14th North American Masonry Conference Proceedings
$59.00 (PDF)The 14th North American Masonry Conference (NAMC) was held June 11–14, 2023, in Omaha, Nebraska. This PDF contains the 100 papers presented at the Conference.
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TMS 404/504/604-23 Standards for Architectural Cast Stone (Download Version)
$90.00TMS 404/504/604 Standards for Architectural Cast Stone contains three coordinated consensus standards governing the design (TMS 404), fabrication (TMS 504), and installation (TMS 604) of architectural cast stone systems and elements.
This edition includes updated ASTM and ASCE/SEI 7-22 references, new out-of-plane deflection limits, revised drying shrinkage requirements, a minimum unit thickness of 2.5 in. (64 mm), and permission for GFRP reinforcement. Written for code adoption; includes non-mandatory Commentaries.
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TMS 404/504/604-23 Standards for Architectural Cast Stone
$90.00TMS 404/504/604 Standards for Architectural Cast Stone contains three coordinated consensus standards governing the design (TMS 404), fabrication (TMS 504), and installation (TMS 604) of architectural cast stone systems and elements.
This edition includes updated ASTM and ASCE/SEI 7-22 references, new out-of-plane deflection limits, revised drying shrinkage requirements, a minimum unit thickness of 2.5 in. (64 mm), and permission for GFRP reinforcement. Written for code adoption; includes non-mandatory Commentaries.
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Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2022 Download Version
$220.00The 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.
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150+ worked examples covering concrete and clay masonry, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), prestressed masonry, glass unit masonry, and more.
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60+ comprehensive building design examples in Chapters 19–21, illustrating full designs for three representative masonry buildings.
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New examples on GFRP-reinforced masonry, masonry veneer, anchor bolts, and other recently introduced topics.
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Fully updated references and expanded commentary to clarify practical application of TMS 402/602-22 requirements.
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Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2022
$220.00The 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.
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- 150+ worked examples covering concrete and clay masonry, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), prestressed masonry, glass unit masonry, and more.
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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.
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Fully updated references and expanded commentary to clarify practical application of TMS 402/602-22 requirements.
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TMS eJournal, Vol. 41, No. 1
$75.00Technical Papers
- Artificial Neural Network to Predict the Shear Strength of Partially Grouted Masonry Walls
By: Jeffrey Hung, Bennett Banting, Cristián Sandoval, and Carlos Cruz-Noguez - Flexural Bond Strength of Masonry Assemblies with Lightweight Grout
By: Cooper Banks, Laura Redmond, Ben Hiner, Stephen Wright, and Michael Stoner - High-Strength Reinforcing Bars (HSRBs) and TMS 402
By: Omar Khalid and Dimitrios Kalliontzis
Award Winning NAMC Papers
- Seismic Out-of-Plane Retrofit of URM Walls Using Timber Strong-Backs
By: Ivan Giongo, Dmytro Dizhur, Jason Ingham, Robert Hudson, Marta Giaretton - An Analysis Model for Partially Grouted Shear Walls Using Macro-Modelling: Importance of Reporting Joint Shear Strength
By: Amr Ba Rahima, Clayton Pettit, Carlos Cruz Noguez, Jeffrey Hung - Shake Table Tests of Traditional Timber Frame Masonry Construction System
By: Aanisa Gania, Durgesh C Rai, Jan Mohammad Banday - Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters on the In Plane Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry Wall Strengthened with Steel Wire Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (SWRCM)
By: Dattatreya Tripathy and Vaibhav Singhal - Preserving a Landmark: Saving a Historic Masonry Landmark with Cost Saving Restoration Construction Practices
By: Nathan Harres and Ariel Kousgaard
- Artificial Neural Network to Predict the Shear Strength of Partially Grouted Masonry Walls
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TMS 402/602-22 Online – Annual Subscription
$200.00 for 1 yearThe Masonry Standards Online (MSO) edition of TMS 402/602 transforms how you access and use the masonry code. Go beyond static downloads with powerful digital tools designed to make your work faster, easier, and more connected.
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ACI-TMS CODE 122.2-24 Thermal Properties of Concrete and Masonry for Use in Determining Energy Code Compliance for Low-Rise Residential Buildings — Download Version
$99.00This Code prescribes minimum design and construction requirements for energy efficiency of building envelopes of new buildings and additions to buildings. It applies to buildings having concrete walls, roofs, or floors; masonry walls; and masonry veneer, including veneer attached to frame walls as part of the building envelope. It also provides minimum thermal properties for these assemblies for code compliance. This Code is applicable to low-rise residential buildings that use either electricity from any generation source or fossil fuel. It can be used with applicable energy codes and standards such as the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
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TMS 302-18 Standard Method for Determining Sound Transmission Ratings for Masonry Assemblies Online – Annual Subscription
$0.00 for 1 yearThe TMS 302 Sound Standard provides minimum requirements for rating masonry walls for sound transmission class (STC) and outdoor-indoor transmission class (OITC) based on testing calibrated calculation procedures.
Topics covered include reference standards, definitions and notations, materials, construction, and methods to STC and OITC rating for concrete masonry and clay masonry assemblies.
TMS 302-18 is adopted by reference in the 2021 International Building Code.
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TMS 404/504/604-23 Standards for Architectural Cast Stone Online – Annual Subscription
$90.00 for 1 yearTMS 404/504/604 Standards for Architectural Cast Stone contains three coordinated consensus standards governing the design (TMS 404), fabrication (TMS 504), and installation (TMS 604) of architectural cast stone systems and elements.
This edition includes updated ASTM and ASCE/SEI 7-22 references, new out-of-plane deflection limits, revised drying shrinkage requirements, a minimum unit thickness of 2.5 in. (64 mm), and permission for GFRP reinforcement. Written for code adoption; includes non-mandatory Commentaries.
