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  • Masonry Designers' Guide – 2022

    Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2022

    $220.00

    The Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2022 (MDG-2022) is a companion resource to TMS 402/602-22, offering practical guidance and more than 150 detailed design examples to help users confidently apply the latest masonry code and specification provisions.

    Developed for engineers, architects, contractors, inspectors, building officials, and educators, this comprehensive reference begins with foundational chapters on materials, testing, quality assurance, quality control, and construction methods, each aligned with specific sections of TMS 402-22 and TMS 602-22. Subsequent chapters illustrate key design concepts and show how to apply the Code to the structural design of beams, walls, columns, and other masonry members.

    The MDG-2022 also addresses masonry provisions in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and reflects updates in ASCE/SEI 7-22, ensuring alignment with current U.S. design standards.

    Highlights of the 2022 Edition
      • 150+ worked examples covering concrete and clay masonry, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), prestressed masonry, glass unit masonry, and more.

      • 60+ comprehensive building design examples in Chapters 19–21, illustrating full designs for three representative masonry buildings.

    New examples on GFRP-reinforced masonry, masonry veneer, anchor bolts, and other recently introduced topics.

    • Fully updated references and expanded commentary to clarify practical application of TMS 402/602-22 requirements.

    For a closer look, view sample pages and example summaries at the bottom of this page.

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  • Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures

    Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures

    $180.00 Hardcover

    A technical reference for design professionals, building owners, and contractors working with existing masonry construction. Covers the full assessment and retrofit process — from site investigation and analysis through strengthening, monitoring, and maintenance — across historic, transitional, and modern masonry typologies. Includes author case studies illustrating real-world application of assessment and retrofit methodologies.

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  • Masonry Designers' Guide 2016

    Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2016

    $160.00

    The MDG-2016 is an excellent resource for designers as well as students learning about masonry because it:

    • was developed by dozens of masonry experts who are familiar both with masonry design and with the Code requirements governing masonry’s use
    • includes over 110 practical examples of typical masonry buildings and components
    • provides practical tips on how to quickly and efficiently design typical masonry
    • includes drawings and photographs to illustrate concepts and procedures discussed

    Topics covered in the 21 chapters of the MDG-2016 include masonry materials, testing, quality assurance, quality control, construction methods, structural design, seismic design, and using the TMS 402/602 with model Building Codes. A companion website provides users with additional resources including a digital copy of the MDG-2016, Excel spreadsheets used in some of the design examples and select technical notes on clay brick and concrete masonry that are often used by designers.

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  • Strength Design of Masonry

    Strength Design of Masonry

    $75.00

    A practical guide to strength design of masonry structures, covering reinforced and unreinforced masonry per TMS 402/602-16 and the 2018 International Building Code. Topics include design requirements for beams, walls, columns, and shear walls, reinforcement and anchor bolt provisions, and construction recommendations — supported by numerous design examples and tips throughout. Authored by two active members of the TMS 402/602 committee, this guide is suitable for designers new to strength design and experienced practitioners alike.

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  • Masonry Basics - 2nd Edition Cover

    Masonry Basics, 2nd Edition

    $35.00

    Masonry Basics, 2nd Edition has been completely revised and updated. It serves as an introduction to masonry design and construction. The various component materials, the ways in which the components are assembled to form the masonry construction, and the weather-resistance and structural implications of the various types of masonry assemblies are described. Highlights of quality assurance and quality control issues are addressed and a few of the most common types of potential deficiencies in masonry construction are described so they can be avoided. Finally, a glossary of masonry terms used in the text is provided.

    Masonry Basics can serve as a beginning text for architects, engineers, contractors, building officials, inspectors, building owners, or anyone else who wants to learn the basics of this industry.

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  • Design and Construction Guidelines for Dry-Stack Concrete Masonry

    Design and Construction Guidelines for Dry-Stack Concrete Masonry

    $32.00

    This guide covers the design and construction of dry-stack concrete masonry structures constructed from hollow units. Among the subjects covered are history and background, fire resistance, design, construction, quality assurance, materials, surface-bonding, placement of embedded items, analysis, strength and serviceability, flexural and axial loads, shear, details and development of reinforcement, walls, and seismic design requirements.

    Dry-stack masonry construction, which consists of individual masonry units placed without the use of mortar in the head and bed joints, is one of the earliest forms of construction. Despite its historical use, there is little in the way of contemporary design and construction guidance in the United States on the use of dry-stack masonry systems for structural applications. Because the majority of dry-stack research has been limited to reinforced or prestressed concrete masonry construction, the scope of this guide is limited to reinforced or prestressed, dry-stack construction of concrete masonry units.

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