the Boundary Condition icon Click on the Pinned button, Select Apply Entries by Clicking/Boxing Joints.
Click Apply. Click on the drawing grid at (0,36,0) and again at (120,36,0).
You should now see two identical beams drawn next to one another:
Lets load both cantilever beams with gravity loads. Open the Load Combination spreadsheet from the Data Entry Toolbar. Type a Y in the first BLC column and a -1 in the first Factor column.
Note: By entering in Y as your BLC with a factor of -1 in the Load Combinations spreadsheet,
you are telling the program to include the structures self weight in the solution. RISA-3D will then multiply the weight of our entire structure by a -1 factor (thus in the negative direction) in the Global Y direction, which is our vertical axis. This will create an additional downward load equal to our self weight. This load will not show up graphically.
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Solve the model by clicking on the button at the top of the screen.
Note: The program will report instabilities in this model. Whenever there is instability in your
model, RISA will typically lock that joint and continue with the analysis. This allows the program to still provide results. If this occurs, you will receive a warning which gives you the option to view a new model view which will highlight the instabilities.
Rules of Thumb for Instabilities Be aware of members spinning on own axis. Always have one member framing into a joint as fixed. With a 2D model make sure that you are braced out of plane. With tension only members, understand that members will be removed if they see any tension.
Select Yes from the warning message to see the new model view and review the joints which are reporting instabilities:
Click on the Joint Reactions spreadsheet on the Results Toolbar.
The program will show which joints were locked and for which direction/rotation in the Joint Reactions spreadsheet:
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Note: In this model we are getting a torsional instability. You can think about it as if we were to
apply a torsional force to this member. There is nothing in the model to keep this beam from spinning on its own axis. Because of this, RISA has locked a rotational degree of freedom at one of the joints in the beam. A simple way to fix this is to manually add a rotational boundary condition to your beam and see if any load comes out of that boundary condition. The best way to test whether an instability is inconsequential or not is to apply a reaction to the joint in the unstable degree of freedom. Then re-run the model and examine the reactions. If the reaction that is restraining the instability is showing a non-zero force or moment, then you have a problem with the model that must be corrected for you to get valid results. If the reaction that is restraining the instability is showing a ZERO force or moment, then the instability is inconsequential to the results. Lets test the instability by restraining X-rotation for the locked nodes. Double-click on the node N2 and change the X Rotation to Reaction.
Do the same with N6. Open the Load Combination spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar, Click on Solve Current at the top of the screen to solve the model again. The program should no longer report instabilities. Your model will now look like this:
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Cantilever Beam Model If we open the Joint Reactions spreadsheet we will see that no torsional moment is being resisted, thus we are okay. Lets take a quick look at the results. Click on the Plot Options button on the RISA Toolbar at the top left side of the screen. Click on the Members tab, Choose the Color Coded radio button, Choose Unity (Bending) from the Color Basis dropdown and Labeling.
Click OK.
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Cantilever Beam Model Now you can see your beams color coded by their bending check value. This value is also reported over each beam as a label.
Note: In the upper right hand corner, you can also see the legend to the color coding. This is a
handy tool in a larger model as it allows you to simply look at the model and immediately see which members are failing (red) and which members cant be designed (black).
Notes:
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Beam Hinge
Beam Hinge
This model will be used as a simple example to highlight the use of end releases, custom wood species, and more graphical results display options.
Project Definition: BeamHinge.r3d Single beam: LVL_Microllam_1.9E_2600F Size: 3 x 11
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Modeling Procedure
First, modify the grid so that it is 34 wide. This will give us a snap point for the end of our member. Start a new model by clicking on the Start a New Model button Click the Modify Drawing Grid button , .
Change the X Axis Grid Increments to 34@1.
Note: If you dont see the Graphical Editing toolbar press the Icon or Ctrl-G.
Click OK.
Note: Here we are working with the Drawing Grid. This is used as a portable grid that you can move
around your model to model specific portions of your structure much easier. There is also the Project Grid, which is a global grid that works like a typical project grid. This may define column locations in your model, for example. If you modify your Project Grid, any items that are attached to this grid will move as well. This is great when an architect moves a grid 6. With one click you can modify your model to match.
Now lets take a look at our Materials. Because this is an engineered wood material, the properties are not in the default wood databases, as they only have the dimension lumber values. Therefore, we must enter the Custom Wood Species spreadsheet to define our material. Click on Modify from the Windows Toolbar and select Custom Wood Species Database.
Here we will view the design values for LVL_Microllam_1.9E_2600F.
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The third item in our list is the material that we wish to use. For materials that are not explicitly defined in the wood database, you can add custom wood materials here.
Note: By checking the box for SCL RISA will use the structural composite lumber section of the
NDS. Also, note that there is no entry for Fcperp, as we do not consider crushing of sill plates, etc. in the program.
Once we have defined our material properties, we must go to the Materials spreadsheet to actually select this material. Open the Materials spreadsheet and go to the Wood tab. Add a line to the bottom of the spreadsheet by pressing Enter in the bottom line. Type LVL as your label and choose LVL_Microllam_1.9E_2600F for your species from the drop down list (youll find this directly below the NDS species).
Use the graphical drawing tools to enter the model as two physical members. Select the Draw New Members icon Select the Wood radio button, Select Assign Shape Directly, Click the button under Start Shape. Click the Use Full Sawn Size checkbox and input 3.5 x 11.25. Press OK. .
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Beam Hinge H For Material ch hoose LVL, click Apply, and youre re eady to draw the members s on the draw wing rid. gr
D Draw two phys sical segment ts by clicking on (0,0,0), then (10,0,0), and a (34,0,0). Click the isometric view v icon ew: this vie t render ico on twice and you y should se ee , then click the
ate boundary y conditions s for the beam ms graphical lly. Lets crea C Click the Boun ndary Conditio on icon ,
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Beam Hinge Click on the Fixed button . The degrees of freedom will automatically select Reaction for all translations and rotations.
Select Apply Entries by clicking/Boxing Joints, Click Apply, Select the first node N1.
Add another boundary condition by right-clicking your mouse and selecting Recall Last Dialog.
Click the Pinned button
Select the grid locations (18,0,0) and (34,0,0).
Once youve drawn the members and boundary conditions, well need to add the hinge at the joint. Click the icon to show the I and J ends of members.
Note: The I end is the start of the member and is represented in red. The J end is the end of the
member and is represented in blue. We need to add a member end release to one of the two members at the hinge location, which will release the moment restraint across this joint.
Change the member end-release by double clicking on the member between N1 and N2 and then go to the End Releases tab.
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Click the Bending Moment Released (Torsion Fixed) option on the J End Release Codes section. Click OK. Click the Render toggle and youll now see an open circle defining the end release in the graphic view.
Boundary Conditions vs. End Releases

Boundary conditions define the support conditions for things that are external to the model. A foundation for a steel frame would be an example. We are not modeling the foundation. We just want to use the reactions from 3D to design the foundation, so we would use boundary conditions to define the foundation. End releases, on the other hand, are used to define how elements in a model are connected to one another (i.e. whether you have a fixed connection, pinned, or some other situation). The I Release and J Release fields are used to designate whether the forces and moments at the ends of the member are considered fixed to or released from the member's points of attachment (the I and J joints). Each member has six force components at each end (axial, y-y & z-z shear, torque, and y-y & z-z bending). Any or all of these force components can be released from the member's point of attachment. If a force component is released, that force is not transferred between the joint and the member.
Note: At least one member or boundary needs to be fixed to each joint to prevent instability at the
joint. If every member framing into a joint is pinned, then the joint has no ability to resist an applied joint moment. If you do this, RISA will find the instability, lock it in that direction, and report an instability message. You must then go back and check if that instability requires further investigation, similar to our previous model.
Lets load both of the beams with gravity loads. Open the Load Combination spreadsheet from the Data Entry Toolbar. Type a Y in the first BLC column and a -1 in the first Factor column.
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Solve the model by clicking on the button at the top of the screen.
Now lets take a look at our results to verify our hinge is working properly. Click in the Graphic View. Press F2 to go the Plot Options dialog.
Note: F2 is just one example of our hot keys within the program. For a full listing of these, go to
our Help file. Under Contents, look in Application Interface>>Shortcut and Hot Keys. Click the Members tab, in the Member Results section on the right side, Select z-z Moment from the Diagram dropdown list, Check the Magnitudes box.
Press OK. Click to get the elevation view below:
Now we can see the bending moment diagram drawn right over our members, along with their magnitudes, and we can confirm that there is no moment transfer across the hinge end release.
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2D-Truss
2D-Truss
This is a model that will introduce us to multi-member modeling of a truss using a drawing grid. We will also talk about the design parameters, results and use our drawing tools to create a roof system.
Project Definition: 2D_Truss.r3d Chord Members: 2-2x6 Web Members: 2x6 Material: DF Larch Grade No. 1
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Modeling Procedure
Lets start by taking a look at our Materials spreadsheet.
Open the Material spreadsheet by clicking on the Material button Entry Toolbar. Click the Wood tab.
on the Data
Here we can see that our first material already matches the material required for this model, so no modification is required. Lets start by creating a drawing grid that will help us to make our modeling much easier. Click the Drawing Grid icon .
Under Rectangular Grid Increments, enter: X Axis: 3@5,4,6,5 Y Axis: 8 Click OK.
You should see a grid like below:
Now we will start drawing members. Click the Draw New Members icon .
Select Wood and Assign Shape Directly, Click the button next to Start Shape, Select the 2x6 shape, and make sure to press the Multiple button with 2 plies. Click OK.
Make sure that the Physical Member checkbox is checked Change the Material to DF. Click Apply.
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2D-Truss Draw the two diagonal top chords and the bottom chord by clicking on the grid intersections that define the ends of the members: N1: (0,0,0) N2: (15,8,0) N3: (30,0,0)
What are Physical Members?

Physical Members provide fixity to all joints that occur along the length of the member, without breaking that member into multiple smaller members. You may use the physical member feature to avoid defining one continuous member as multiple members in your model. This saves time in building and editing your model and in understanding your results. To understand the benefits of Physical Members, lets look at the Help file topic on Physical Members and review the trusses in the figure. The first truss shows the chords modeled without physical members and thus with multiple members modeling each chord. The second truss models each chord with one Physical Member. Both models will yield the same results. However, the Physical Member model is more intuitive and easier to work with because you dont have to work with multiple members when you draw the chords, load them, edit them, or evaluate their results.
Note: Be careful with physical members is when considering unbraced lengths. We will touch on
this shortly.
An example of why you might not use physical member is a braced frame, where the braces intersect but do not transfer loads.
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2D-Truss Click the Drawing Grid icon and select the Snap To Options tab, Make sure to check Quarter Points and Third Points, Also make sure to turn off the Use Universal Increments option, Click OK.
Now we can add our web members. Click the Draw New Members icon ,
Enter the shape name directly into Start Shape by typing 2x6, Click Apply. Draw in the left side web members using the grid intersections and snap points:
Right-click once to disconnect your cursor from the previous joint. Draw in the remaining web members between the following points: There is one position where we do not have an intersection where it is required, thus we need to simply draw across our chord member to the grid above.
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2D-Truss Now we can use the Model Merge tool to merge crossing members and create a joint at that intersection. Click the Model Merge icon . You will see this dialog:
Note: The model merge feature is a helpful way for the program to clean up a model. Model
merging will combine duplicate nodes and members, delete inactive items, and merge crossing members. Click Apply and review the results:
Here we see that we have one new joint created for crossing members. Looking at our model we see that we now have N13 created at our intersecting members.
Now we can modify the joint coordinates that define our web member. Double-click on the web member and go to the General tab. Under the Joint Labels section, modify the J joint to be the new joint created.
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Now we just j need to delete the ex xtra node. C Click the Delet te icon and ch hoose to Delete Items by Clicking Them m Individually y.
C Click the extra node to dele ete it.
Now we can c add the boundary b co onditions. D Draw in the bo oundary condi itions by click king the Bound dary Conditio ons icon .
Assign n the left side of the truss to be a Pinne ed boundary condition and d the right side to be a R Roller.
O Open the Boun ndary Conditions spreadsh heet
Add an n additional line by pressin ng enter at the e bottom of th he spreadsheet, Re-lab bel the joint la abel to ALL and a type Rea action in for the t Z translat tion direction to t keep it t from falling over o out of plane.
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Note: The ALL command is used instead of applying independent boundary conditions in the Z
direction. It is a good way to take care of instabilities related to 2D structures. ALL boundary conditions will not show up graphically.
Now lets model the pinned end conditions of the web members. Using the Selection tools on the left side of your screen, unselect the entire model by clicking on the Unselect Entire Model button. Now use the Line Select Tool to select just the web members:
Click on Modify from the Windows Toolbar then Members. Check the Use button on the Start and End Release Codes, Change the fixity to Bending Moments Released for both ends. At the bottom right, under What happens when Apply is pressed? make sure that the Apply Entries to All Selected Members option is selected.
Click Apply. Click on the Select Entire Model button to re-select the whole truss.
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2D-Truss Lets now give the chord members pinned end releases. Double-click the left top chord member and change member end releases to pins at both ends. Double-click the right top chord member and change the lower end to a pin release.
Now lets load our truss. Click on the Joint Load tool and load the truss as shown in the original graphic: Select Y Direction, Set Magnitude to -1.5 k, Click Apply.
Click on each of the five joints on the bottom chord of the truss to add the loads.
Note: The load magnitudes are negative because they are in reference to the global axes. If we
had entered them as positive, they would point up in our graphic. Open the Load Combination spreadsheet , Enter 1 for both the BLC and the Factor. Solve.
Now lets look at some results. First lets review the deflected shape to confirm that our truss is behaving as we would expect. Close the Load Combinations spreadsheet or click in the Graphical View. Press F2 and select the Deflection Diagrams tab,
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2D-Truss s Select t Load Comb bination (pick from f list at bo ottom), Click OK.
Note: : Also in Plot Options- Def flection Diagra ams is an opt tion to animat te your structu ure. This is
useful for seeing ho ow your struct ture got to its final deflecte ed shape.
Now lets s review the code c checks s for our mem mbers. C Click on the De esign Results s spreadsheet t Click on o the Wood tab. ,
This sprea adsheet reports a number of design val lues for each wood membe er in your model, along wit th a combine ed axial and bending b check (UC Max) and a a shear check (UC). Lo ooking at the UC Max column we see that we e have three members m that t are giving th he le/d is greater than 50 message, ection 3.7.1.4 4 of NDS 2005 5 that limits column c slende erness ratio. which is a reference Se This brings us to som me design pa arameters tha at also need d to be consid dered. C Click on the Members sprea adsheet and click c on the W Wood tab.
Here we are a presented d with some design d parame eters that hav ve not yet bee en addressed d. The first three columns are a self explanatory, the ne ext four are all unbraced le ength values, then we have e the K-factor rs. These are e effective len ngth factors fo or axial compr ression.
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Note: RISA will calculate K-factors for you if you click the icon. This is a simple approximation
based on boundary conditions in your model. This calculation is affected by the sway flag columns. You can also manually input any K-factors you wish and they will be used in the code checks. If nothing is input a default value of one will be used.
Lets revise the unbraced lengths for our problematic members.
Unbraced Lengths
The values Le1 and Le2 represent the unbraced length for the member with respect to column type buckling about the member's local z and y axes, respectively. These Le values are used to calculate Le1/d and Le2/b, which in turn impact the calculation of Cp, the column stability factor. These length to thickness ratios gauge the vulnerability of the member to buckling. Refer to Section 3.7 of the NDS for more information on this. This section also lists the limiting values of the length to thickness ratios. The Le-bend values, Le-bend-top and Le-bend-bot, are the unbraced lengths of the member for bending. This unbraced length is the length of the face of the member that is in compression from any bending moments. This value should be obtained from Table 3.3.3 in the NDS code. The Le-bend value is used in the calculation of the slenderness ratio, RB, which is used in the calculation of CL, the beam stability factor. CL is then used to calculate the allowable bending stress. Refer to Section 3.3.3.6 in the NDS for more information on this and note that the value of RB is limited to 50. For continuous beams the moment will reverse such that the top and bottom faces will be in compression for different portions of the beam span. Le-bend-top is the unbraced length of the top face and Le-bendbot is the unbraced length of the bottom face.
For the Top Chords, we will consider our rafters to be sheathed at the top, Therefore, set le2 and le-bend top to 2 ft.
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2D-Truss We will also consider each of the web members to brace the chords; therefore enter Segment for le1. For the slender web member, we will assume that the member is braced at mid-span. Therefore, set le2 to 3.25 ft.
Re-solve the model.
Reviewing the Design Results spreadsheet verifies that our changes have reconciled the code check problems from before:
Lets take a look at a detail report for the model. Detail reports are element specific reports that give detailed information regarding the design of members and wall panels. There are two ways to view detail reports, by clicking a member graphically or by clicking a button through the Results browsers. While still in the Design Results spreadsheet, click the at the top of the screen to open the detail report for that member in the spreadsheet. This will show us our input, the forces in the member and design values. Click the button on the left side of the screen in a graphical view. Then click a member in the model.
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Centerline to Centerline Framing