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TMS eJournal, Vol. 42, No. 1
$75.00 (PDF)The Masonry Society Journal is an open forum for the presentation and discussion of masonry research and as such, welcomes papers related to the field. The following papers are included in Volume 42.
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Technical Papers
- All Crcked Up Over Icr
- Laboratory Testing of Historic Mortars: Part 1 – A Close Look to a 200-year-old Historic Clay-Lime Mortar
- Laboratory Testing of Historic Mortars: Part 2 – Microstructure of a Historic Feebly-Hydraulic Lime Mortar Containing Silica Flour
Canada/US (CANUS) Collaborative Project Papers
- Comparison of Reinforced Masonry Design: Project Overview and Design Examples
- Comparison of Masonry Beam Design and Detailing Provisions
- Comparison of Out-of-Plane Reinforced Masonry Wall Design Provisions
- Comparison of Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall and Seismic Design Provisions
A Harmonization of Canadian and American Masonry Structures Design Standards
Funding for this project was provided jointly by the National Concrete Masonry Association Education and Research Foundation, the Canada Masonry Design Centre, the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association, and the Canadian Standards Association.
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ACI-TMS CODE-122.3-24: Thermal Properties of Concrete and Masonry for Use in Determining Energy Code Compliance Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings — Download Version
$99.00This Code prescribes minimum design and construction requirements for energy efficiency of building envelopes of new buildings and additions to buildings. It applies to buildings having concrete walls, roofs, or floors; masonry walls; and masonry veneer, including veneer attached to frame walls as part of the building envelope. It also provides minimum thermal properties for these assemblies for code compliance.
This Code is applicable to commercial and mid- to high-rise residential buildings that use either electricity from any generation source or fossil fuel. It can be used with applicable energy codes and standards such as ASHRAE 90.1 and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
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All Crcked Up Over Icr
$25.00 (PDF)Author: Richard M. Bennett
TMS Journal Volume 42, December 31, 2024
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TMS 402-22 provides an equation for determining the cracked moment of inertia of a reinforced masonry wall under out-of-plane loading. TMS 402-22 states that the equation is valid for a fully grouted wall or a partially grouted wall with the neutral axis in the face shell. Other implicit assumptions that are not stated in TMS 402-22 are that the tension reinforcement has yielded, there is only one layer of tension reinforcement, and the axial load can be replaced by equivalent reinforcement at the mid-depth of the section, with the area of the reinforcement being the factored axial load divided by the yield stress. This paper provides equations for the cracked moment of inertia when these assumptions are not met. Tips for design are also provided.
Keywords: Masonry design, out-of-plane, cracked moment of inertia, reinforced masonry
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Laboratory Testing of Historic Mortars: Part 1 – A Close Look to a 200-year-old Historic Clay-Lime Mortar
$25.00 (PDF)Authors: Dipayan Jana, Shubham N. Mahajan
TMS Journal Volume 42, December 31, 2024
Abstract
A large stone barn built in 1820s in the Valley Forge historic national park in Pennsylvania used some of the early historic lime mortars in the US masonry construction during the time when natural cement was just produced in the US and about to gain its momentum for next 70 years, and Portland cement, though formulated in Europe, didn’t enter the US market for at least 50 years. A brown original fist-size bedding mortar fragment was examined, which showed many interesting microstructures of a clay-mixed historic lime mortar. The fragment was examined by a plethora of analytical techniques encompassing optical and scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis, acid digestion, chemical (gravimetric) analysis, XRD, XRF, thermal studies (TGA, DSC, DTG), FTIR, and ion chromatography. Such a comprehensive investigation provided detailed information about the mortar type, composition, and grain size distribution of masonry sand, original non-hydraulic dolomitic lime plus clay-based binder compositions and resultant microstructure of paste, origin of lime lumps, along with evidence of any distress and alterations from two centuries of exposures to a moist outdoor environment. Based on all these studies, the overall condition, extent of deterioration/alterations, and sand and binder proportions of the original mortar were assessed by reverse engineering, from which a suitable replacement mortar was recommended for long-term restoration.
Keywords: Microscopy, petrography, masonry, historic mortar, lime
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Laboratory Testing of Historic Mortars: Part 2 – Microstructure of a Historic Feebly-Hydraulic Lime Mortar Containing Silica Flour
$25.00 (PDF)Authors: Dipayan Jana, Shubham N. Mahajan
TMS Journal Volume 42, December 31, 2024
Abstract
A large stone barn built in 1820s in the Valley Forge historic national park in Pennsylvania used some of the early historic lime mortars in the US masonry construction during the time when natural cement was just produced in the US and about to gain its momentum for next 70 years, and Portland cement, though formulated in Europe, didn’t enter the US market for at least 50 years. A brown original fist-size bedding mortar fragment was examined, which showed many interesting microstructures of a clay-mixed historic lime mortar. The fragment was examined by a plethora of analytical techniques encompassing optical and scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis, acid digestion, chemical (gravimetric) analysis, XRD, XRF, thermal studies (TGA, DSC, DTG), FTIR, and ion chromatography. Such a comprehensive investigation provided detailed information about the mortar type, composition, and grain size distribution of masonry sand, original non-hydraulic dolomitic lime plus clay-based binder compositions and resultant microstructure of paste, origin of lime lumps, along with evidence of any distress and alterations from two centuries of exposures to a moist outdoor environment. Based on all these studies, the overall condition, extent of deterioration/alterations, and sand and binder proportions of the original mortar were assessed by reverse engineering, from which a suitable replacement mortar was recommended for long-term restoration.
Keywords: Microscopy, petrography, masonry, lime