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VerificationOverview

VerificationMethods
WeatRISATechnologiesmaintainalibraryofdozensoftestproblemsusedtovalidatethe
computationalaspectsofRISAprograms.Inthisverificationpackagewepresentarepresentative
sampleofthesetestproblemsforyourreview.
Thesetestproblemsshouldnotnecessarilybeusedasdesignexamples;insomecasestheinputand
assumptionsweuseinthetestproblemsmaynotmatchwhatadesignengineerwoulddoinareal
worldapplication.TheinputforthesetestproblemswasformulatedtotestRISA3Dsperformance,
notnecessarilytoshowhowcertainstructuresshouldbemodeled.
TheRISASectionsolutionsforeachoftheseproblemsarecomparedtohandcalculationsorvaluesfrom
trustedpublishedreferences.
Thedataforeachoftheseverificationproblemsisprovided.ThefilesareRISASectionVerification
Problem1.nmsxforproblem1,RISASectionVerificationProblem2.nmsxforproblem2,etc.Whenyou
installRISASectionthesedatafilesarecopiedintotheC:\RISA\Examplesdirectory.Ifyouwanttorun
anyoftheseproblemsyourself,justreadintheappropriatedatafileandhaveatit.

VerificationVersion
ThisdocumentcontainsproblemsthathavebeenverifiedinRISASectionversion2.0.

VerificationProblem1

ProblemStatement
Thisproblemisataperedwideflangesection(prismaticwideflangesectionwithunequalflanges).

Figure1.1TaperedWFSection

ValidationMethod
ThemodelwascreatedinRISASectionusingflatplateshapesfromtheBasicSteelShapeslibrary.The
sectionwasthenmergedtocreatethesinglesection.Aftersolution,thepropertyresultswillbe
comparedtohandcalculatedvalues.

HandCalculations

Section
TopFlange
Web
BotFlange

b(in)
7
0.5
5

h(in)
0.75
9
0.5
=

A(in2)
5.25
4.5
2.5
12.25in2

AreaofSection

CentroidLocation

Section
TopFlange
Web
BotFlange

A(in2)
5.25
4.5
2.5

x(in)
0
0
0

y(in)Ax(in3)
9.875 0
5
0
0.25 0
=
0

Therefore,

MomentsofInertia

6.12

6.12
/2

AbouttheXXAxis:
Section

TopFlange

Web

BotFlange

7 /2
7 /2

I(in4)
0.25
30.38
0.05
30.67

30.67

AbouttheYYAxis:
Section

TopFlange

Web

BotFlange

10.25
/2

Ay(in3)
51.84
22.5
0.625
74.97

I(in4)
21.44
0.09
5.21
26.74

26.74

A(in2)
5.25
4.5
2.5

3.5

d2(in2)
14.10
1.25
34.46

165.81

4.13

3.5

A(in2)
5.25
4.5
2.5

6.12

A*d2(in4)
74.03
5.64
86.14
165.81

196.49

d2(in2)
0
0
0

26.74

A*d2(in4)
0
0
0
0

Comparison

HandCalcs

RISASection

%Difference

Area(in )
YBar(Top)(in)
YBar(Bot)(in)
XBar(Right)(in)
XBar(Left)(in)

12.25
4.13
6.12
3.50
3.50

12.25
4.13
6.12
3.5
3.5

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Ixx(in4)

196.49

196.49

0.00

Iyy(in4)

26.74

26.74

0.00

Table1.1ResultsComparison

Asseenabove,theresultsmatchexactly.

VerificationProblem2

ProblemStatement
Thisproblemisawideflangesectioncappedwithachannelsection.

C15X33.9

W24X84

Figure2.1CapChannelSection

ValidationMethod
ThemodelwascreatedinRISASectionusingAISCdatabaseshapesfromtheRISAHRDatabaselibrary.
Aftersolution,thepropertyresultswillbecomparedtovaluespublishedinTable119fromtheAISC13th
EditionSteelManual.

Comparison

AISC13thEdition

RISASection

%Difference

Area(in )
YBar_Top(in)
YBar_Bot(in)

34.7
9.1
15.4

34.7
9.094
15.406

0.00
0.07
0.04

Sx_Top(in3)

367

367.64

0.17

Sx_Bot(in )

217

217.02

0.01

Sy(in )

54.5

54.587

0.16

3340

3343.32

0.10

Iy(in )

409

409.4

0.10

Zx(in3)

286

279.7

2.20

83.4

81.212

2.62

Ix(in )

Zy(in )

Table2.1ResultsComparison

Asseenabove,theresultsmatchwithinareasonablepercentdifference.

VerificationProblem3

ProblemStatement
ThisproblemcomparespublishedtorsionalpropertiestothosecalculatedbyRISASection.

W27X84

C9X20

Figure3.1WideFlangeandChannelCrossSections

ValidationMethod
ThemodelwascreatedinRISASectionusingDXFimportedshapes.SinceRISASectioncalculatesthe
TorsionalJpropertyperafiniteelementmethod,usingflatplateswillresultinhigherdiscrepancies.
Therefore,wehavemodeledamoreaccurateshape(withtaperededgesandfillets)usingCADwhichis
thenimportedintoRISASectionforanalysis.Aftersolution,thepropertyresultswillbecomparedto
valuespublishedintheAISC13thEditionSteelConstructionManual.

Comparison
AISC13thEdition

RISASection

%Difference

2.81

2.773

1.32

17900

18140

1.32

Wno(in )

65.2

65.15

0.08

Sw(in4)

104

104.24

0.23

39.8

39.778

0.06

TorsionalJ(in )
Cw(in6)
2

Qf(in )
3

Qw(in )
121
120.55
0.37
Table3.1WideFlangeSectionResultsComparison

TorsionalJ(in )
6

Cw(in )
eo(in)

AISC13thEdition

RISASection

%Difference

0.427

0.422

1.17

39.4

39.432

0.08

0.515
0.516
0.19
Table3.2ChannelSectionResultsComparison

Asseenabove,theresultsmatchwithinareasonablepercentdifference.Anyerrorcanbeattributedto
roundoffanddiscrepancyintheCADdrawing.

VerificationProblem4

ProblemStatement
Thisproblemverifiesthecrosssectionalpropertiesofa8HU4x075ColdFormedSteelHatsectionwith
dimensionstakendirectlyfromthe2008AISIDesignManual.

8HU4X075

Figure4.1HatSection

ValidationMethod
ThemodelwascreatedinRISASectionusingColdFormedSteelshapesfromtheBasicSteelShapes
library.Aftersolution,thepropertyresultswillbecomparedtothevalueslistedinTableI8fromthe
2008AISIDesignManual.

Comparison

AISI2008

RISASection

%Difference

Area(in )

1.6

1.595

0.31

Ix(in4)

5.69

5.691*

0.02

12.4

12.362*

0.31

1.96

1.959*

0.05

2.82

2.822*

0.07

Iy(in )
Sx(in )
Sy(in )
4

J(in )
0.00299
0.003
0.33
X_Bar(in)
3.62
3.62*
0.00
*Note:Thelocalaxesdirectionsaredifferentbetweenthetwo
sources.Thoseshownaboveareinreferencetothoseusedin
theAISIcode.
Table4.1ResultsComparison

Asseenabove,theresultsmatchwithinareasonablepercentdifference.

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