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30
Jan
Conventional Construction Comprehensive Analysis Example
Are you curious about how MASS conducts a detailed analysis of Conventional Construction walls through its Comprehensive Analysis metho...
29
Jan
Change Notification: Axial Load Limit for Conventional Construction Walls
The axial load limit for a Conventional Construction shear wall with a seismic hazard exceeding 0.35, currently in MASS, complicates th...
29
Jan
MASS Version 4.2 Release Notification
Version 4.2 adds to the scope of what MASS is capable of handling
We are very excited to announce this new release, available immediat...
10
Jan
Deflection Check for Out-of-Plane Walls
When designing out-of-plane cantilever walls subjected to lateral loads, the MASS software can be used to check the wall’s deflection a...
11
Jun
Change Notification: Lambda Values for Beam Density and Shear
Deviating from the CSA Standards to better reflect practical design
While the existing implementation for MASS Versions 3.0 ...
21
Apr
Bug Notification: Drift Values instead of Elastic Deflections used for Inelastic Rotational Demand
The current MASS approach in Version 4.0 means that linear elastic deflections are over-corrected in a way that largely overestimates d...
19
Apr
Bug Notification: Seismic reinforcement spacings applied to all shear walls resisting an earthquake load
While most seismic requirements are triggered by the application of an earthquake load, MASS is too stringent on it's reinforcement spa...
09
Mar
Notification: Seismic Shear Forces Amplification Change for Elements Above Critical Section
The storey-by-storey design approach currently in MASS can excessively amplify shear forces beyond expected results
In cases...
08
Feb
Bug Notification: Non-Seismic Lateral Companion Loads Amplified for Seismic Effects
Be aware of this for shear wall designs resisting lateral earth pressures
In cases where a bug or other issue is found in th...
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