RISA-3D and RISAFloor follow a centerline to centerline framing convention. That is, when two joints are defined as the end of the member, the centroid of the section is set exactly on the straight line between the two joints. The implications here must be considered, but in most cases this assumption can be considered ok. It is true that with most connections of members that there are some inherent eccentricities. Typically, the connections themselves help to reduce these eccentricities down to a point where a centerline model will actually be very accurate. RISA-3D does not evaluate connections. It is simply a member design program. There is also the consideration of member length in this discussion. A beam framing into two columns will calculate the length of the beam as the center to center distance of the column. In reality, the length of the beam member is less than this value. Thus, there is a little bit of conservativeness built in. Thus, the one centerline assumption may be a little unconservative, but is balanced out by a conservative assumption. In certain cases, if you want to consider the eccentricity of a connection, you can offset the member from the centerline. This will then induce a secondary moment or shear that you want to consider. Doing this may require the use of what RISA calls Rigid Links. A search of this in our help file will give a great explanation of what a rigid link is and some typical situations where they may be used.
Now lets explore the High Level Generation Tools by creating the same truss directly above the current one. In RISA-3D we have tried to make modeling as quick and as easy as possible. In doing this we created some model generators that can either build the framework for your model, or build the model for you entirely.
Select Insert >> Structure (Generate) and this dialog will appear:
Click on General Truss and a dialog will open.
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For Material, select Wood. For Start Point/Plane select (0,10,0), For Truss Widths change the B dimension to 8, For Truss Type choose Warren B, For Panel Lengths input 3@5 for the Left and 4,6,5 for the Right.
Click OK.
You should see a new window open up that looks like this:
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Note: When you use the generator and click OK, a new Model View is opened where the
generated structure is selected and everything else is grayed out. This allows you to Move, Rotate, Copy, etc. the generated portion of your model and orient it appropriately to the existing model.
Lets quickly use our graphical editing options to create a roof system.
Note: The graphical editing tools will are only applicable to portions of your model that are selected. You
can use the selection toolbar on the left side of the screen to select specific portions of your model that you wish to modify. Click the Move via Linear Translation button Input -10 in the Z direction. Press Apply. Click the Move button again. Lets move the same frame down 10 in the Y. .
Click the Copy Linear button
Input 3@-10 in the top Z-inc. field. Check the Inter-connect Bays. Choose Pinned End Struts. Click Apply.
Our model should look like this:
Lets delete the front frame and rotate the entire model 90 degrees.
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2D-Truss Click the Unselect Entire Model button Click the XZ view button Click the Box Select button . . .
Select the frame that is not connected to the rest of the model by boxing. Click the Delete Items button .
Choose Delete Based on this Criteria and Delete Selected Joints. Click Apply.
The frame has been deleted.
Note: In RISA, any time that items are deleted from the model, associated items will also be deleted.
For example, in this model when we deleted these joints, the members that had their end points defined by these joints were also deleted. The same thing happens with loading applied to members that are deleted. Click the Toggle Drawing Grid button , thus shutting off the drawing grid. . .
Click the Select Entire Model button Click the Rotate Selected button Choose Y as the Rotation Axis. Type 90 as the Rotation Angle. Check the Adjust Local Axis option. Click Apply. Click the Iso button.
Our final model should look like this:
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Sloping Frame
This model represents a gabled roof where we dont want to transfer any moment across the peak. We are going to first model this introducing the idea of section sets, and then we will add some loads to it and look at load combinations.
Project Definition: Sloping_Frame.r3d
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Lets star rt by looking g at our Materials.
Open the Mate O erial spreadsh heet by clickin ng on the Mat terial button Entry Toolbar. Click the Wood tab.
on the Dat ta
Here we see s our mater rial is already y explicitly called out, so we e can continu ue. Lets look k at Section Sets. C Click .
Note: : Section sets s are a way of grouping like members. This T grouping g allows you to o change the
proper rties for a larg ge group of members easily. You would use section sets s for members in your model that you know w you want to o end up bein ng the exact same s size. Th his grouping also a provides good utility u when looking at the optimization o s side of the pro ogram, which we will touch h on shortly. C Click the Woo od tab. Enter the information as shown: :
Now we can c begin dr rawing using g these sectio on sets. Select the Draw w Members ic con ,
Click the Wood ra adio button, Click Assign a Sec ction Set and d choose Column. C Click Apply. D Draw in the co olumns, startin ng with the lef ft-hand colum mn at (2,0) and d the right column at (18,0 0). G back to Dra Go aw Members dialog, switch h to the Rafte er section se et and draw in n the rafters. Assign membe A er end-release es by double-clicking on th he members and a going to the t End R Releases tab. . C Click the Boun ndary Conditio ons icon and set s the bottom m of the colum mns to be Fix xed. Set the e ALL comm mand in the Z direction in th he spreadshe eet.
Input Mem mber Design n Parameters s. We need to set our unb braced length hs in order to get accurate code checks. We will leav ve our K-facto ors as the default of 1.
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Now lets consider loading. Open the Basic Load Cases spreadsheet from the Data Toolbar. Type in the following to create our Basic Load Cases:
Use the pull down menu in the Category column to assign load categories to your Basic Load Cases. Enter -1 in the Y Gravity column for row 1.
Note: The -1 in the Y Gravity cell tells the program to include the structures self weight into
this Basic Load Case. RISA-3D will then multiply the weight of our entire structure by a -1 factor (thus in the negative direction) in the Global Y direction, which is our vertical axis. This will create an additional downward load equal to our self weight. Now we will apply loads to our structure. Click on the Distributed Loads icon to add distributed wind loads as shown:
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Note: A lower case letter in the Direction field denotes the local axes of the member. The local
y direction is what we want since this load is perpendicular to the rafter.
Wind Load:
Now add snow load to the rafters by right-clicking and selecting Recall Last Dialog Fill in the following information: Direction: PY Start/End Magnitude: -0.015k/ft BLC: Snow Load
Snow Load:
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Note: Because we assigned PY as the load direction, we are creating a projected load in the
global Y direction. When a distributed load is designated as a projected load, RISA-3D will reduce it per the projected length. The reduced load will be displayed graphically on the model.
Live Load:
Click on the Point Load icon
Enter the information as shown below:
Click the two rafters to apply this load.
Dead Load: We will also add dead load point loads identical to the live loads. Open the Basic Load Cases spreadsheet .
Click the row designation button for the Live Load to highlight the row in yellow.
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Sloping Frame F Right-c click and Copy Basic Load Case. Copy the t loads from m Live Load into Dead Load. L
Note: In the Basic Loa ad Cases spr readsheet, the e columns Joint, Point, Dis stributed, Area a and Surface e are
shown to quickly tell yo ou if there hav ve been any loads defined d as these for any of the BL LCs in your model. m You are able a to click on n these value es and that loa ad spreadshe eet will open and a allow you u to view those loads. Now that t we have app plied our loa ading, we nee ed to create our load com mbinations. O Open the Load d Combination ns spreadshe eet C Click inside the e window to create c a line in n the spreads sheet. Under Description type DL + LL, L Under BLC type D DL with a Fa actor of 1. Under the second BLC entry, ty ype LL with a factor of 1. .
Note: : You can def fine your load d combination ns based eithe er on Load Ca ategory (DL, LL, L WL, etc.) or
based on the line in n the Basic Lo oad Cases sp preadsheet (1,2,3, etc.). We can also a create lo oad combina ations using the automate ed Load Com mbination Ge enerator. C Click the LC Generator G butt ton nput the inform mation as sho own below: In .
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You should see something similar to below:
The LC Generator creates these load combinations from a spreadsheet that is external to the program. These external spreadsheets are located in the RISA directory. Lets take a look there.
If we follow the path from the image above you will see the different files for the different codes. We can open up the United States load combination list and double-click the United States.xml file.
Here we can see the different tabs across the bottom of the screen for each code in the United States section of the LC Generator. These spreadsheets are fully customizable and you can even create your own tab and add any customized load combinations you wish.
Note: In these spreadsheets you must use the Load Category (i.e. DL, LL, etc.) as your call-out.
Specifying a number for the BLC in reference to the line in the spreadsheet will cause an error. Also, remember that Basic Load Combinations and Load Combinations must be synchronized for the loads to actually be considered. Load described in the WLX basic load case must be called out exactly as WLX in the load combinations spreadsheet to be considered.
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Other things to consider in the Load Combinations spreadsheet:

Solve: This checkbox allows you to choose which load combinations you wish to include when running a Batch or Envelope solution. P-Delta: This describes when P-Delta effects will be taken into account. When a model is loaded, it deflects. The deflections in the members of the model may induce secondary moments due to the fact that the ends of the member may no longer be co-linear in the deflected position. These secondary effects, for members (not plates), can be accurately approximated through the use of PDelta analysis. You can read more about this in the RISA-3D Help File by searching P-Delta. SRSS: This lists options for combining Response Spectra results for a dynamic analysis.
Note: There is also another tab to the load combinations spreadsheet, the Design tab. Here you
can choose what materials should be included for code checks each load combination. If you are modeling multiple materials in the same model you may only want to check some materials for some LCs. ASIF: This is the Allowable Stress Increase Factor applied to increase the allowable stresses for code checks. CD: This is the Load Duration factor for NDS timber design. ABIF: This is the Allowable Bearing Increase Factor, only used in tandem with the RISAFoot program.
Now that we have entered our load combinations, we can view the loads on our model.
Notice the Load Display dropdown list on the Window Toolbar: The button toggles the graphical load display on and off. The button toggles between Load Category, Basic Load Case and Load Combination. The dropdown list allows you to select between load categories, BLCs, and LCs.
Lets solve the model. Choose Solve from the main toolbar.
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Sloping Frame F Here you see that we are a given four r (or five) options:
C Click on the E Envelope of Marked M Combi inations butto on, Click Solve. Review w the results.
N Now, go back to the Solutio on Choices dia alog box; This tim me select Ba atch Solution and Solve. Review w the differen nce in output.
o take a look k at the Mater rial Takeoff. Lets also O Open the Mate erial Takeoff spreadsheet s .
Here we can c see the to otal number of o pieces of lumber required, the total length and the total weight of o material re equired.
Printing g Graphics s and Spre eadsheets

There are e multiple way ys to print output in the pro ogram. File>>Print will l print up the print dialog:
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The Available Report Sections contain all of the input and output spreadsheets in the program. Here you can create a custom report by adding the specific spreadsheets you want to see in your printout. You also have the ability to save your custom reports by pressing Save. You can then choose your report from the Report Name drop down list. If you simply want to print All Input, All Output or All Input and Output those options are available by default. This provides you with a quick way to get most of your printing needs taken care of within one print screen.
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Wood Wall Panel

