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What is the Difference Between Height and Total Height when Designing a Shear Wall in MASS?
Understanding the Total Height input when using MASS can add considerable moment capacity to a shear wall design
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Official Release of MASS Version 3.0 brings current Codes and Standards to a Familiar Software Interface
Version 3.0 takes everything from previous software versions and adapts it to the latest standards
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What is MASS Version 2.2.1? (and why you should install it)
With the release of MASS Version 3.0, the previous edition of MASS has gotten a small adjustment
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MASS Bug Notification: Critical buckling load overestimated for some reinforced walls under high axial load
Understanding the issue, when it can come up, and what can be done to account for it
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What is the difference between the length, clear span, bearing length, and design length of a masonry beam in MASS?
Understand the different values and what they represent
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What is the Difference Between “.masonry” and “.masonry14” Projects?
With the release of MASS Version 3.0 comes a new design standard as well as a new type of project file.
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Masonry Beam Design: How to design beams with what might seem like less than the minimum reinforcement ratio
When a design seems like it might not meet minimum steel, all hope is not lost
While there is no way around satisfying the minimum ste...
Why does MASS use unreinforced analysis for a design with reinforcement?
Adding steel to a wall design does not necessarily mean that the steel is being used.
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How to use MASS to Design Walls that Span Horizontally
Getting the most out of MASS is easy once you understand how to model your design within the software
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Understanding the χ factor and how it can help with masonry beam design
Beam design can be tricky but understanding the factors at play makes it easy to design beams with masonry
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