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Licensing

The Definitive Activation Guide for MASS

Whether you are activating for the first time or renewing your license, this guide will help you gain access to the full MASS software In order to be able to activate MASS, you need to know your serial number which Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 4 years2 weeks ago
Announcements

Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Ductility Verification

Moderately Ductile and Ductile shear walls can now be designed within MASS to satisfy the ductility verification (required by CSA S304-14) Any designers struggling with post-disaster strictures or the axial load limitations of conventional construction masonry will be happy to Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 5 days5 days ago
Announcements

Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Simplified National Building Code Seismic Design

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 levels. If you are designing shear walls in an area with very low spectral acceleration Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 5 days4 days ago
Bug Notification

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

While not always calculated at the critical location of a wall, out-of-plane walls are typically governed by flexure.   In cases where a bug or other issue is found in the MASS software, announcements are posted on the software’s known Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 2 months4 days ago
Bug Notification

Known Bugs in MASS

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 MASS Welcome Screen   The known bugs page has moved from the MASS website Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 2 months1 week ago
News

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

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 announce this new release, available immediately and for free to all current, active license holders. This Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 6 months ago
Announcements

MASS Version 4.0 Release Notification

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 announce this new release, available immediately and for free to all current, active license holders. If Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 6 months6 months ago
Software Tips

Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: Online Activation Restored!

Oh yes we did! The title speaks for itself and engineers (or their I.T. professionals) everywhere rejoice Due to some behind the scenes changes out of our control, access to the MASS activation server directly from each user’s application was Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 8 months ago
Technical

Why doesn’t MASS consider Type 6 Structural Irregularities?

With MASS Version 4.0 moving into Multi-Storey Shear Wall design, why doesn’t the software check for something that seems squarely within its expanded scope?   Dating back a few years in the MASS development process, a lot of work was Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 8 months5 months ago
Technical

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

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 of the line   Boundary elements allow for the confinement of reinforcement in compression. Not only Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 8 months6 months ago
Software Tips

Version 4.0 Feature Spotlight: New Zoom and Pan Functionality for Drawings

New to Version 4 is a more intuitive way to navigate drawings The interface for navigating drawings using anything other than the scroll bars was inconsistent and confusing. For example, does scrolling up using the mouse zoom in or pan Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 8 months8 months ago

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