Here we introduce the wood wall panel element. We will explain all of the input options, our external hold down and sheathing databases, and the results output.
Project Definition: Wood_Wall_Panel.r3d Chord Members: 2-2x8 Stud Members: 2x8 @ 16 O.C. Material: DF/Spine Species: Com Species Group I DF,SP, Select Structural
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Well star rt by setting up the desig gn parameter rs for the wo ood wall pane el. C Click the Globa al icon ,
On the e Codes tab, select NDS S 2005: ASD for the wood code. On the e Solution ta ab, choose 6 for the Mesh h Size.
Note: : A wall panel analysis is a finite elemen nt analysis wh hich requires a mesh of pla ate elements.
This in nput allows yo ou to adjust yo our mesh size e. The finer th he mesh, the more accurat te your solutio on, however a finer mesh also a can result in a longer solution s run ti ime. C Click OK.
Now, lets s set up our material pro operties. C Click on , and d select the W Wood tab.
C Change DF/SPine to Grad de Select Str ructural. C Close the spre eadsheet,
Let start t drawing in the t geometry y of the pane el. C Click the Draw w Wall Panels icon .
Under Material click k on Wood. Click Apply. First click (0,0, ,0), then (0,10 0,0), then (10,10,0) and las stly (10,0,0). After th he fourth click k a brown wa all panel will appear:
R Right-click you ur mouse to re elease the dra awing tool.
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Note: The Wall Panel Editor allows you to draw regions and openings, apply linear boundary
conditions and display the wall panel layout after the model is solved. It is important to note that with wall panels the key to getting results is defining regions. If there are no openings defined in a panel, then the program will automatically create one region that is defined by the entire panel. Thus, your results will be based on the entire wall. Click the icon within the editor.
Choose Pinned and then select a grid intersection at the base of the wall. Youll now see a pinned graphic with an orange line that goes the full length of the base, thus signifying that the pin is continuous along the bottom of the wall. Once again click , but this time, we are only going to have a reaction in the Z direction.
Then click on a grid intersection at the top of the wall. Click OK to exit the wall panel editor.
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C Click the
icon and you should see a view like this s:
Lets revi iew the framing design rules r for this panel. G to the Design Rules spre Go eadsheet .
C Click on the W Wood Wall (St tuds) tab. Chang ge of all of the e dimension lu umber to 8 nominal depths.
Note: : If we had multiple wall pa anels with mu ultiple stud spacing, stud si izing, etc., we e could set up p
multipl le Design Rul les and define e them per wa all panel.
Now lets s define our panel p design n. C Click on the W Wood Wall (Fa asteners) tab b. C Click on the S Schedule colu umn, click the e red arrow
This will open o a Wood d Wall Panel Schedule S dia alog that allow ws you to choose from grou ups of nailing or allows you u to pick out a single nailin ng/sheathing thickness t to use u for the sh hear resistanc ce of your wall panel. U Under IBC_06 6, choose 0. .375 Panel Group.
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Note: If you choose a group of schedules, the program will optimize your wall panel for the most
efficient schedule. If you choose a single schedule we will do a design check and give you a unity ratio to tell you if your schedule will work. You can input your own databases if these do not work for you. For Double-Sided Panel? choose Optimum. For HD Chords choose 2-2x8 and leave HD Chord Matl as Same as Wall. Click on the red arrow in the Hold Down cell to open the Hold Down Schedule:
Under Simpson_HDU, choose HDU_DF, Click OK. Our spreadsheet should look like this:
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Lets review the xml files that make up these databases. Minimize the RISA-3D window and open a Windows Explorer window. Navigate to the C:\RISA\RISA_Wood_Schedules directory Here there will be three folders: Diaphragms, Hold Downs and Shear Panels:
Open the shear panels folder, Open IBC_06.xml:
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Note: These are the capacity charts directly out of their respective building codes. These are what
RISA-3D uses to optimize your shear panels. These spreadsheets are fully customizable. You can add new lines to the spreadsheet and even add your own database to this folder as long as you follow the existing format. Appendix F in our help file goes in depth about how to do this and the file structure required.
Lets load the structure. Because distributed loads need to be added to a member, we need to add a dummy member to the top of our wall. Click the Draw New Members icon .
Go to Wood >> Assign Shape Directly >> under Start Shape, choose 2x8. Change Angle to 90. This will rotate the member 90 degrees. Click Apply. Draw a member across the top of our wall. Now add a 0.5 k/ft distributed shear load (X-direction) across the top of the wall to BLC 1. Also add a -0.75 k/ft distributed axial load (Y-direction) across the top of the wall to BLC 1.
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Lets solv ve and take a look at the results. In n the Basic Lo oad Cases sp preadsheet ,
Place a -1 in the Y Gravity colu umn on the fir rst line. In n the Load Co ombinations spreadsheet s Place a 1 under BLC B and a 1 under Factor r. C Click . ,
Now we have h a solved model. Let ts review the e results. In the Wa all Panel Desig gn spreadshe eet summary of the wood wall w panel che ecks. C the Woo od Wall Axial tab. Click , the t last two spreadsheets are used to give g a
Here we w get our axial code chec ck results for the t studs and d chords.
C Click the Woo od Wall In-Pla ane tab. Here we w get to see which shear panel and na ailing were chosen, as well as which hol ld down, and the corre esponding co ode checks.
We can also a review th his informati ion in a Deta ail Report.
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W When in the Wall W Panel Des sign spreadsh heet, click
This open ns a detail rep port for our wa all panel. The e wall panel de etail report is divided into four f sections: input echo, des sign results, design details and a graphical view.
nput Echo giv ves a summary of geometr ry, codes and materials for r this wall. If we w had been The In optimiz zing the Panel Schedule or the Stud Spacing, S we would see ou ur final select tion here as well:
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The Design Details gives the specifications for the shear panel and hold down selection (from help file below):
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The Graphical View gives a graphical view of your wall, along with all of the specifications for the wall and the forces in the chords and hold downs (from help file below):
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RISAFloor Basics
Now we will consider models that focus on specific wood concepts/features in the program. This model is intended to illustrate a basic model within RISAFloor. We will use this model to navigate thru the RISAFloor interface, and become familiar with the different ways to view the model.
Project Definition: RISAFloor Basics.rfl Two Story 10, 20 feet Wood Beams DF/SPine, Rectangular 24F-1.8E SP Balanced- Glulam_SouthernPine Steel Columns Pipe Walls 2x6 Wood, DF/SPine, Design Rule: Typical
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This model is intended to demonstrate various procedures and techniques associated with basic graphical modeling of walls, columns, and beams in RISAFloor. The development and use of Project Grids is also included.
Project Definition: Basics.rfl Single Story 12 feet Wood Beams DF/SPine, Rectangular Wood Columns Gravity- Rectangular Lateral- Double Rectangular Walls 2x6 Wood, DF/SPine, Design Rule: Typical
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Well beg gin by creatin ng a new Flo oor and gene erating a Proj ject Grid. Start a new mo odel by clickin ng on the Cre eate New Floo or Plan button n C Create an Orig ginal Floor wit th an elevatio on of 12 feet.
Ignore the e Default Area a Load, Deck k, and Angle entries e as we will revise the ese later. Lets setu up the desig gn parameter rs for the woo od wall pane el. C Click the Globa al icon ,
On the e Codes tab, select NDS S 2005: ASD for the wood code. Click OK. O Define a Project P Grid as a follows: O the Horizon On ntal Project GridG Z Axis Ta ab Start Label L of 1 an nd Start Locat tion of 0 Enter 20,3@30 for r the Increments Click G Generate. O the Vertical Project Grid On d- X Axis Tab Set the e Start Label to A and Sta art location to o 0, Enter 5@20 for the e Increments Click G Generate. Lets take e a look at ou ur Materials. Open O the Mate erial spreadsh heet by clickin ng on the Mat terials button Entry Toolbar. Click the Wood tab. Chang ge the DF/SPi ine to Select t Structural. We will now n draw the e Walls within n the structu ure. D Draw Lateral Walls by click king on the Draw Wall butt ton Select t: Wood, DF/S SPine, Design n Rule: Typica al, Lateral Draw between the following Grid d Locations: A-2 & A-3 C-2 & C-3 D-3 & E-3 D-5 & E-5 on the Da ata
Note: In RISA, you ca an design Wo ood walls, Masonry walls, or o General wa all types such h as concrete
walls. You u just need to o specify a diff ferent Materia al when you draw d the wall. .
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Note: RISAFloor allows you to make the distinction between gravity and lateral elements. The main use
of this functionality is to define which members you want to transfer to RISA-3D for the lateral analysis/design. Any elements that will participate in the lateral force resisting system should be labeled Lateral. Elements only to be used in RISAFloor for gravity force design should be labeled Gravity. This distinction also becomes important when defining diaphragm regions. RISAFloor requires that all diaphragm region boundaries are made up of lateral members.
Your model should now look like the image below:
We will now draw the Columns within the structure. Draw Lateral Columns by clicking on the Draw Column button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular Double, Lateral Box or click the following grid Intersections: A-1 A-4 A-5 B-1 B-5 B-3 C-1 C-5 F-3 F-4 F-5
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Draw Gravity Columns by clicking on the Draw Column button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Gravity Box or click the following Grid Intersections: B-2 D-4 E-4 C-4 B-4
We will now draw the main Beams in the structure. Draw Lateral Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Lateral Draw along the perimeter of the building, and A-3 to C-3.
Note: The Flexible diaphragm requires that we have entire the perimeter of the diaphragm
region must consist of lateral members. These are the members that the diaphragm will transfer the chord and collector forces into. Well discuss this further in the diaphragm models. Draw Gravity Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Gravity Draw along all grid lines in all open bays:
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Floor Systems Basics

This model is intended to demonstrate various procedures and techniques associated with modeling Infill Beams (interior bay framing), Decks/Slabs, and Deck/Slab Openings and Perimeters in RISAFloor. This model will also be used to begin the discussion of Plot Options.
Project Definition: Floor_Systems.rfl Single Story 12 feet Wood Beams -DF/SPine, Rectangular Wood Columns Gravity- Rectangular Lateral- Double Rectangular Walls 2x6 Wood, DF/SPine, Design Rule: Typical
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Modeling Procedure
Well begin with the previously created model, Basics.rfl. Open the file Basics.rfl from the Training CD and save the model using the new file name Floor_Systems.rfl.
We will now modify the Project Grid and frame the Stairwell by inserting new Grid Lines and a column. Open the Project Grid Spreadsheet from the Data Entry toolbar
On the Horizontal Project Grid- Z Axis Tab, move the cursor onto Label- 3 and click on the Insert New line icon or press F3 Insert line labeled 3.6, with an increment of 18 feet AFTER Grid Line 3
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Switch to the Vertical Project Grid- X Axis Tab Repeat the above steps to insert new Grid Line, labeled E.4, with an increment of 9 feet AFTER Grid Line E.
Draw Gravity column by clicking on the Draw column button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Gravity Click on the intersection of Grid Lines E.4 & 3.6.
Note: RISA programs recall the last entries made in each dialog during the same session, even if
different files are opened. This is something to pay attention to, especially when utilizing the graphical modification commands.
Draw Gravity Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Gravity Draw in the open bays between the following column locations: E.4-3 & E.4-3.6 E.4-3.6 & F-3.6 E.4-3.6 & E-3.6
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Note: RISAFloor requires that all framing be a closed circuit with beams, columns or walls. The
automatic load attribution and the Infill Framing require that framing be on all sides. Refer to the Stranded Column section in the Reference section for an example. Now we will model the interior bay framing within the structure. Draw Vertical Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Vertical Beam spacing exact spacing of 2 o.c. oriented Draw in the open bays within ALL bays between Grid Lines 3 and 5 (except for the Stairwell)
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Draw Horizontal Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Horizontal Beam spacing exact spacing of 2 o.c. oriented Draw in the open bays within ALL bays between Grid Lines 1 and 3
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Floor Systems Basics Now we will generate the deck/slab perimeter, as well as an opening within the stairwell. Draw Slab by clicking on Create Slab Edges button
Note: RISAFloor uses the terminology slab edge to denote the extents of a diaphragm
system. This applies not only to conventional slabs but also metal and wood decks.
Enter an Edge Overhang Distance of 2 inches along the entire perimeter of the structure- Rigid. Click on Create a Slab perimeter- Consider ALL selected Beams/Walls for the SLAB perimeterPress Apply Draw an opening in the Slab by clicking on Create Slab Edges button
Youll notice that the Edge Overhang Distance of 0 inch will be remembered. Click on Create an Opening Perimeter- Click within or Box the Beam/Wall perimeter for the Opening and click inside the stairwell.
Your model should look like the image below (the dark blue outlines the slab edge, and the light blue outlines the opening):
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Floor Systems Basics Now we will model the Deck/Slab. Lets review the default Deck properties: Click on the Deck Definitions spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar.
Note: The unbraced length that the deck provides to the top face of the beams may be entered
here. If left blank the deck is assumed not to brace the top face and the unbraced length is determined from the spacing of the framing, the full length of beam or any value specified in the Beams Spreadsheet.
Note: The Self Weight is the weight of the deck system. This weight will be used as part of the
dead load (Pre-DL or Post-DL). This weight will automatically calculate and be applied based on the Slab Edge.
Click on the Floors Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar Change the Deck Default for Floor Plan 1 to Wood and the Deck Angle is set to 0 degrees. (0 degrees indicates the deck runs Horizontal.)
Draw a Local Deck/Slab by clicking on the Assign Slab or Deck Properties button Select: Wood, oriented Parallel to X Axis Select Click Within or Box the Deck Area Perimeter- Press Apply Click and drag cursor over all framing between Grid Lines 1 and 3.
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You can change the display of the decks by clicking on the Plot options button Points/Decks/Slabs.
, select the tab
Note: The Deck Default entry for each floor will be used on that floor in all areas where a local
deck is not defined. A local deck/slab is and deck/slab area that is physically drawn in the model. Local decks/slabs override the default deck in those areas. If there is only one type of deck/slab on a floor level, setting the Deck Default to this deck/slab type is all that is required.
When Deck Assignments are displayed As Input also Include Default, your model should look like the image below:
Note: The default deck will be replaced by any local deck that you add. If you have two decks on
top of each other, the last deck added (or the deck on top) will govern.
Lets work with the member design. Click on the Design Rules spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. Enter 16 inches as the Maximum Depth
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We can also review the Design Rules for Deflection:
Lets solve the model. Click on the Load Combination Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar to review the defaults. Solve the model and review the results. Why are some members not designed? Lets modify some of the Design Parameters and members materials. Open the Design Rules Spreadsheet and delete the 16 Maximum Depth. Click on the Modify- Beams and select Wood, 24F-1.8E DF Balanced, Glulam _Western and makes sure to check the Use button. Select all the Girders to change them to Glulam. Solve the model and review the results.
Notes:
Whats the difference between Slab, Deck or Diaphragm edges?
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Floor Loading & Attribution

This model is intended to demonstrate the application of loads to your structure. This includes uniform and tapered Area Loads, Point Loads, and Line Loads. Other loading options such as Live Load Reduction and Parent/Child Floor loading will also be discussed, as well as attribution of loads to framing members.
Project Definition: Loading_Start.rfl

