Deviating from the CSA Standards to better reflect practical design While the existing implementation for MASS Versions 3.0 and 4.0 is most correct to the strict S304 clause, MASS support has decided to change the implementation to better reflect realistic design scenarios. A type C masonry unit must have Read more…
Understand the different values and what they represent This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Design Centre website. CMDC is the authorized technical service provider for the MASS Software When creating a new beam in MASS, Read more…
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 steel requirements in the CSA S304, there is a clause that can be taken advantage of that is not used by MASS. By following the Read more…
Beam design can be tricky but understanding the factors at play makes it easy to design beams with masonry This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Design Centre website. CMDC is the authorized technical service provider Read more…
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 design so if this is something you are stuck on, know that you are not the first! We’ll first break down the reasons for Read more…