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    30 Jan
    Technical

    Conventional Construction Comprehensive Analysis Example

    Posted by author-avatar Gurparam Kang
    January 31, 2024
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    Are you curious about how MASS conducts a detailed analysis of Conventional Construction walls through its Comprehensive Analysis metho...
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    29 Jan
    Technical

    Change Notification: Axial Load Limit for Conventional Construction Walls

    Posted by author-avatar 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...
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    29 Jan
    Announcements

    MASS Version 4.2 Release Notification

    Posted by author-avatar Gurparam Kang
    March 18, 2024
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    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...
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    10 Jan
    Software, Software Tips, Technical

    Deflection Check for Out-of-Plane Walls

    Posted by author-avatar Gurparam Kang
    January 30, 2023
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    When designing out-of-plane cantilever walls subjected to lateral loads, the MASS software can be used to check the wall’s deflection a...
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    11 Jun
    Bug Notification, Technical

    Change Notification: Lambda Values for Beam Density and Shear

    Posted by author-avatar 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 ...
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    21 Apr
    Bug Notification, Technical

    Bug Notification: Drift Values instead of Elastic Deflections used for Inelastic Rotational Demand

    Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    April 21, 2021
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    The current MASS approach in Version 4.0 means that linear elastic deflections are over-corrected in a way that largely overestimates d...
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    19 Apr
    Bug Notification, Technical

    Bug Notification: Seismic reinforcement spacings applied to all shear walls resisting an earthquake load

    Posted by author-avatar 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...
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    09 Mar
    Bug Notification

    Notification: Seismic Shear Forces Amplification Change for Elements Above Critical Section

    Posted by author-avatar 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...
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    08 Feb
    Bug Notification

    Bug Notification: Non-Seismic Lateral Companion Loads Amplified for Seismic Effects

    Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    April 19, 2021
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    Be aware of this for shear wall designs resisting lateral earth pressures   In cases where a bug or other issue is found in th...
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    11 Sep
    Technical

    What is the difference between the length, clear span, bearing length, and design length of a masonry beam in MASS?

    Posted by author-avatar Brad Crumb
    January 6, 2021
    Understand the different values and what they represent   This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, form...
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    • Home
    • 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
    • Latest Updates
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