Four Stories 40 feet (10,20,30,40) 2x wood Framing Glulams Plywood Deck Floor Loading: Dead Load (Superimposed) 25 psf Live Load (Reducible) 40 psf Roof Loading: Dead Load (Superimposed) 25 psf Live Load (Reducible) 20 psf
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Modeling Procedure
Well begin with a previously created model, Loading_Start.rfl. Open the file Loading_Start.rfl from the Training CD and save the model using the new file name Loading_Finished.rfl. Well begin by reviewing the Default Area Loads on this model. Open the Floors spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar.
Each floor has an Area Load Default which is applied to the entire floor except where local Area loads are applied We can also see that there is Parent/Child relationships defined in this model. When a floor is a child of another floor, it means that everything on the parent floor will be mimicked automatically on the Child floor. However, changes made to the child floor are not applied to the parent floor. You can create this relationship when you insert a floor:
Open the Area Load Definitions spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar.
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Floor Loading & Attribution The Area loads are defined within this spreadsheet and applied to the entire floor or applied to sections of the floor. Below is a list of the pre-defined Load Cases:
What is Dyn Mass? This represents the additional loads (above and beyond self weight) that
must be included in their calculation of Seismic Weight. The program does not include all applied loads as part of the seismic weight. The only applied loads that are included are the ones assigned to the Load Case called Dyn Mass. The superimposed dead loads (DLPre or DLPost) are not included. The reason for this exclusion is due to the fact that the super-imposed dead load is often a very conservative number (accounting for unknowns in the construction process).
In the Area Load Definitions spreadsheet- add the following Area Loads to the spreadsheet: (VL=11 psf, ignore Dyn Load) Floor DL = 25 psf LL= 40 psf (Reducible) Roof DL = 25 psf LL = 20 psf (Roof Live- Reducible)
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In the Floors spreadsheet- assign the Area Load to the floors 2nd Floor = Floor 3rd Floor = Floor 4th Floor = Floor Roof = Roof
Lets start adding local area and point loads around the elevator and stair openings. Unselect the entire model using the Selection tools on the left side of the screenClick on the Unselect the entire model button Select the Public areas of the building using the Box and Line selection tools Hallway areas: 6 & 6.1 C & D Elevator and Stairwell areas: F-6 & F-9 C-6 & C-8
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Draw a Public Area Load on the 2nd Floor by clicking on the Draw Area Load button Select Public from the dropdown list of Uniform Area Loads Click within or box the Perimeter- Press Apply Click the mouse and drag a box around the entire selected area
Lets add Elevator point loads. Draw a Point Load on the 2nd Floor in the Elevator shaft by clicking on the Assign Point Loads button Enter 500 lb DL Point Load- Apply Load by Clicking/Boxing Points at the point of the Elevator Beam (53,41) & (53,47).
Note: The 3rd Floor and 4th Floor are a Child of 2nd Floor. Therefore, the load applied at the
2nd Floor will automatically be applied to the 3rd Floor and 4th Floor as well.
When Uniform Area Loads are displayed As Input for the Load Category DL Post Comp, the 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor, and 4th Floor should look like the image below:
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Floor Loading & Attribution (Click on the Plot Options button on the RISA Toolbar at the top left side of the screen- Loads Tab to setup the display).
Now we will add Storage Areas to the 3rd Floor. Click on the Draw Area Load Icon Draw a Uniform Storage Area Load on the 3rd Floor- select Point to Point Draw of the Area with perimeter joints at the following Grid Intersections: M 6.1 M.5- 6.1 M.5 8 M -9
When Uniform Area Loads are displayed As Input and Include Default for the Load Category DL PostComp, the 3rd Floor should look like the image below:
Note: The 3rd Floor is a Child of 2rd Floor. Loads applied to the Child floor are not
automatically applied to the Parent floor. Therefore, the load applied at the 3rd Floor will only be applied at that level.
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Floor Loading & Attribution Now we will add Storage Areas to the Roof Floor. Click on the Draw Area Load Icon Draw a Point to Point Draw of the Area Storage on the Roof with between the following points: (Be sure the Snap To options are enabled in order to snap to the points on the members.) 41, 70 65, 70 65, 50 41, 50
Draw a Polygon Around the Perimeter Storage Area Load on the Roof with between the following grids: C-18 A-18 C-19 A-19
When Uniform Area Loads are displayed As Input and Include Default for the Load Category DL PostComp, the Roof should look like the image below:
Now we will add Piping to the Roof. Draw rectangular Add Piping Area Loads on the Roof with perimeter joints at the following coordinates.
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NOTE: Piping Loads are additive. See the Additive column in the Area Load Definitions
spreadsheet. Be sure the Snap To options are enabled in order to snap to the points on the members 1st Area Load 27,152 31,152 31,32 27,32 2nd Area Load 37,148 41,148 37,64 41,64
When Uniform Area Loads are displayed As Input and Include Default for the Load Category DL Post Comp, the Roof should look like the image below:
Now we will add Snow Loads to the Roof. Draw Tapered Area Loads (SL Category) the Peak Magnitude should be at the exterior of the building and the snow drift magnitudes are as follows: Base Magnitude 25 psf Peak Magnitude 100 psf In the area between Grid Intersections: D-15 D- 17 and F-17 F- 15
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Floor Loading & Attribution C-15 C-17 and A.1-17 A.1-17 A.1-15 When loads are displayed By Category using SL Snow Load as the criteria the Roof should look like the image below:
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Note: When drawing tapered area loads the first two clicks define the base magnitude and
second two clicks define the peak magnitude. Since it is easier to first click the edge beams, the base and peak magnitudes have been flipped. For triangular tapered snow loads, you cannot define the first two points at the same location. The points need to be slightly off. Any other points can be the same with no problems. This is because the program doesnt yet allow for the first two clicks, defining the base magnitude, to use the same point. Now we will add loading from a Roof Top Unit to the model. (Make sure you have Universal Grids turned on, by clicking on the Icon.) Click on the Point load button Place (3) 200 lb DL Point Loads in the bay bounded by Grid Intersections M-3 and L-5, at the following locations: (8, 145, 0) (10, 145, 0) (12, 145, 0)
Now, in the same bay, place (3) 200 lbs DL Point Loads 3 feet below the point loads that were just added.
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Floor Loading & Attribution When loads are displayed By Category using DL PostComp as the criteria, your model should look like the image below:
Note: If a load is to be taken into account when the Seismic Mass of the structure is calculated,
that load must have a Dyn Mass component equal to the mass to be included in the calculation. Superimposed Dead Load (DLPre and DLPost) are not automatically included in the Seismic Mass of the structure. For example, if the Roof Top Unit applied above is to be considered in the Seismic Mass calculation, a 200 lbs Dyn Mass component must be applied in addition to the 200 lbs DL Post loading. Now we will add loading to simulate the weight of the Exterior (Cladding) Wall on the building. The curtain wall has a weight of 5 psf and the floor to floor height is 10 feet. Therefore, the equivalent load at each floor level based on tributary area is 50 plf at the center floors and 25 plf at the Roof. Viewing the 2nd Floor, unselect the entire model Select just the perimeter beams at each floor level using the Select based on Other Criteria button Box, Select the Walls tab, and check Perimeter Walls Only- Click Apply Select the Beams tab, and check Perimeter Beams Only- Click Apply Assign DL Post Line Loads by clicking on the Distributed Loads button magnitude making sure to Apply to All Selected Members/Walls: 2nd Floor = 50 plf View the 3rd Floor and 4th Floor, and youll see that the loads applied to the 2nd Floor is also applied to the 3rd Floor because of the Parent Child relationship. , apply following
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Floor Loading & Attribution Following the steps above, add distributed loads to the next two floors: Roof = 25 plf
Note: See the note above concerning Seismic Mass. A Dyn Mass equal to the loadings listed
above should be included in these line loads to account for the weight of the curtain wall in the calculation of the buildings seismic mass.
When loads are displayed By Category using DL PostComp as the criteria, the Roof should look like the image below:
Now we will build load combinations and solve the model. Open the Load Combinations Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. Click on the Load Combination Generator button Select the IBC 2006 ASD building code include Roof Live Load (RLL) and Snow Load (SL). Pre-Composite combinations are not required in this model- uncheck that option.
The Load Combination spreadsheet uses Load Categories which are described below:
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The Load Combination spreadsheet should now look like this:
Solve the model and review the results.
Now we will take a closer look at the load attribution results. There are a few ways to review results: spreadsheet results, graphical display of results and member detail reports. For load attribution results we will look at the member detail reports so that we can examine the force diagrams in more detail.
Open the member detail report for the vertical joist along Grid Line 3 between Grid Lines M & M.5 on the Roof. Choose IBC 16-8 Post from the LC/Cat drop down list at the top of the dialog box.
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Floor Loading & Attribution Your screen should look like the image below:
Note: Notice how the loading diagram shows two point loads. The program automatically
distributed the point loads we applied for the roof top unit to the framing members (even though the point loads were applied on the deck not the member directly). Open the member detail report for the horizontal girder along Grid Line 8 between Grid Lines E & F on the 2nd Floor. Choose IBC 16-8 Post from the LC/Cat drop down list at the top of the dialog box.
Your screen should look like the image below:
Note: Notice how the loading diagram shows the six point loads from the joists. The program
automatically distributes the end forces from the joists to the girder and also displays their magnitude in this loading diagram.
Lets address the failing column in this model. There is a Warning message that is showing the Column D- 6.1 on the 2nd Floor cannot be designed.
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Floor Loading & Attribution Open the Column Results spreadsheet on the Results toolbar. This shows us that only the 2nd Floor could not be designed. Open the Column Forces Spreadsheet to review the loads on this column. Double Click on this column to open the Column Editor. Select Shape -Rectangular Triple- Check the Use button. Select Apply Entries to All Lifts -Click Apply & Close. Solve the model and review the results.
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Masonry Warehouse
Masonry Warehouse
This model is intended to demonstrate modeling with multiple materials, masonry, wood framing and steel beams.
Project Definition: Masonry_Warehouse.rfl

Single Story (Roof) 25 feet Plywood Deck Dead Load (Superimposed) 10 psf Base Snow Load (Controls) 40 psf Glulam Wood framing Masonry Exterior walls with Steel columns and beams Design Codes: Wood -NDS 2005 Masonry- MSJC 05/IBC 06 ASD th Steel- AISC 13 ASD
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Modeling Procedure
Well begin by creating a new Floor and generating a Project Grid. Start a new model by clicking on the Create New Floor Plan button Create an Original Floor with an elevation of 25 feet, Area Load- Office, Deck Default- Wood, Deck Angle- 90
Now we will define the Project Grid. On the Z Axis Horizontal Tab of the Project Grid Dialog, enter 5@25 for the Increments, and click Generate. Modify the Increments to match below:
On the X Axis- Vertical Tab, set the Start Label to G and enter 6@25 for the Increments, select Z to A and click Generate.
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Masonry Warehouse We will now begin modeling the exterior walls. Draw a Lateral Wall Masonry along the following Grid Intersections: E-1 & E-2 E-2 & G-2 G-2 & G-3 G-4 & G-6 C-6 & G-6
A-1 & B-1 A-1 & A-6 A-6 & B-6
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Masonry Warehouse Draw Lateral Columns (Hot Rolled, A500 Gr.46, Tube) between the following column location D-1 C-1 B-2 C-2 D-2 B-3 C-3 Draw Gravity Columns (Hot Rolled, A500 Gr.46, Tube) between the following column locations D-3 E-3 F-3 B-4 C-4 D-4 E-4 F-5
We will now model the exterior Beams in the main structure, as well as the internal wood framing. Draw Lateral Beams along the perimeter of the building. Select Hot Rolled Steel, A992, Wide Flange, Pinned-Pinned and Non-Composite at the following Grid Intersections: E-1 & D-1 D-1 & C-1 C-1 & B-1 G-3 & G-4 C-6 & B-6
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Masonry Warehouse Draw Gravity Beams along the following grid intersections: Select Wood beam, Material 24F-1.8E DF Balanced, shape Glulam_Western, Gravity and Pinned-Pinned at the following Grid Intersections: F-3 & F-5 F-5 & G-5 F-3 & F-5 All Along Grid Line 2 All Along Grid Line 3 All Along Grid Line 4
Well frame one opening in the building just below grid line F: Draw one additional Gravity beam with the same properties as above from: (Be sure the Snap To options are enabled in order to snap to the 1/3 points on the members.) (72, 16.6667, 0) to (84, 16.6667,0)
Well finish framing this building with Infill framing and add the Slab: Draw the Gravity infill beams over the entire building Horizontally except in the opening. Select Wood beam, Material 24F-1.8EDF Balanced, shape Glulam_Western, Horizontal, Not to Exceed 2 O.C. (You may need to use the Draw Polygon feature to draw around the opening). Create a Slab around the entire structure by clicking on the Create or modify edge perimeters button.
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Masonry Warehouse Select Create a Slab perimeter with Edge Overhang Distance of 2- Rigid. Create an opening for the shaft by clicking on the Create or modify edge perimeters button. Select Create an Opening with Edge Overhang Distance of 0
Lets assign the Deck Properties and Area Loads: Open the Deck Definitions spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar- and review the Wood deck:
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Open the Area Load Definitions spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. Create a new area load called Roof PostDL = .010 ksf LL = .040 ksf (Reducible) Dyn Load = .030 ksf
Open the Floors spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. Select the Area Load Roof, Deck Default Plywood and Deck Angle 90
Now we will build load combinations and solve the model. Open the Load Combination Spreadsheet Delete existing LCs. Generate Load Combinations based on the IBC 2006 ASD building code which include Roof Live Load (RLL). Pre-Composite combinations are not required in this model.
Solve the model and review the results.
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Wood Sloping Roof
Wood Sloping Roof

This model is intended to demonstrate various procedures and techniques associated with modeling framing systems utilizing Wood Joists, Glulams and Parallams. Other topics pertinent to roof systems such as sloping roofs, parapets and snow drifts will also be discussed.
Project Definition: Sloping_Roof.rfl Single Story 12 feet Wood Beams - PSL_Parallam_2.0E_2900F Glulam 16F-V2_SF/SP LPI Joists Wood Columns Rectangular Doubles/Triples Walls 2x6 Wood, DF Larch, Design Rule: Typical
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Modeling Procedure
Lets create a floor and generate a project grid.
Create a new floor, labeled Roof, with an elevation of 12 feet. Set the Deck Default to Wood, set the angle to 0, ignore the Default Area Load.
Now we will define the Project Grid.
On the Z Axis tab of the Project Grid dialog Enter 5@48 for the increments, Click .
Insert a new Project Grid Line, labeled 1.4, with an increment of 21 after Grid Line 1. Insert new Project Grid Lines, labeled 2.4 and 3.4, with increments of 21 feet after Grid Lines 2 and 3, respectively. Insert a new Project Grid Line, labeled 4.5, with an increment of 26 after Grid Line 4. Change the increment for Grid Line 5 to 24 feet.
On the X Axis tab, set the Start Label to A and enter 6@16 for the increments, Click .
Rename the grid lines beginning with Grid Line B as follows: A.5 B B.5 C C.5 D
Lets verify our code and look at materials. Go to Global Parameters >> Codes and choose NDS 2005 from the Wood drop down list. In the Materials spreadsheet under the Wood tab, we will add a Parallam and a Glulam material. See below:
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We will now begin modeling the lateral system.

