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30 Jan

Technical

Conventional Construction Comprehensive Analysis Example

January 31, 2024

Posted by Gurparam Kang

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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

January 31, 2024

Posted by Gurparam Kang

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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

March 18, 2024

Posted by Gurparam Kang

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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

January 30, 2023

Posted by Gurparam Kang

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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

June 25, 2021

Posted by Brad Crumb

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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

April 21, 2021

Posted by Brad Crumb

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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

August 11, 2021

Posted by Brad Crumb

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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

June 17, 2021

Posted by Brad Crumb

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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

April 19, 2021

Posted by Brad Crumb

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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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