Multi-Storey Design – MASS User Documentation

Technical

Slab Assumptions in Multi-Storey Shear Wall Design

MASS does not design floor slab systems but allows for them to be modeled within Multi-Storey Shear Walls for the software to design the masonry supporting and spanning between them. Slabs are basically rectangles on the cross section that appear between designed shear wall elements. It is assumed that Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 1 year1 year ago

Technical

Understanding the Minimum Boundary Element Length Limits on Strain

While not explicitly listed as a strain limit, the minimum boundary element size can have a large effect on how high maximum compressive strain can be increased. As part of the process of addressing a shear wall design with inadequate ductility, MASS will increase the maximum compressive strain, εmu Read more…

By Brad Crumb, 1 year1 year ago