Draw a lateral wall panel (Wood Material, DF) along Grid Line A between Grid Lines 1 and 5. Now place lateral columns (Wood, DF, Rectangular Double) at the following grid intersections: A.5-1 B-1.4 B.5-2 C-2.4 C.5-3 D-3.4 D-4 A-5 A.5-5 B-5 C-5 C.5-5 D-5
Draw lateral beams (Wood, Parallam Material, Parallam_2.0E Shape, Fixed-Fixed) between the following column locations: A.5-1 & B-1.4 B.5-2 & C-2.4 C.5-3 & D-3.4 D-3.4 & D-4 A-5 & A.5-5 A.5-5 & B-5 C-5 & C.5-5 C.5-5 & D-5
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Wood Sloping Roof We will now model the remaining columns, as well as the main glulam members and wood joists.
Place gravity columns (Wood, DF, Rectangular Double) at the following grid intersections: A.5-1.4 A.5-2 A.5-2.4 A.5-3 A.5-3.4 A.5-4 A.5-4.5 B-2 B-2.4 B-3 B-3.4 B-4 B-4.5 B.5-2.4 B.5-3 B.5-3.4 B.5-4 B.5-4.5 B.5-5 C-3 C-3.4 C-4 C-4.5 C.5-3.4 C.5-4 C.5-4.5 D-4.5
Draw a gravity beam (Wood, Parallam Material, Parallam_2.0E Shape, Pinned-Pinned) in the two open bays along Grid Line 5. Draw gravity beams (Wood, Parallam Material, Parallam_2.0E Shape, Pinned-Pinned) along each grid Horizontally: Grid A.5, Grid B, Grid B.5, Grid C, Grid C.5, Grid D
Draw gravity beams (Wood, Parallam Material, Parallam_2.0E Shape, Pinned-Pinned) between the columns at grid intersections: A-1 & A.5-1 B-2 & B.5-2 C-3 & C.5-3
Draw gravity beams (Wood, Wood Product, LPI Joist Shape Group, Pinned-Pinned) along each grid vertically: Grid 1.4, Grid 2, Grid 2.4, Grid 3, Grid 3.4, Grid 4, Grid 4.5
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Wood Sloping Roof Your model should now look like the image below:
We will now model the radial portion of the structure. Define a Radial Drawing Grid as follows:
Set the Drawing Grid Origin to Z Axis to 194, X Axis to 48, and the Start Angle to -90 degrees. Enter 6@30 for the Angle Increments and 48 for the Radial Increments. Click the Save button, enter Radial as the grid description, and click OK.
The Radial Drawing Grid should look like the following image:
Place gravity columns (Wood, DF, Rectangular Double) along the perimeter of the radial grid at every spoke. Also, be sure to set the Orient to the center of the radius. Connect the columns with gravity beams (Wood, Parallam Material, Parallam_2.0E Shape, Pinned- Pinned) around the circumference.
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Connect the columns to the center column with gravity beams (Wood, Glulam Material, Glulam_Western Shape, Pinned-Pinned).
Now we will model the rest of the roof joists in the structure. Draw gravity beams (Wood Product, LPI Joist Shape Group) at 18 O.C., oriented vertically, within the six bays of the main structure.
Note: When given an option, pick the green layout vs. the blue layout. The options exist because some
of the infill framing dimensions are not exactly split into equal 18 O.C. segments. Thus, you must tell the program which end the spacing starts from.
Delete the joists created that are 6 off of Grid 4.5 using the Delete tool. Draw gravity beams (Wood Product, LPI Joist Shape Group) at a spacing not to exceed 18 O.C., oriented parallel to the perimeter joists, within the six bays of the radial portion of the structure.
Note: The options for Wood Products consist of BCI Joists (Boise-Cascade), LPI Joists (Louisiana
Pacific), TJI Joist (Trus Joist) and a generic Wood Joist that will choose from any of the manufacturers. The design values for these joists were pulled directly from the ICC (International Code Council) reports. Unfortunately, the wood joist industry is evolving rapidly and coming up with new types of joists that vary by manufacturer. Some of the new joists, LP SolidStart I-Joists for example, have not been considered in the program. There has been discussion in the wood industry that there are going to be some unified joist sizing/specification coming soon that RISA will quickly implement.
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Now we will configure the deck. Create an Edge Perimeter with a 2 inch Overhang Distance along the entire perimeter of the structure with a Rigid Diaphragm. Draw a local roof deck (Wood) with an angle from horizontal of 60 degrees in the upper one-third of the radial portion of the structure. Draw a local roof deck (Wood) with an angle from horizontal of 120 degrees in the lower one-third of the radial portion of the structure.
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Wood Sloping Roof When Deck Assignments are displayed As Input without the Include Default, your model should look like the image below:
We will now begin loading the model. Create a new Area Load Definition, labeled Roof, with 0.01 ksf PostDL, 0.02 ksf SL, and 0.01 Dyn Load. Set the Default Area Load for the structure to Roof. Draw an Add Piping Area Load strip 8 feet wide along Grid Line B from Grid Line 2 to Grid Line 5. Similarly, draw an Add Piping Area Load strip 8 feet wide along Grid Line C from Grid Line 2 to Grid Line 5. In the opposite direction, draw an Add Piping Area Load strip 6 feet wide along Grid Line 4 from Grid Lines A to D.
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Wood Sloping Roof When Uniform Area Loads are displayed As Input and Include Default (make sure the decks are not showing), your model should look like the image below:
Note: When drawing tapered area loads the first two clicks define the base magnitude and
second two clicks define the peak magnitude. Since it is easier to first click the edge beams, the base and peak magnitudes have been flipped. For triangular tapered snow loads, you cannot define the first two points at the same location. The points need to be slightly off. Any other points can be the same with no problems. This is because the program doesnt yet allow for the first two clicks, defining the base magnitude, to use the same point.
Now we will build load combinations and solve the model.
Generate Load Combinations based on the IBC 2006 ASD building code including Snow Load (SL). Pre-Composite combinations are not required in this model. Solve the model.
As soon as the model is solved the Warning Log opens up, stating that a few of the columns could not be designed. This most likely means that there was not a shape that worked for this design list. If we look at our model we can see that these column locations appear to be the most heavily loaded columns in our structure. Lets try a rectangular triple for these members:
Open the Columns spreadsheet. Choose Rectangular Triple for these members.
Solve the model again.
Note: After solving this time the warning log does not show up, thus it appears that everything
was able to be designed.
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Wood Sloping Roof Take a look at the results. The three main spreadsheets that will summarize our results are the Design Results, Code Checks, and the Column Results. Here we can see all of the code check ratios and member sizes as well.
Note: Under the Wood Products tab is where the information for wood joists is located. There is
no explicit code check for wood joists displayed in this spreadsheet. The only way to know if there are any problems with these members would be shown in the warning log or looking at the detail report for these members.
Sloping the Roof

A newer feature implemented in RISAFloor is the ability to slope the highest floor level in your structure. Here we will run through a quick demonstration of the procedure.
Select all of members that are on or between Grids 1 & 5 and Grids A & B.5. Click the Sloping Member icon Input 3:12 for Rise/Run. .
Click the grid intersections at A-1 and A-5. This will slope this area at 3:12. We now need to do the same to the other side of the structure.
Unselect the entire model. Select all of members that are on or between Grids 1 & 5 and Grids B.5 & D. Click the Sloping Member icon Input 3:12 for Rise/Run. .
Click the grid intersections at D-1 and D-5.
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Wood Sloping Roof This model should now look like the initial picture. We can also open up the Point Locations spreadsheet and see the new elevations of our joints.
Note: There are many different options for sloping your roofs, depending on geometry. See our
help file for much more information on this. We do consider axial forces induced by the sloped members for wood and steel. There are some limitations as to how your roof must be framed to use this feature. For example, saw tooth roofs are not allowed because any point in plan on a roof level can only exist at a single elevation. For specialized roof framing that does not work with RISAFloor, the model can always be taken into RISA-3D.
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Multi-Story Hotel
Multi-Story Hotel
This model is used to introduce the Floor-3D interaction as well as describe wood wall modeling and show advanced modeling techniques.
Project Definition: Design_Methods.rfl Wood Walls with a Masonry wall at the expansion joint Stud Members: 2x @ 24 O.C. Material: DF/SPine Select Structural
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RISAFloor and RISA-3D Interaction

RISAFloor The primary function of RISAFloor is to optimize the floor and roof system for gravity loads. The lateral system is defined in RISAFloor in order to utilize the interaction between RISAFloor and RISA-3D. Beams, columns, and walls whose function is set to 'Lateral' on the will automatically be generated in the RISA-3D model when accessed via the Director Menu.
Click the Director Menu on the far right end of the Main Menu and choose 'RISA-3D'. The RISA Application Interface will then switch from RISAFloor to that of RISA-3D.
Integration As the model is sent to RISA-3D, the Automated Wind Load generator and Automated Seismic Load Generator will appear. (You can set-up your lateral load options in RISAFloor Global Parameters before making the interaction). Shown below is the data entry for the lateral loads:
RISA-3D All the gravity loads for the lateral members are also brought into RISA-3D as point or distributed loads:
The generated wind and seismic loads will create a point load which will be applied to each floor level and placed at the center of mass. Additional point loads will be placed at 5% eccentricity for Seismic loads, and partial wind loads. New joints will be created to define these locations. These joints will be attached to the diaphragm. In RISA-3D, you will notice that you can use the RISA-3D features to edit and solve the model. You can add braces, beams, columns, walls, and additional loads just as you would in a regular RISA-3D model.
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Multi-Story Hotel Return to RISAFloor The "gravity" model in RISAFloor and the "lateral" model in RISA-3D are fully linked. Subsequently, any changes made to RISAFloor generated members in the RISA-3D model will automatically update those same members in RISAFloor model. Once your model RISA-3D model is designed, you can use the Director button to return back to RISAFloor and any changes to the model will be remembered.
Note: RISAFloor 'Gravity' members may be viewed in RISA-3D via the Misc Tab of the Plot Options
Dialog. These members will be displayed for visual effect only in the model view but will not contribute to the stiffness of the RISA-3D model.
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This model is used to further introduce the Floor-3D interaction as well as describe wood wall modeling. We will discuss the three design methods: Segmented, Perforated and FTAO and give some insight as to design parameters, etc.
Project Definition: Wood_Wall_Design_Methods.r3d Chord Members: 2-2x6 Stud Members: 2x6 @ 16 O.C. Material: HF/Spruce Fir Species: Com Species Group II HF,SPF Select Structural
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Well begin by creating a new Floor and generating a Project Grid. Start a new model by clicking on the Create New Floor Plan button Create an Original Floor with an elevation of 8 feet. Ignore the Default Area Load, Deck, and Angle entries as we will revise these later. .
Define a Project Grid as follows: On the Horizontal Project Grid Z Axis Tab Start Label of 1 and Start Location of 0. Enter 2@12 for the Increments. Click Generate. On the Vertical Project Grid- X Axis Tab Set the Start Label to A and Start location to 0, Enter 10 for the Increments. Click Generate.
Define your Materials. Click on , and select the Wood tab. Change HF/Spruce Fir to Grade Select Structural. Close the spreadsheet.
We will now draw the walls of the structure. Draw lateral walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button .
Select: Wood, HF/Spruce Fir, Design Rule: Typical, Lateral. Draw between the following Grid Locations: B-1 and A-1 B-3 and B-1 A-3 and B-3 A-1 and A-3
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Wood Walls with Open nings Note: The dire N ection that a wall w panel was s drawn affec cts which way y the wall panel will be seen in th he Wall Panel l Editor. Be su ure to draw yo our wall pane el from left to right r in the dir rection you want w to o view it to add openings, etc. e In this mo odel we are going to set it up so we are looking at it from f th he outside.
Your mod del should now w look like the e image below w:
Now we will w model th he interior ba ay framing within wi the stru ucture. D Draw vertical Infill Beams by y clicking on the Generate e Beams with hin a Bay but tton Select t: Wood, HFir/ /Spruce Fir, Rectangular, R V Vertical. Select t Beam Spacing Not to Exc ceed 4 O.C. .
C Click inside of the project gr rid to create our o framing.
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Note: RISAFloor uses the terminology slab edge to denote the extents of a slab and
diaphragm system. This applies not only to conventional slabs but also metal and wood decks.
Enter an Edge Overhang Distance of 2 inches along the entire perimeter of the structure. Click on Create a Slab Perimeter, choose Rigid Click on Consider ALL selected Beams/Walls for the SLAB perimeter, Press Apply.
Your model should look like the image below (the dark blue outlines the slab edge; because of the zero inch slab edge, the graphic for the edge and the wall panels overlap):
Now we will model the Deck/Slab. Using the Deck Definitions spreadsheet we will modify the Wood decking. Under the Loads tab input a self-weight of 0.005.
Now we will model the gravity loading. Click the Area Load Definitions button .
Add a line to the bottom of the spreadsheet by pressing Enter on the last line. Input values for roof loading as seen below:
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Click on the Floors Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. Verify that for Floor Plan the Area Load Default is set to Roof, the Deck Default is set to Wood, and the Deck Angle is set to 0 degrees.
Lets add openings to a wall to match this diagram:
Turn on the wall panel labels through Plot Options, Double-click on WP4. Change the Units of length to inches. Double-click WP4 to open the Wall Panel Editor. For the Grid Increments, set H to 28,36,28,96,28,36,36 and V to 48,32,16.
Now we can use the coordinates in the lower right hand corner to locate where we are at the wall. Each grid intersection will snap to a specific coordinate.
Click the Draw New Openings icon
in the Wall Panel Editor.
For the doorway, click at (0,0,28) and at (0,80,64). Input the two window openings in a similar fashion: (0,48,92) and (0, 80,188);
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Wood Walls with Openings (0,48,216) and (0,80,252). Notice that header beams are shown graphically. The wall panel editor should look like this:
In order to get results in from the program we know need to define regions for our wall panel. There are two icons for laying out regions and . The first allows the user to manually define regions, while the second creates regions automatically. Click the Generate Wall Regions Automatically icon .
Now you will see that within the wall panel editor regions now make up the entire wall. Also, the potential framing is laid out for you based on your default design rules. There are toggles on the left side of the editor to shut off the graphical view of this framing. Now lets define our design method. RISA has included three options for wood wall panel design: Segmented, Perforated, and Force Transfer Around Openings. For this wall we will use the Force Transfer method. Choose Force Transfer in the drop down list for Design Method. Press OK.
Note: In RISAFloor, the different design method options are not considered because they are
shear wall design methods. Because RISAFloor only considers gravity loads, then the wall studs are simply checked for axial compression. All other design considerations are taken into account in RISA-3D.
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Lets generate load combinations and solve the model. Open the Load Combinations spreadsheet. Delete the two default entries. Click the LC Generator button Choose ASCE 2005 ASD. Uncheck all of the options except Post Composite and Generate. Press Solve. Now lets move to RISA-3D. Click the Director button in the upper left-hand corner and choose RISA-3D. .
Moving from RISAFloor to RISA-3D will trigger the Wind and Seismic Load Generators. For Wind Loads leave the default settings. Press OK. For Seismic Loads , enter the values as shown below:
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Wood Walls with Openings Press Calc Loads. We will see the seismic values change per the ELF method. Press OK. Now the model is shown in ISO view in RISA-3D.
Hold-downs are just boundary conditions used to model the anchorage of your walls. They work similarly to boundary conditions, except that they can only be applied in the Wall Panel Editor. There are also holddown requirements for wall design. - For Segmented design, a hold-down is required at the bottom corners of each full-height segment of wall. - For Perforated or FTAO design, a hold-down is required at the bottom corners of each full wall panel. If these have not been defined, the program will not design your wall panels. Also, note that automatic hold-downs are created when you come into RISA-3D, so your Perforated, FTAO, and Segmented walls with no openings are already taken care of.
Open the Basic Load Cases spreadsheet and note that all of our BLCs are already populated. We can also view the loads graphically using the dropdown list and the Display Load Toggle button. .
Lets open the Load Combinations and use the LC Generator to create ASCE 2005 ASD load combinations. For wind, click the X and Z w/Eccentric. For seismic, click the X and Z w/Eccentric. Click Generate. Note: Per Figure 6-9 of the ASCE 7-05, the X and Z w/Quartering covers every possible wind combination. Since we want to decrease the total load combinations, we will not run all of these. We now see these combinations created with their ASCE load combination number. Because of the large amount of load combinations, we will not solve all of them. Click the Solve header in the LCs spreadsheet, which will highlight the entire column. Right-click and select Fill Block.
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Wood Walls with Openings Leaving the entry blank, click OK. Now, highlight the first 20 lines in the Solve column. Right-click again and Fill Block. Type any value in the space provided and click OK. Here we simply selected the first 20 load combinations as the ones that we wish to solve. Click the Solve Batch button.
Here we see the program run through each load combination. When the program stops, we see a Warning Log message. We can also see that the hold-downs are added at solution.
Notes on the Warning Logs for Wall Panels: -For the FTAO method a door cannot be present. There must be space above and below an opening, otherwise the method is not valid and the program will not design it. -Also, note that there are aspect ratio limitations the program considers. If a wall panel or region does not meet the aspect ratio requirements of the NDS Special Design Provisions for Wind & Seismic, then we will not design this wall either. -Also, if you have defined a wall panel as FTAO or Perforated but there is no opening in the wall, then we will do a Segmented design for those wall panels.
If we take a look at the detail report we will see no design present. Also, in the Wall Panel Design spreadsheet, we will NC (no calculation values for these wall panels). Thus, we must change our design method for these to get a valid design. Open the Wall Panel spreadsheet. Change WP4 from the Force Transfer method to Segmented.
Now solve a batch solution again.
If we look at WP4, we can see that hold-downs have now been added automatically at corner locations where the full-height regions are located. Double-click WP4, opening the Wall Panel Editor.
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Lets take a look at our results. This time we get no warning logs, thus we can now take a look at our design results. Click the Wall Panel Design spreadsheet and look at the Wood Wall Axial tab.
Note: We see that WP2 and WP4 have region call-outs and WP1 and WP3 do not. This is because Perforated and FTAO design methods do give results on a per region basis. They give results on a full wall basis. Segmented design simply considers each full-height region as its own separate shear wall. Thus, the results for these are based solely on the individual regions we are looking at. We will see in the spreadsheet that regions above and below the opening are not considered in design, thus they have NC shown for their design results.
Here we can see our stud size, spacing and code check, as well as our chord size and code check. Click the Wood Wall In-Plane tab.
Here we see the shear panel and hold-downs chosen from the databases, as well as the code checks for each. The spreadsheet results give a great overview to what is happening with our wall panels. We can also take a closer look at our wall design parameters and forces. Here we will step through the detail reports for each design method focusing on Perforated and Force Transfer, as the Segmented method is identical to the design of a wall with no openings. Click the button on the left side of the screen and click on WP3 graphically to go through the Perforated results. Now, within the Wall Panel Design spreadsheet, click on the WP1 label and then click to go through the FTAO results for this wall.
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Flexible Diaphragm
This model is intended to demonstrate modeling with flexible diaphragm analysis and design.
Project Definition: Diaphragm.rfl Single Story 10 feet Wood Beams DF/ SPine- Rectangular, Glulam_Western- 24F-1.8E DF Balanced Wood Columns Lateral- Rectangular Walls 2x6 Wood, DF/SPine, Design Rule: Typical
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Flexible Diaphragm Well begin by creating a new Floor and generating a Project Grid. Start a new model by clicking on the Create New Floor Plan button Create an Original Floor with an elevation of 10 feet, Area Load- Office, Deck Default- Wood, Deck Angle- 0
Now lets change the default loading. Open the Area Load Definitions spreadsheet, and set the Office loads (Ignore VL): Dead Load- 0.01ksf Live Load (Reducible)- 0.08 ksf Dyn Load- 0.01ksf
Define a Project Grid as follows: On the Horizontal Project Grid- Z Axis Tab Start Label of 1 and Start Location of 0 Enter 4@20 for the Increments Click Generate. On the Vertical Project Grid- X Axis Tab Set the Start Label to A and Start location to 0, Enter 1@30 for the Increments Click Generate. We will now draw the Walls of the structure. Draw Lateral Walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button Select: Wood, DF/S Pine, Design Rule: Typical, Lateral Draw between the following Grid Locations: A-1 & B-1 A-5 & B-5 We will now draw the Columns within the structure. Draw Lateral Columns by clicking on the Draw Column button Select: Wood, DF/S Pine, Rectangular, Lateral Box or click the following Grid Intersections: A-2 B-3 B-2 A-4 A-3 B-4
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We will now draw the main Beams in the structure. Draw Lateral Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button Select: Wood, 24F-1.8E DF Balanced, Glulam_Western, Pinned-Pinned, Lateral Draw in the beams to match the picture below: (Note: Beams frame into 1/3 Pts)
We will now draw the infill framing in the structure. Draw Vertical Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Vertical Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented vertically
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Well keep this building simple with only one diaphragm for now. There are some rules for Flexible Diaphragms in RISAFloor: 1. The entire perimeter of the diaphragm region must consist of lateral members. All Chord and Collectors must be defined as lateral members. 2. Diaphragm regions are limited to only rectangular shapes, and must be oriented along the principal X and Z axes. 3. Lateral members that fall within a diaphragm region (as opposed to along its perimeter) will be ignored for diaphragm force distribution.
For Example:
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Note: Rigid versus Flexible Diaphragms

