Conventional Construction Comprehensive Analysis Example
Are you curious about how MASS conducts a detailed analysis of Conventional Construction walls through its Comprehensive Analysis metho...
Bug Notification
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bug Notification: Out-of-Plane Shear Resistance checked only at location of maximum shear
While not always calculated at the critical location of a wall, out-of-plane walls are typically governed by flexure.
In cas...
Known Bugs in MASS
Bugs are found from time to time and in our effort to be trustworthy and transparent, they are posted here as well as appearing on the ...
MASS Bug Notification: Maximum Allowable Axial Load Overestimated for some Shear Walls with Fully Grouted Flanges
Understanding the issue, when it can come up, and what can be done to account for it
When software bugs are found, notifications are p...
MASS Bug Notification: Software Crashes Unexpectedly
Ever had MASS stop working while working on a design? You aren't alone!
In any windows architecture application, there is a limit of 1...
MASS Bug Notification: Saved Projects and French Canadian Language Settings
Depending on keyboard or Windows system settings, it is possible to re-open a project file and see different results
Have you ever sav...