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    12 Jan
    Announcements, Software Tips

    Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Ductility Verification

    • January 11, 2021
    • Posted by author-avatar 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-...

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    11 Jan
    Announcements, Software Tips

    Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Simplified National Building Code Seismic Design

    • February 9, 2021
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    • 0 comments
    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...

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    11 Nov
    Bug Notification, Technical

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

    • January 13, 2021
    • Posted by author-avatar 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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    11 Nov
    Bug Notification, Troubleshooting

    Known Bugs in MASS

    • April 6, 2021
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    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 ...

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    27 Jul
    News, Software

    MASS Version 4.0 is now available – adds multi-storey design and more earthquake design options

    • July 27, 2020
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    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...

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    27 Jul
    Announcements

    MASS Version 4.0 Release Notification

    • July 28, 2020
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    • 1 comment
    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...

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    05 Jun
    Software Tips

    Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Online Activation Restored!

    • June 5, 2020
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    • 0 comments
    Oh yes we did! The title speaks for itself and engineers (or their I.T. professionals) everywhere rejoice Due to some behind the scene...

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    25 May
    Technical

    Why doesn’t MASS consider Type 6 Structural Irregularities?

    • August 13, 2020
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    • 1 comment
    With MASS Version 4.0 moving into Multi-Storey Shear Wall design, why doesn't the software check for something that seems squarely with...

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    20 May
    Technical

    Failed the Ductility Verification? How to Pick a Higher εmu, the Maximum Compressive Strain

    • July 27, 2020
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    • 1 comment
    The addition of boundary elements to MASS Version 4 (as well as CSA S304-14) means that failing a ductility verification is not the end...

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    12 Sep
    Bug Notification, Technical, Troubleshooting

    MASS Bug Notification: Critical buckling load overestimated for some reinforced walls under high axial load

    • January 6, 2021
    • Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    Understanding the issue, when it can come up, and what can be done to account for it   This article originally was featured on...

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    • Getting Started
      • Introduction to MASS
      • Installation Guide
      • Activation Guide
      • Computer Requirements
      • Where to Get Help
      • What’s new in Version 4.2
        • Version History and Change Log
    • Getting to Know MASS
      • General Overview
      • Assemblage Modules
      • Creating a Project File
      • Adding, Renaming, and Removing
      • Saving a Project File
      • User Interface Overview
      • Design Steps
      • A Complete Design
      • Analysis
      • Printing
      • Masonry Self-Weight
      • Masonry Unit Database
    • Modules
      • Beams
        • Introduction
        • Design Steps
        • A Complete Design
        • Design Strategy
      • Out-of-Plane Walls
        • Introduction
        • Design Steps
        • A Complete Design
        • Loads Analysis Results
        • Design Strategy
        • P-M Interaction Diagram
      • Shear Walls
        • Introduction
        • Design Steps
        • Boundary Elements
        • A Complete Design
        • Load Analysis Results
        • Design Strategy
        • Element Deflection
        • Self-Weight
        • Interaction Diagram
      • Multi-Storey Shear Walls
        • Introduction
        • Design Steps
        • Design Strategy
        • Load Distribution
        • Drift
      • Shearline
        • Introduction
        • Design Steps
        • Load Distribution
        • Pier Generation
        • Design Strategy
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      • Technical FAQ
      • Excluded Features
      • Known Bugs
      • Additional Resources
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