- In our training we are focusing on flexible diaphragms, as this is the most used application for wood. Our wood diaphragm design is based on the assumption that the diaphragm is considered flexible, thus load attribution is done considering tributary area of lateral force resisting elements only. - You can also define your diaphragms as rigid, thus your lateral loading in 3D will be defined only by the stiffness of the lateral force resisting elements. Defining a rigid diaphragm means that all of the joints at that diaphragm level will rotate and translate together. There is currently no design for rigid diaphragms in the program. We will generate the slab perimeter, deck, and diaphragm region: Draw Slab by clicking on Create Slab Edges button Select 2 in Edge Overhang Distance, & Flexible Select Create a SLAB Perimeter- Consider ALL selected beams/Walls for the SLAB perimeter. Open the Design Rules spreadsheet- Diaphragm tab Rename the design rule to Diaphragm 1 Define the following design rules: IBC OSB Case 1_3 Blocked Use Entire Case Panel Grade: Other Min Thickness: 0.375 Min Nail Spacing: 2in Max Thickness: 0.375 Max Nail Spacing: 6in
Nail Spacing Increment: .5in
Draw Diaphragm Region by clicking on Add New Diaphragm button
, select Diaphragm1
Click on the lower left corner grid intersection A-1 and then click the upper right corner grid intersection B-5. Now solve the model.
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Flexible Diaphragm Now we will take this model into RISA-3D to complete the Lateral design: Click the Director button at the top right corner of the screen. Define the Wind Loads: Wind Code: ASCE 7-05 Wind Speed: 110mph Importance Category: 2 Exposure Category: B Define the Seismic Loads: Seismic Code: ASCE 7 -05 Ct: 0.02 R: 6.5 Ct Exp: 0.75 S_D1: 0.43 S_DS: 1 S_1: 0.566 Now we will build load combinations and solve the model. Open the Load Combination Spreadsheet and generate Load Combinations based on the IBC 2006 ASD building code which include Wind Load X and Z, and Seismic X and Z. Solve the Envelope solution.
Note: A warning message will appear which indicates RISA-3D automatically uses the default deck if
no deck was defined. The diaphragm strong direction is perpendicular to the deck angle defined in RISAFloor.
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The automated Wind Load X direction is a point load, shown below is BLC 8: WLX:
2. Internally the load is split up into a line load for wind and a surface load for seismic. 3. These loads are then attributed to the collector members that are tributary to those loads.
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Flexible Diaphragm The Flexible Diaphragm converts the point load to a distributed load to the perimeter of the diaphragm region after solution shown below is BLC 24: BLC8 Transient Area Load:
The automated Earthquake load Z direction is a point load, shown below is BLC 17: ELZ:
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For the seismic load, the load is converted into an area load and then distributed to the collectors of the diaphragm according to tributary area. The diagrams below describe how the area is broken into small triangles. RISA then calculates point loads based on the magnitude of load multiplied by the area of the individual triangles. These point loads are then converted into a distributed load and displayed in the Transient load diagram.
Shown below is BLC 27:BLC17 Transient Area Load ELZ:0
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Flexible Diaphragm Well expand this simple model to see how multiple regions work. Add to the Project Grid as follows: On the Vertical Project Grid- X Axis Tab Add the Start Label to C and D 30 ft AFTER the current line, Well delete the existing slab edge before we start drawing the new section of the building: Click the Delete icon and choose to Delete Slab/Opening Perimeters by Clicking Them Click on the slab edge. We will now draw the walls of the structure. Draw Lateral Walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button Select: Wood, DF/S Pine, Design Rule: Diaphragm 1, Lateral Draw between the following Grid Locations: D-4 & D-5 We will now draw the columns of the structure. Draw Lateral Columns by clicking on the Draw Column button Select: Wood, DF/S Pine, Rectangular, Lateral Box or click the following Grid Intersections: C-3 C-5 C-4 D-3
We will now draw the main beams in the structure. Draw Lateral Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button .
Select: Wood, 24F-1.8E DF Balanced, Glulam_Western, Pinned-Pinned, Lateral Draw in the beams to match the picture below: (Note: Beams frame into 1/2 Pts)
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We will now draw the infill framing in the structure. Draw Horizontal Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Horizontal Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented horizontally.
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Flexible Diaphragm Now we will configure the slab and deck. Create an Edge Perimeter with a 2 inch Overhang Distance along the entire perimeter of the structure. Draw a Local Deck/Slab by clicking on the Assign Slab or Deck Properties button Select: Wood, oriented Parallel to Z Axis Click grid intersection A-1- to B-5 Draw a Local Deck/Slab by clicking on the Assign Slab or Deck Properties button Select: Wood, oriented Parallel to X Axis Click grid intersection B-3- to D-3 Change the Design Rules to IBC_06_OSB Case_5_6_Blocked, use Entire Case. Draw Diaphragm Region by clicking on Add New Diaphragm button select Diaphragm 1 Click grid intersection A-1- to B-3 Click grid intersection A-3- to B-5 Click grid intersection B-3- to D-5
Now we will take this model into RISA-3D to complete the Lateral design: Now solve the model. Click the Director button at the top right corner of the screen.
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Flexible Diaphragm Lets review the lateral loads: The automated Wind Load X direction is a point load. The Point load is then converted into a Distributed load and applied to the lateral members on that perimeter of the diaphragm regions.
Lets review the lateral design: Select Results- Diaphragms
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Stacked Walls
This model is intended to demonstrate modeling of stacked wall systems.
Project Definition: Stack.rfl 2- Story 18 feet total height Wood Beams DF/SPine No.1, Rectangular Walls 2x6 Wood, DF/SPine , Design Rule: Typical
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Modeling Procedure
Well begin by creating a new Floor and generating a Project Grid. Start a new model by clicking on the Create New Floor Plan button Create an Original Floor with an elevation of 9 feet. Ignore the Default Area Load, Deck, and Angle entries as we will revise these later. .
Define a Project Grid as follows: On the Horizontal Project Grid Z Axis Tab Start Label of 1 and Start Location of 0. Enter 20 for the Increments. Click Generate. On the Vertical Project Grid- X Axis Tab Set the Start Label to A and Start location to 0, Enter 2@15 for the Increments. Click Generate. We will now draw the Walls of the structure. Draw lateral walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button .
Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Design Rule: Typical, Lateral. Draw between the following Grid Locations: A-1 and A-2 A-2 and C-2 C-2 and C-1 C-1 and A-1
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Stacked Walls Your model should now look like the image below:
Now we will add openings to the walls. Double-click on the wall panel along grid line C. For the Grid Increments, set H to 8.25,3.5,8.25 and V to 7,2. Now we can use the coordinates in the lower right hand corner to locate where we are at the wall. Each grid intersection will snap to a specific coordinate.
Click the Draw New Openings icon in the Wall Panel Editor. For the doorway, click at (30,0,11.75) and (30,7,8.25).
Notice that header beams are shown graphically. The wall panel editor should look like this:
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Now you will see that within the wall panel editor regions now make up the entire wall. Also, the potential framing is laid out for you based on your default design rules. There are toggles on the left side of the editor to shut off the graphical view of this framing. Now lets define our design method. RISA has included three options for wood wall panel design: Segmented, Perforated, and Force Transfer Around Openings. Choose Segmented in the drop down list for Design Method. Press OK.
Note: In RISAFloor, the different design method options are not considered because they are
shear wall design methods. Because RISAFloor only considers gravity loads, then the wall studs are simply checked for axial compression. All other design considerations are taken into account in RISA-3D.
Double click on the wall panel along grid line 2 which will open the Wall Panel Editor. For the Grid Increments, set H to 3@10 and V to 2.5,4,2.5 Draw a window, clicking at (10,2.5,20) and at (20,6.5,20). Click the Generate Wall Regions Automatically icon . Choose Segmented in the drop down list for Design Method. Press OK.
Now we will model the interior bay framing within the structure. Draw horizontal Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Horizontal. Select Beam Spacing Not to Exceed 5 O.C. .
Click inside of the two grid squares to create our framing.
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Stacked Walls Now we will generate the deck/slab perimeter. Draw Slab by clicking on Create Slab Edges button Enter an Edge Overhang Distance of 2 inches. Choose Flexible as the Diaphragm Type. Click on Create a Slab Perimeter, Click on Consider ALL selected Beams/Walls for the SLAB perimeter, Press Apply. Your model should look like the image below (the dark blue outlines the slab edge; because of the zero inch slab edge, the graphic for the edge and the wall panels overlap): .
Now we will model the deck properties. Click the Deck Definitions button .
Set the Max Span for Wood to 5 ft.
Click on the Floors Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. For Floor Plan 1 verify the Area Load Default is set to Office, and modify the Deck Default Wood, and the Deck Angle to 90 degrees.
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Lets add the second floor: From the Insert pull down menu, select Floor Create a Copy of Floor Plan 1 with an elevation of 18 feet and Do Not Extend the Wall Panel.
Note: It is also possible to Extend Wall Panel From Floor Below. If you draw in this manner then all
openings and regions will be copied up. If this is the case then you need to delete the door on the upper level and delete the regions in this wall panel. When you solve again, the program will create regions automatically for you in this wall panel. This is another way of modeling this.
Ignore the Default Area Load, Deck, and Angle entries as we will revise these later.
We will now draw the Walls on the Second Floor. Draw lateral walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button .
Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Design Rule: Typical, Lateral. Draw between the following Grid Locations: A-1 and A-2 A-2 and C-2 C-2 and C-1 C-1 and A-1 Your model should now look like the image below:
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Note: When you draw the walls in separately for each level, the program treats the walls as two
separate panels. This means you must connect these using wall straps at each level. We must wait to define the straps once we take the model into RISA-3D, as we are not allowed to model these in RISAFloor. The straps are the means by which load is transferred between two stacked walls. Now we will add openings to one of the walls. Double click on the wall panel along grid line 2 which will open the Wall Panel Editor. For the Grid Increments, set H to 3@10 and V to 2.5,4,2.5
Now we can use the coordinates in the lower right hand corner to locate where we are at the wall. Each grid intersection will snap to a specific coordinate.
Click the Draw New Openings icon in the Wall Panel Editor. For the window, click at (10,11.5,20) and at (20,15.5,20). Notice that header beams are shown graphically. The wall panel editor should look like this:
In order to get results in from the program we now need to define regions for our wall panel. Click the Generate Wall Regions Automatically icon .
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Stacked Walls Click OK to close the Wall Panel Editor. Now we will modify the gravity loading. Click the Area Load Definitions button .
Add a line to the bottom of the spreadsheet by pressing Enter on the last line. Input values for roof loading as seen below:
Click on the Floors Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. For Floor Plan 2 change the Area Load Default to Roof, the Deck Default to Wood, and the Deck Angle to 90 degrees.
Now we will build load combinations and solve the model. Generate Load Combinations based on the IBC 2006 ASD building code which include Roof Live Load (RLL) but does not include Pre-Composite combinations. Solve the model and review the results.
Now lets take the model into RISA-3D to perform the Lateral Design. Click on the Director button and select RISA-3D. Click OK for both the Wind and Seismic Load dialogue boxes.
Your model should look like this in RISA-3D, except that the hold-downs will only be generated at solution. Once you solve the model you will see these hold-downs:
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Stacked Walls Now lets add Straps to the Shear Walls. The program will automatically add straps between stacked walls at solution time.
Note: For Segmented walls that are stacked with openings, Straps are required at the locations where
youd typically apply Hold-downs; at the bottom of the wall on each region around the opening. Stacked walls panels using the Segmented design require the openings in the wall panels to be aligned on both sides of the opening. If this criteria is not satisfied, design will not be done on these walls. This is not a requirement for Perforated or FTAO walls. Now lets add Hold downs to the Shear Walls. RISA-3D auto-creates hold-downs at the corners of wall panels at the lowest level in the structure. Thus, if running Perforated or FTAO walls, no hold-downs would need to be added. For Segmented the program automatically adds hold-downs at each bottom corner of full height regions.
Now we will build load combinations and solve the model. Open the Load Combinations spreadsheet and click on the Generate option. Generate Load Combinations based on the IBC 2006 ASD building code. Include X and Z Seismic Loads and No Wind Loads.
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Now lets solve the model and look at the results Run a Batch Solution of load combinations 17 and 18 Look at the Wall portion of the detail report for the 2nd story wall panel on Grid 2.
Here we see the forces for each of the straps and which load combination caused those forces.
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Warehouse Steel Conversion

