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LATEST NEWS

Read the most recent updates, announcements, or articles covering more specific techncial topics which are linked to from the main software documentation

10 Jan

Software, Software Tips, Technical

Deflection Check for Out-of-Plane Walls

January 30, 2023
Posted by Gurparam Kang
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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

Bug Notification, Technical

Change Notification: Lambda Values for Beam Density and Shear

June 25, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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Deviating from the CSA Standards to better reflect practical design While the existing implementation for MASS Versions 3.0 ...

21 Apr

Bug Notification, Technical

Bug Notification: Drift Values instead of Elastic Deflections used for Inelastic Rotational Demand

April 21, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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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, Technical

Bug Notification: Seismic reinforcement spacings applied to all shear walls resisting an earthquake load

August 11, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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While most seismic requirements are triggered by the application of an earthquake load, MASS is too stringent on it's reinforcement spa...

09 Mar

Bug Notification

Notification: Seismic Shear Forces Amplification Change for Elements Above Critical Section

June 17, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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The storey-by-storey design approach currently in MASS can excessively amplify shear forces beyond expected results In cases...

08 Feb

Bug Notification

Bug Notification: Non-Seismic Lateral Companion Loads Amplified for Seismic Effects

April 19, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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Be aware of this for shear wall designs resisting lateral earth pressures In cases where a bug or other issue is found in th...

12 Jan

Announcements, Software Tips

Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Ductility Verification

January 11, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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Moderately Ductile and Ductile shear walls can now be designed within MASS to satisfy the ductility verification (required by CSA S304-...

11 Jan

Announcements, Software Tips

Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Simplified National Building Code Seismic Design

February 9, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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Added to the 2015 National Building Code of Canada is a new design pathway that can be used for areas with very low seismic hazard leve...

11 Nov

Bug Notification, Technical

Bug Notification: Out-of-Plane Shear Resistance checked only at location of maximum shear

January 13, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
1 comment

While not always calculated at the critical location of a wall, out-of-plane walls are typically governed by flexure. In cas...

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