Strength Design of Masonry 
Strength Design of Masonry
$75.00Topics addressed include an introduction to strength design concepts, background on structural masonry, general design, requirements for reinforcement and anchor bolts, and recommendations for construction. Also discussed are strength design procedures for beams, walls, columns, and shear walls. While the guide addresses unreinforced masonry, the primary focus is reinforced masonry designed to the TMS 402/602-16 and the 2018 International Building Code. The book contains dozens of design examples and design tips, coupled with excellent discussion.
The authors — Dr. Richard Bennett, a Professor at the University of Tennessee, and Mr. John Hochwalt, Director of Engineering at KPFF Engineers — both actively serve on the committee responsible for TMS 402/602, which contains requirements for strength design of masonry.
Available Formats
Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures
$180.00Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures provides background, reference material, and guidance to design professionals, building owners, and contractors confronted with addressing existing masonry construction. Information related to construction characteristics, typical material properties, and analytical approaches are included for historic, transitional, and modern masonry construction typologies. The main focus of the book is structural stabilization, strengthening, and retrofit with maintenance and serviceability items (such as water penetration and cleaning) addressed as subtopics.
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TMS 402/602-95 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures, 1995 (MSJC 1995)
$77.001995 MSJC Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 530 / ASCE 5 / TMS 402 and ACI 530.1 / ASCE 6 / TMS 602)
TMS 402/602-99 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures, 1999 (MSJC 1999)
$85.001999 MSJC Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 530 / ASCE 5 / TMS 402 and ACI 530.1 / ASCE 6 / TMS 602)
TMS 402/602-02 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures, 2002 (MSJC 2002)
$93.502002 MSJC Building Code Requirements and Specificasions for Masonry Structures (ACI 530 / ASCE 5 / TMS 402 and ACI 530.1 / ASCE 6 / TMS 602)
TMS 402/602-05 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures, 2005 (MSJC 2005)
$95.002005 MSJC (Masonry Standards Joint Committee) Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures (ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402 and ACI 530.1/ASCE 6/TMS 602). The 2005 edition of the MSJC Code and Specification is referenced by the 2006 IBC (International Building Code).
TMS 402/602-08 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures, 2008 (MSJC 2008)
$100.00The Masonry Standards Joint Committee’s (MSJC) 2008 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5 and TMS 602/ACI 530.1/ASCE 6) and Commentaries are referenced by the 2009 International Building Code (IBC).
This edition of the national masonry design code and minimum specification includes numerous changes and enhancements from earlier editions including provisions on self consolidating grout, reformatted and clearer seismic design requirements, revised anchor bolt capacity equations, and defined inspection frequencies of key aspects of masonry construction.
This edition includes bleed tabs, revision bars, deletion arrows and movement boxes so that users of the 2005 MJSC will be able to quickly identify sections that have been substantively modified.
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Direct Design Handbook for Masonry Structures, 2013
$55.00This Direct Design Handbook for Masonry Structures outlines a direct procedure for the structural design of single-story, concrete masonry structures.
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Masonry Aspects of the World Trade Center Disaster
$45.00Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) conducted an investigation of the World Trade Center and surrounding damaged buildings. At the request of The Masonry Society, David T. Biggs of Ryan-Biggs Associates participated on the investigation team. This report presents his personal observations of Ground Zero, the towers’ collapse, and the performance of masonry on the surrounding buildings.
Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design, 3rd Edition
$119.00The most widely used masonry textbook, Masonry Structures, Behavior and Design, by Dr. Robert Drysdale and Dr. Ahmad Hamid has been completely updated to reflect the design provisions in the 2005 MSJC Building Code and Specification for Masonry Structures.
Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design, 4th Edition
$180.00The most widely used masonry textbook, Masonry Structures, Behavior and Design, by Dr. Ahmad Hamid has been revised to discuss new research findings and to reflect the design provisions in the TMS 402/602-16.
The textbook also includes numerous design examples (based on the strength design method) and two buildings designs of a single-story building and a multistory building. This textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level courses and it is an exceptional reference for practicing designers.
A solution manual for select problems is available to instructors. See below for more information.
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Sound Transmission Standard, 2nd Edition
$30.00This Standard provides minimum requirements for rating masonry walls for a sound transmission class (STC) and outdoor-indoor transmission class (OITC) based on field or laboratory testing or based on a calculation procedure.
The Standard is written as a legal document in mandatory language so that it may form a part of a legally adopted building code. The Commentary presents background details, committee considerations, and research data used to develop the Standard. Separate equations for clay and concrete masonry walls are used to reflect the varying properties of these materials related to sound transmission.
Standards for Architectural Cast Stone, 2016 Edition
$75.00Standards for Architectural Cast Stone contains three standards and their commentaries:
- Standard for the Design of Architectural Cast Stone (TMS 404)
- Standard for the Fabrication of Architectural Cast Stone (TMS 504)
- Standard for the Installation of Architectural Cast Stone (TMS 604)
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