This model is intended to demonstrate how to convert a Steel model into a Wood model.
Project Definition: Masonry Warehouse-Steel.rfl Single Story (Roof) 25 feet Dead Load (Superimposed) 10 psf Base Snow Load 40 psf Masonry Exterior walls. Modifications: Metal Deck --> Wood Decking Steel Joists at 4 o.c. with Joist Girders --> Glulam Wood framing 2 o.c. Steel columns and beams --> Glulam Beams and Posts
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Well follow these easy steps to convert this steel framed building to a wood building:
Open the file Masonry_Warehouse-Steel.rfl from the Training CD. Unselect the entire model and select only the K Joists using the Select based on Criteria.
Delete all the K-joists using the Delete Selected Beams. Modify all remaining beams using the Modify Beams tool. Select: Wood ,24F-1.8 DF Balanced, Glulam_Western.
Convert all Steel columns using the Modify Columns tool to Wood Posts Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Posts
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Draw Horizontal Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, 24F-1.8 DF Balanced, Glulam_Western, Pinned-Pinned, Horizontal Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented
Modify the Deck from Metal Deck to Wood vial the Floors spreadsheet. Now solve the model.
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This model is intended as a review of most of the topics that have been covered. It should not be difficult for users who have completed the preceding portions of this manual. This model is meant to represent a real-life wood framed building.
Project Definition: Hotel_9.rfl
Three Stories 30 feet (3 @ 10-0) 2nd/3rd Floor: Dimension Lumber Framing (Southern Pine) Wood Structural Panel Deck (One Way Span) Dead Load (Superimposed) 10 psf Live Load (Reducible) 40 psf / 100 psf Roof: Manufactured Wood Joists Wood Structural Panel Deck (One Way Span) Dead Load (Superimposed) 10 psf Roof Live Load (Non-Reducible) 25 psf
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Framing Plan: 2nd / 3rd Floors
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Modeling Procedure
Start by reviewing the Global Parameters It is always important to review the global parameters whenever starting a model. Click on the Global Parameters button on the RISA Toolbar. Click on the Solutions tab. Select Shear Deformation On Select Use Column Stiffness Off Select Show Factored End Reactions Off Select Sparse Accelerated Solver Click on the Codes tab and verify we have the correct default codes selected. Click on the Wind tab Select Wind Code ASCE 7-05 For Wind Speed enter 90 mph Select Occupancy Category 2
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Comprehensive Review Select Exposure Category C For the Directionality Factor (Kd) enter 1 Click on the Seismic Tab Select Seismic Code ASCE 7-2005 For Ct(X) enter 0.02 For Ct(Z) enter 0.02 For R(X) enter 6.5 For R(Z) enter 6.5 For S_D1 enter 0.505 For S_DS enter 0.937 For S_1 enter 0.505
Next define your area loads We will set up our pre-defined area loads ahead of time to save time later when creating the model. The PreDL load only applies to composite steel, and the VL (vibration load) also only applies to steel. Open the Area Load Definitions spreadsheet and create your corridor, room, and roof loads as shown below
Close the Area Loads spreadsheet
Create the 2nd Floor Click on the Insert Menu and select Floor For Label enter 2nd Floor For Elevation enter 10 ft Select Default Area Load Room Select Default Deck Wood Click OK to create the floor.
Create the Project Grids The Project Grid dialog should automatically appear after creating the 2nd Floor. On the Horizontal Project Grid- Z Axis Tab Start Label of 1 and Start Location of 0
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Comprehensive Review Enter 5, 20, 5, 20, 5, 5@20 for the Increments Click Generate. On the Vertical Project Grid- X Axis Tab Start Label of A and Start Location of 0 Enter 5, 20, 5, 20, 5, 3@20for the Increments Click Generate Your grids should look like this:
Draw the Walls and Columns Click on the Draw Wall Panels button , from the Base level to the 2nd Floor
Select Material: Wood, DF/SPine, Lateral Click Apply to start drawing wall panels
Drawing the walls as individual segments can make it easier to model openings, hold-downs, etc.
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Comprehensive Review Draw the wall panels as shown below. Draw the long walls as individual segments between gridlines.
Click on the Draw Wall Panels button from the Base level to the 2nd Floor Select Material: Wood, DF/SPine, Gravity Click Apply to start drawing wall panels
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Draw the wall panels as shown in bold below.
Draw Lateral Columns by clicking on the Draw Column button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Lateral Box or click the following grid Intersections: A-1, A-6, F-1, F-6
Draw Gravity Columns by clicking on the Draw Column button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular Double, Gravity Box or click the following grid Intersections: C-5, E-3
Draw the Beams We will start by drawing some lateral beams that will act as chords/collectors to form our closed-circuit around the diaphragms that we will define. Then we will add the gravity framing. Draw Lateral Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Lateral
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Comprehensive Review Draw the beams in the locations circled below:
Draw Gravity Beams by clicking on the Draw Beam button Select: Wood, 24F-1.8E SP Balanced, Glulam_Southern Pine, Pinned-Pinned, Gravity Draw the beams in the locations indicated by arrows below:
Next we will generate all of the infill framing.
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Draw Horizontal Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Horizontal Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented horizontally Click within the regions to generate the framing as shown in bold below:
Draw Vertical Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Vertical Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented vertically Click within the regions to generate the framing as shown in bold below:
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Draw Horizontally Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood Product, TJI Joist, Rectangular, Horizontal Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented horizontally Click within the regions to generate the framing as shown in bold below:
Draw Vertically Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood Product, TJI Joist, Rectangular, Pinned-Pinned, Vertical Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented vertically
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Comprehensive Review Click within the regions to generate the framing as shown in bold below:
Draw the Slab Edge
Note: We must define a slab edge to specify the extents of the area load. The slab edge also specifies
whether the diaphragm in this building is to be treated as rigid or flexible. There are various schools of thought when it comes to slab edge overhangs with wood. Obviously wood decks do not cantilever out like concrete slabs, however one could argue that they do extend a distance equal to half of the wall thickness, since the wall is modeled as a center-line element. One advantage of using this distance (half of a 2x6 = 2.75 inches) is that the slab edge is rendered slightly offset from the beams and walls, making it much easier to see the perimeter beams and walls within the model. Click on the Create Edge Perimeters button Select Type Flexible, Edge Overhang Distance enter 2.75 inches Select Create a Slab perimeter, Consider ALL selected Beams/Walls for the Slab Perimeter Click Apply to create the edge perimeter You will see an orange line drawn around the perimeter of the building. This is the extent of the deck.
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Comprehensive Review Draw the Slab Opening We want the central portion of the building to be an open atrium area, so we do not want any area load attributed from this area. We can accomplish this by defining an opening in the slab Click on the Create Edge Perimeters button For Edge Overhang Distance enter 2.75 inches Select Create an Opening perimeter, Click Within or Box the Beam/Wall perimeter for the Opening Click Apply and Click within the central atrium area to draw the opening You will see a bluish-gray line drawn around the perimeter of the atrium. This is the boundary of the opening.
Draw the Deck We specified a default deck angle of zero degrees, which means that currently the deck spans in the plan-horizontal direction. We must manually assign a plan-vertical deck so that the floor load is properly attributed to the framing. Draw a Local Deck/Slab by clicking on the Assign Slab or Deck Properties button Select: Wood, oriented Parallel to X Axis Select Point to Point Draw of the Deck Area Click the Apply button to start drawing the deck Draw the deck as shown in the shaded regions below
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Comprehensive Review Draw the Area Load We have specified a default area load of Room, however there is a Corridor load that must be applied to the corridors, as well as the corner area which is designated for public assembly. We must specify this higher load within the model. Draw a Corridor Area Load by clicking on the Draw Area Load button Select Corridor from the dropdown list of Uniform Area Loads Point to Point Draw of the Area - Press Apply Draw the area load as shown in the shaded region below:
Note: that even though we have applied the area load over the central atrium area it will only be applied to the corridors since we have defined an opening in that area.
Apply the load from Stairs For this model we will not model or design the stairs, however we still must account for the load from the stringers. It will be hard to see where to apply these point loads though, so first we must turn off the visibility of the area load. Click on the Plot Options button (upper left corner of screen) Click on the Loads tab Unselect Uniform Area Loads Click OK Now it will be easier to see where we will be assigning the point loads. Draw a Point Load by clicking on the Assign Point Loads button
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Comprehensive Review Enter 500 lb DL Point Load- Apply Load by Clicking/Boxing Points at the point of the Elevator Beam (53,41) & (53,47). Click on the Assign Point Loads button Enter 0.375 k for DL Post Enter 2.50 k for LL-Non Select Apply Load by Clicking/Boxing Points- Click Apply Draw the Point Loads as shown circled below:
Define Diaphragm Regions We must define where our flexible diaphragms exist, for design purposes. There is no diaphragm in the central portion of the building so we will not draw one there. The wind and seismic loads that would be attributed to that diaphragm will be automatically dumped into the diaphragms in each wing. Draw a Diaphragm Region by clicking on the Draw Diaphragm Regions button Select Diaphragm Design Rule Typical- Click Apply
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Comprehensive Review Draw a diaphragm region in each wing of the building as shown below:
We are now finished defining the Second Floor. Create the 3rd Floor The third floor will be an exact copy of the second floor. The program is capable of automatically extending wall panels vertically, however we must redraw the wall panels because we want them stacked, not extended. It is likely that the program will automatically do this task in an upcoming version. Create an Copy of the 2nd Floor by clicking on the Insert Menu and select Floor Label: 3rd Floor with an elevation of 20 feet, Area Load- Room, Deck Default- Wood, Deck Angle- 0, Extend Wall From Floor Below Ignore the drawing of the walls on the following pages. Jump to P173 to Create the Roof.
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Draw the 3rd Floor Walls Draw Lateral Walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button Select: Levels 2nd Floor to 3rd Floor, Wood, DF/S Pine, Design Rule: Typical, Lateral Draw the wall panels as shown below. (Make sure to draw the long walls as individual segments between gridlines.)
\ Note: Drawing the walls as individual segments can make it easier to model openings, hold-downs, etc. Be very careful to click on project grid intersections when drawing the walls, as opposed to beam intersections which may be nearby.
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Draw Gravity Walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button Select: Levels 2nd Floor to 3rd Floor, Wood, DF/S Pine, Design Rule: Typical, Gravity Draw the wall panels as shown below.
Create the Roof The roof will copy many of the second floor elements. The program is capable of automatically extending wall panels vertically, however we must redraw the wall panels as we want them stacked, not extended. Create an Copy of the 2nd Floor by clicking on the Insert Menu and select Floor Label: Roof with an elevation of 30 feet, Area Load- Roof, Deck Default- Wood, Deck Angle- 0, Extend Wall Panel From Floor Below Ignore the drawing of the walls on the following pages. Jump to P173 to Create the Roof.
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Comprehensive Review Draw the Roof Walls Draw Lateral Walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button Select: Levels 3rd Floor to Roof, Wood, DF/S Pine, Design Rule: Typical, Lateral Draw the wall panels as shown below. Draw the long walls as individual segments between gridlines.
Note: Drawing the walls as individual segments can make it easier to model openings, hold-downs, etc. Be very careful to click on project grid intersections when drawing the walls, as opposed to beam intersections which may be nearby.
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Draw Gravity Walls by clicking on the Draw Wall button Select: Levels 3rd Floor to Roof, Wood, DF/S Pine, Design Rule: Typical, Gravity Draw the wall panels as shown below.
Delete the Atrium Decks, Framing, Openings on the Roof Level. Earlier we assigned a deck to the atrium area, and it was automatically copied up when we created the Roof. We must remove this. Delete the applied decks in the central atrium portion of the building by clicking on the Delete button Select Delete Decks by Clicking Them, Click Apply and click on the deck.
Note: that the visibility of decks has been turned on automatically. If you cant see the deck, you must turn it on in the Plot Options, Points/Decks/Slabs, Show Deck Assignments.
Next we must delete the opening in the central atrium area. Delete all opening perimeter in the central atrium area by clicking on the Delete button Select Delete Slab/Open Perimeters by Clicking Them, Click on the openings.
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Comprehensive Review A more sophisticated approach to this would be to unselect the entire floor except for the beams in question, then use the Delete Selected Beams tool to delete them all at once. We will use such a method to delete the columns next.
Now we will delete the framing in the central atrium area (decks, columns, beams, etc): Click Apply to begin deleting items Click on all of the beams inside of the central atrium area to delete them
Lastly, we must delete the two gravity columns in the central area. Click on the Select Based on Criteria button (on the left side of the screen) Select the Columns tab Select Function Lateral, UnSelect Columns, Click OK Now all of the lateral columns have been unselected. Delete the columns based on Criteria by clicking on the Delete button Select Delete Based on This Criteria, Delete Selected Columns, Click Apply In the Column Removal Options dialog select Remove a single Floor Column, Remember this answer
After deleting all of these your layout should look like below:
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Comprehensive Review Modify/Add Framing We have specified wood joists for the floors of the rooms; however we want to use regular dimension lumber for the roof. Instead of deleting and redrawing these members we can just modify their properties. Click on the Unselect Entire Model button Click on the Select Based on Criteria button (on the left side of the screen) Click on the Beams tab Select Shape TJI Joist, Select Select Beams, Click OK
Now all of the wood joists have been selected. Modify the beams by clicking on the Draw/Modify Beams button , Modify Properties tab
Click on the Clear Use button. This ensures that no previous use settings will apply. Select Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Select Apply Entries to All Selected Beams
Note: Make sure to check the Use box above the options selected.
Now all of the wood joists have been changed to dimension lumber. Click the Select Entire Model button (on the left side of the screen)
The next thing we must do is add framing over the central portion of the building. We want to add trusses. However, you cannot define a truss in RISAFloor, so for now we will just model the top chords. We will model them as lateral so that they transfer into RISA-3D where we can add the bottom chords and webs. They will be pin-pin members, so they will not actually participate in lateral force resistance. Draw Vertical Infill Beams by clicking on the Generate Beams within a Bay button Select: Wood, DF/SPine, Rectangular, Typical, Vertical Beam spacing not to exceed 2 o.c. oriented vertically Click within the central atrium area to generate the beams
Note: The infill framing is always automatically created as Gravity. It is rare that you would use infill
framing for lateral force resistance. However in our case, the infill framing is going to be lateral as explained above. Hence, we must convert this framing to be lateral. Click on the Unselect Entire Model button (left side of the screen) Select only the top chord members that we just generated by click on the Line Select button
