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LATEST NEWS
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Change Notification: Updates to NBCC 2020 and How They Impact MASS
As NBCC 2020 becomes the standard across Canada, MASS has updated its design framework to align with the new code.
In cases ...
MASS Version 4.3 Release Notification
Version 4.3 adds to the scope of what MASS is capable of handling
We are very excited to announce this new release, available immediat...
Conventional Construction Comprehensive Analysis Example
Are you curious about how MASS conducts a detailed analysis of Conventional Construction walls through its Comprehensive Analysis metho...
Change Notification: Axial Load Limit for Conventional Construction Walls
The axial load limit for a Conventional Construction shear wall with a seismic hazard exceeding 0.35, currently in MASS, complicates th...
MASS Version 4.2 Release Notification
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...
Deflection Check for Out-of-Plane Walls
When designing out-of-plane cantilever walls subjected to lateral loads, the MASS software can be used to check the wall’s deflection a...
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...
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