The Masonry Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting will be held in Portland, Maine on October 16-19, 2024.
Join us for committee meetings, educational sessions, a special happy hour hosted by Colby Company Engineering, and new activities designed for students.
Meeting Highlights
Student Experience – Join us for a special session and tour devoted to student attendees.
Happy Hour – Colby Co. Engineering is pleased to sponsor a cocktail reception for attendees and guests of The Masonry Society during the annual meeting in Portland, Maine. We hope you can join us for beverages and hors d’oeuvres on Wednesday, October 16th from 5:15-6:45 PM at the historic U.S. Custom House.
TMS Member/Guest Reception – Welcome to Ann Guiberson as our new Executive Director, and recognition of Phil Samblanet as our past Executive Director
TMS Awards Luncheon – Recipients of the President’s Award, Service Award, Scalzi award, and Theses Awards will be announced during lunch. For their contributions to the Society, TMS will award Dr. Richard Bennett with Honorary Membership and Dr. Ece Erdogmus with Fellow Membership.
Portland By the Foot Walking Tour – Our custom guided walking tour of the Old Port area will be led by Portland By the Foot, Maine Historical Society’s official walking tour partner. There will be a special focus on the masonry structures that are prevalent in Portland for our TMS attendees.
Educational Sessions
The general sessions will provide a total of 3.5 hours of continuing education credit. Read more about the presentations listed below.
| Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|
| AI-Assisted Computational Modelling Workflow for Structural Analysis of Old Masonry Buildings | Bora Pulatsu, PhD |
| Saving a Main Street Building | Craig Bennett, Jr., PE, SE, RP APT |
| Washington National Cathedral – Seismic Strengthening of Limestone Turret | Matthew Farmer, PE |
| Existing Masonry Draft Pre-Standard: What it says, what it does not say, and how to use it | Heather Sustersic, PE |
| Differential Movement – Beware The Backup Structure | Peter Babaian, PE, SE |
| LEED v5 – A Whole New Approach | Christine A. Subasic, PE, FTMS, LEED AP |
| Dry-Cast Low Carbon Concrete Masonry Units | Heidi Jandris, BARCH, MSSBS, WbLCA-P |
| Industry-Average EPD for Concrete Masonry Units | Nicholas Lang, PE |
| Early strength performance of laps in Masonry | Mark McGinley, PhD, PE, FTMS, FASTM |
| Towards an Improved Understanding of Partially Grouted Shear Walls | Carlos Cruz-Noguez, PhD, PEng |