Now all of the top chord members have been selected. Modify the beams by clicking on the Draw/Modify Beams button , Modify Properties tab
Click on the Clear Use button. This ensures that no previous use settings will apply. Select Lateral, Select Apply Entries to All Selected Beams
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Note: Make sure to check the Use box above the options selected.
Select the entire model by clicking on the Select Entire Model button
Now the top chords will be able to be transferred into RISA-3D
Roof Diaphragm We now need to define a roof diaphragm over the central portion of the building, which has not had diaphragms at the lower floors. Draw a Diaphragm Region by clicking on the Draw Diaphragm Regions button Select Diaphragm Design Rule Typical- Click Apply
The diaphragm regions will make it difficult to see the beams once we solve them, so lets turn them off from visibility. Click on the Plot Options button , Points/Decks/Slabs tab
Unselect Display Diaphragm Regions
Add Wall Openings Wall openings must be defined prior to transferring the model over to RISA-3D. Obviously there would be quite a few openings in a building like this, and it would certainly take some time to get them all modeled. In the interest of saving time for this model we will model the openings on only one wall stack, but the methods would apply to doing so for all other wall stacks. Click on the Floor Selection Dropdown and select 2nd Floor
Double-click on the wall that runs along Grid Line 11 between Grid Lines D and E
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Comprehensive Review The wall panel editor should appear as shown below:
In the Grid Increments boxes (lower left corner of the wall panel editor) enter the following values: H: 5 @ 4 V: 3 @ 3.333
Click anywhere in the white space of the wall panel editor for it to accept the V increments (If a grid does not become visible on your screen, click the Toggle Grid Display button at the top of the wall panel editor)
A grid should now be visible with which we can draw window openings. Draw an opening by clicking on the Create New Openings button (upper left corner of wall panel editor) Click point-to-point to define the two openings shown below:
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Lastly, we will add the openings to the walls stacked above this one on the 3rd Floor and Roof. Switch to view the 3rd Floor plan. Follow the instructions above to add the same two openings for the 3rd Floor Wall. Switch to view the Roof Floor plan. Follow the instructions above to add two openings for the Roof Wall.
Model Clean-up All of this adding and deleting of members, decks, etc. can cause the model to become cluttered with joints that were created but are no longer used. It is always good practice to delete these joints, and thereby cleanup the model. Click on the Tools menu and select Delete All Unattached Points , click Yes.
A report is generated, informing you of how many unattached points were in your model. These are points that are not associated with any beam, column, wall, deck, load, etc.
Create Load Combinations RISAFloor comes with two basic load combinations by default, but we want to be sure to capture the entire load, according to the IBC requirements. Therefore we need to generate the relevant combinations. Open the Load Combinations Spreadsheet on the Data Entry Toolbar. Delete both of the existing lines by pressing F4 Click on the Load Combination Generator button Select the IBC 2006 ASD building code including Roof Live Load (RLL) and Post Composite. Pre-Composite combinations are not required in this model- uncheck that option. As you can see, there are more than two relevant load combinations for this model.
Confirm Columns We should make sure that the column design parameters are correct. We do not want to specify column splices in this building, only because that will cause the program to step-down the column sizes at every floor, which will be difficult to detail. Open the Columns spreadsheet Using the Floor dropdown (top of the spreadsheet) select the 3rd Floor Uncheck the Splice box for all columns Using the Floor dropdown (top of the spreadsheet) select the Roof
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Comprehensive Review Uncheck the Splice box for all columns Close the Columns spreadsheet
Lastly, we must confirm that the columns have a shear connection (pinned) at the foundation (as opposed to a moment connection). Open the Floors spreadsheet For the 2nd Floor, specify Splice as Shear Close the Floors spreadsheet
Solve and Review We are now ready to solve the model in RISAFloor, which will get us the gravity results for the entire model. Click the Solve button on the RISA toolbar
You should receive warnings that a number of Roof beams could not be designed. These are the truss top chords, and since we have not yet modeled them as trusses the program cannot find any lumber size that works on its own. Take some time to review the results, including beam and column sizes. Go to a Model View and click on the Floor Selection Dropdown and select Full Model
You can now see a 3D rendering of the entire building. The wall panels have been shrunk by default, but we can correct that through the Plot Options. Click on the Plot Options button (upper left corner of screen), Beams/Columns/Walls tab In the Show Walls portion of the dialog, select a Render size set to 100% In the Rendered portion of the dialog, you can select a Percent of Length value. Set this to 100% Now all of the walls and beams are rendered full size. Rotate the model and explore it. Choose individual floors from the Floor Selection dropdown (upper left corner)
RISA-3D Integration We are now ready to take the model into RISA-3D for the design of the roof trusses and the lateral systems. Use the Director tool to transfer your model into RISA-3D. Click OK at the Wind Loads Dialog and Seismic Loads dialog (we have already defined these parameters) When the Global Parameters window pops up, click on the Solution tab Set Number of Sections: 5, Internal Sections: 100
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Comprehensive Review Turn on Shear Deformation and Torsional Warping, Turn on Load Transfer between intersecting walls Set Area Load Mesh:144 in^2, Merge Tolerance: 0.12 in, Mesh Size: 24 inches Click OK to accept the values.
Model the Trusses We will use the automated truss generator. In order to do this we must set up some Section Sets first. These will ensure that the trusses will all be made of the same members. Open the Section Sets spreadsheet and click on the Wood tab Rename any existing entries in the spreadsheet and ultimately create three section sets as shown below:
Click on the Unselect Entire Model button Click on the Insert Menu, and select Structure Generate
Click on the General Truss button.
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Comprehensive Review If you view the appropriate joint coordinates ahead of time you can create the roof trusses very quickly and easily. For the sake of convenience in creating this model the appropriate values have already been determined. Enter them as shown below:
For Material select Wood For Start Point/Plane: X: 0 ft, Y: 28 ft, Z: 53.036 ft Plane: XY For Truss Widths enter the following values A: 2 ft, B: 2 ft, C: 2 ft Select CL to CL For Heights enter 0 for both values For Panel Lengths enter the following values Left: [email protected] ft Right: [email protected] ft Select Pratt A for Truss Type For Section Sets (as we defined these earlier) select the following: Top Chord: Top Chord Bot Chord: Bott Chord Verticals: Web Diagonals: Web For Chord Parameters leave the Pin-Pin box empty and enter the following values Lb-in Lb-out Lc-top Lc-bot Top: S 0.5 0.5 S Bot: S 0.5 S 0.5
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Comprehensive Review Note: What do these unbraced values mean? They are the respective unbraced lengths for the top and bottom chord. S is short for Segment. It specifies that a brace point exists wherever a joint falls along that member, which in this case is where a diagonal frames in. For the top chord we have specified that its compression flange is braced every 6 inches (the assumed distance between nails) and its bottom flange is braced wherever a diagonal frames into it. Also for the top chord we have specified that it is braced against buckling in the same manner. For the bottom chord we are specifying 6 bracing on the bottom side (we assume that ceiling framing from below is attached every 6 inches and that the webs brace the top.
Click OK to create the truss- close the model view that pops up immediately after creating the truss, as it has the wall panels selected.
This truss is almost what we are looking for, but it must be modified slightly to accommodate this application. Click on the XY view button on the Window Toolbar Click on the Lock Unselected portion of Model button (on the left side of the screen) Zoom in/out accordingly so that only the truss is shown on screen
You should now be able to see the truss in profile. Click the Activate Graphic Editing Toolbar button on the Window Toolbar Click the Delete button on the Graphic Editing Toolbar Select Delete Items by Clicking Them Individually Click Apply and delete the vertical web members at each far end, as well as the top chords. The truss generator automatically creates top chords; however we have already modeled them in RISAFloor so these would be duplicates. We do not want the bottom chord to extend all the way to the walls, so we must pull it back on each side Double-click on one of the bottom chords
The Member Information dialog box should now appear. Take note of the Joint Labels (upper right corner) and figure out based on the image shown in the model view which joint is on the outside end. Redefine the outside end joint to instead be the joint that is one panel point in from that location. You can do this by typing the other joint label into the dialog box. Click OK to set the new end joint definitions
The bottom chord should now be pulled back so that it only extends to the diagonal. Repeat the process above for the other bottom chord.
We now have two extra joints which fall in the plane of the supporting wall panels. The wall panels will be forced to mesh around those joints, which will slow down the solution. It would be a good idea to remove them. Click the Delete button on the Graphic Editing Toolbar Select Delete Items by Clicking Them Individually Click Apply and click on the two unattached joints to delete them
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Your truss should now look like this:
Click on the Unlock Unselected portion of Model button (on the left side of the screen) Click on the Iso view button on the Window Toolbar Zoom out so that you can see the entire central portion of the building
Now that we have successfully created one truss we can make copies of it to populate the rest of the model. Click on the Copy Offset button on the Graphic Editing Toolbar Leave all of the X and Y Increment fields blank Enter a Z increment of [email protected] ft Click Apply Note: The (-1.96429 ft) increment is not exactly 2 feet. Earlier in RISAFloor when we generated the top chords we specified that they should be at an equal spacing not to exceed 2 ft. Because the central area has an odd dimension for length the remainder was cut out equally from each truss spacing. Alternatively, we could have defined the spacing to be exactly 2 feet, and we would have had an odd remainder on one side or the other. The negative sign is present because we want to copy this truss in the negative global Z direction.
You will see that the truss has been copied 26 times. Now all of the trusses have been created. They will automatically connect to the top chords (which are physical members, which means that they automatically connect to any member framing into them) and the RISAFloor gravity loads are already attributed to these top chords. We must still specify the unbraced lengths for the top chords however. It could be challenging to select them in a 3D environment, however there are certain selection tools to make this task easier. Click on the Unselect Entire Model button (left side of the screen)
Click on the Select Based on Criteria button (on the left side of the screen) Click on the Members tab Click the Clear Selection Criteria button For Parallel to Axis select X
Click on the Coordinates tab Enter 30 Min and 30 Max for Y Coordinate Enter 1 Min and 54 Max for Z Coordinate For Members select Both Joints Only For Plates/Panels select No Plates For Solids select No Solids Uncheck Select/Unselect Joints
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Comprehensive Review Check Include Criteria on Other Pages Check Select Items Click OK to select the members based on the specified criteria Modify the members by clicking on the Draw/Modify Members button on the Graphic Editing Toolbar, Modify Design tab Click the Clear Use button For Lbyy/le2 enter 0.5 ft and check the Use box For Lbzz/le1 enter S and check the Use box For Lb-comp/le-bend(top) enter 0.5 ft and check the Use box For Lb-comp/le-bend(bot) enter S and check the Use box Select Apply Entries to All Selected Members Click Apply
Now all of the top chords have the appropriate unbraced lengths specified. Click on the Select Entire Model button (left side of screen)
Add Straps, Hold-downs (NOTE THAT THE PROGRAM WILL NOW DO THIS AUTOMATICALLY, THUS ADDING THESE STRAPS IS OPTIONAL).
We must add the straps and hold-downs for the walls that we defined openings for earlier. You will see graphically that hold-downs have already automatically been generated for all of the solid walls. Double-click on the bottom wall with openings (Grid Line 11 between Lines D and E) The wall panel editor should appear. Click on the Add Hold-Downs button (top of wall panel editor window) We have defined this wall as having Segmented design, therefore we must add a hold-down at each pier Click on the corners of the regions to add the hold downs shown in the image below:
Click OK to accept the changes and close the wall panel editor. Double-click on the middle wall with openings (Grid Line 11 between Lines D and E)
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Comprehensive Review We will design this wall using the Perforated method, which means that we only need straps at each end to connect it to the wall below. Click on the Add Straps button (top of wall panel editor window) Click on the bottom corners of the wall to add straps as shown in the image below
Click on the Design Method dropdown within the Wall Panel Editor and select Perforated
Click OK to accept the changes and close the wall panel editor. Double-click on the top wall with openings (Grid Line 11 between Lines D and E)
We will design this wall using the Force Transfer Around Openings method, which means that we only need straps at each end to connect it to the wall below. Click on the Add Straps button (top of wall panel editor window) Click on the bottom corners of the wall to add straps as shown in the image below
Click on the Design Method dropdown within the Wall Panel Editor and select Force Transfer
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Click OK to accept the changes and close the wall panel editor.
Review and Solve Now we will switch to a more thorough model view Deselect the joints by opening the Plot Options button , Joints tab
Uncheck the Show Joints box, Uncheck the Show Boundary Conditions box View the members fully rendered by clicking on the Members tab Select Draw Member As Rendered, select 100% of length View the walls as fully rendered by clicking on the Panels tab Select Draw Wall Panels as Rendered, select Size 100% Click on the Misc tab Uncheck the Display Project Grid Lines box
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Comprehensive Review You should now see a 3D rendered view of the structure. Right-click in the model view and select Depth Effect, Increase Depth Effect A Lot
Now your model is rendered in perspective rather than isometrically. It should look like the image below:
Now lets set up the load combinations. Open the Load Combinations spreadsheet Click on the Load Combination Generator button Select the United States, IBC 2006 ASD building code Select Wind Load X and Z, Reversible Select Seismic Load X and Z, Reversible Click on the Solve button Solve LC1 Here we will see that we get torsional instabilities on the columns that we can fix by setting MY rotational boundary conditions on the base joints of the columns. Once weve done this solve an Envelope Solution. on the RISA toolbar
This solution might take awhile depending on the speed of your computer. A warning log will appear once it is finished, warning you that the program used the default deck angle (direction) when considering the span of the wood panels in your deck (diaphragm). Review the results.
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Cantilever Beam Model

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Cantilever Beam Model

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Cantilever Beam Model

Click on the Joint Reactions spreadsheet on the Results Toolbar.

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Cantilever Beam Model

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Project Definition: BeamHinge.r3d Single beam: LVL_Microllam_1.9E_2600F Size: 3 x 11

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Change the X Axis Grid Increments to 34@1.

Here we will view the design values for LVL_Microllam_1.9E_2600F.

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Click the Pinned button

Select the grid locations (18,0,0) and (34,0,0).

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Boundary Conditions vs. End Releases

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Press OK. Click to get the elevation view below:

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