30 Jan Technical Conventional Construction Comprehensive Analysis Example Posted by Gurparam Kang January 31, 2024 0 Are you curious about how MASS conducts a detailed analysis of Conventional Construction walls through its Comprehensive Analysis metho... Continue reading
29 Jan Technical Change Notification: Axial Load Limit for Conventional Construction Walls Posted by Gurparam Kang January 31, 2024 0 The axial load limit for a Conventional Construction shear wall with a seismic hazard exceeding 0.35, currently in MASS, complicates th... Continue reading
29 Jan Announcements MASS Version 4.2 Release Notification Posted by Gurparam Kang March 18, 2024 0 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... Continue reading
10 Jan Software, Software Tips, Technical Deflection Check for Out-of-Plane Walls Posted by Gurparam Kang January 30, 2023 0 When designing out-of-plane cantilever walls subjected to lateral loads, the MASS software can be used to check the wall’s deflection a... Continue reading
11 Jun Bug Notification, Technical Change Notification: Lambda Values for Beam Density and Shear Posted by Brad Crumb June 25, 2021 0 Deviating from the CSA Standards to better reflect practical design While the existing implementation for MASS Versions 3.0 ... Continue reading
21 Apr Bug Notification, Technical Bug Notification: Drift Values instead of Elastic Deflections used for Inelastic Rotational Demand Posted by Brad Crumb April 21, 2021 0 The current MASS approach in Version 4.0 means that linear elastic deflections are over-corrected in a way that largely overestimates d... Continue reading
19 Apr Bug Notification, Technical Bug Notification: Seismic reinforcement spacings applied to all shear walls resisting an earthquake load Posted by Brad Crumb August 11, 2021 0 While most seismic requirements are triggered by the application of an earthquake load, MASS is too stringent on it's reinforcement spa... Continue reading
09 Mar Bug Notification Notification: Seismic Shear Forces Amplification Change for Elements Above Critical Section Posted by Brad Crumb June 17, 2021 0 The storey-by-storey design approach currently in MASS can excessively amplify shear forces beyond expected results In cases... Continue reading
08 Feb Bug Notification Bug Notification: Non-Seismic Lateral Companion Loads Amplified for Seismic Effects Posted by Brad Crumb April 19, 2021 0 Be aware of this for shear wall designs resisting lateral earth pressures In cases where a bug or other issue is found in th... Continue reading
29 Jan Announcements MASS Version 4.2 Release Notification Posted by Gurparam Kang March 18, 2024 0 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... Continue reading
12 Jan Announcements, Software Tips Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Ductility Verification Posted by Brad Crumb January 11, 2021 0 Moderately Ductile and Ductile shear walls can now be designed within MASS to satisfy the ductility verification (required by CSA S304-... Continue reading
11 Jan Announcements, Software Tips Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Simplified National Building Code Seismic Design Posted by Brad Crumb February 9, 2021 0 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... Continue reading
27 Jul Announcements MASS Version 4.0 Release Notification Posted by Brad Crumb July 28, 2020 1 Version 4.0 adds to the scope of what MASS is capable of handling It's real, and it's spectacular! We are very excited to anno... Continue reading
28 Oct Announcements, Technical How to start designing in MASS using the new 2014 S304 Standard Posted by Brad Crumb January 6, 2021 Ahead of the official release, you can sign up and start using the current release edition of MASS Version 3.0 today This article orig... Continue reading