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02 Nov

What is the Difference Between Height and Total Height when Designing a Shear Wall in MASS?

January 6, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb

Understanding the Total Height input when using MASS can add considerable moment capacity to a shear wall design This articl...

10 Apr

Software Tips, Technical, Troubleshooting

Masonry Beam Design: How to design beams with what might seem like less than the minimum reinforcement ratio

April 6, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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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...

06 Mar

Software Tips, Technical, Troubleshooting

Why does MASS use unreinforced analysis for a design with reinforcement?

January 6, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb

Adding steel to a wall design does not necessarily mean that the steel is being used. This article covers the basics on how to avoid a...

12 Jan

Software Tips, Technical, Troubleshooting

How to use MASS to Design Walls that Span Horizontally

January 11, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb

Getting the most out of MASS is easy once you understand how to model your design within the software This article originall...

17 Nov

Software Tips, Technical, Troubleshooting

Understanding the χ factor and how it can help with masonry beam design

January 6, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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Beam design can be tricky but understanding the factors at play makes it easy to design beams with masonry This article orig...

11 Nov

Software Tips, Technical, Troubleshooting

Bars spaced at 200mm? Consider fully grouting your walls

January 6, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb
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MASS might be telling you to place a bar in every cell. Maybe you need that much steel... but what if you don't? This articl...

26 Aug

Software Tips, Technical

Why can’t I add stirrups to my masonry beam?

January 6, 2021
Posted by Brad Crumb

Want to place stirrups but the options are greyed out? This is one of the most common question we get having to do with masonry beam d...

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Known Bugs in MASS

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MASS Version 4.0 Release Notification

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Software Tips

What is the Difference Between Height and Total Height when Designing a Shear Wall in MASS?

Masonry Beam Design: How to design beams with what might seem like less than the minimum reinforcement ratio

Why does MASS use unreinforced analysis for a design with reinforcement?

How to use MASS to Design Walls that Span Horizontally

Understanding the χ factor and how it can help with masonry beam design

Bars spaced at 200mm? Consider fully grouting your walls

Why can’t I add stirrups to my masonry beam?

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