To find out more about the publications listed below, or to order them, visit
TMS's E-Store
and search for the publication by name, type or author. *TMS Members - be sure to access the E-Store via the TMS Member Area to receive Member discounts on qualifying publications. Also note that some publications are available electronically through the Download Store made available through Techstreet.
Masonry Designers' Guide 2013
(TMS 2112E-15)
(TMS 402-13 and TMS 602-13)
Or purchase for immediate download by clicking
here
(TMS-0403-13)
(TMS-1700-12)
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March 20-22, 2016 University Professors Masonry Workshop, University of California at San Diego
April 4-9, 2016, TMS 2016 Spring Meetings, Denver, Colorado
October 6-11, 2016, TMS 2016 Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina
April 18-22, 2017, TMS 2017 Spring Meetings, Denver, Colorado
November 2-7, 2017, TMS 2017 Annual Meeting, La Jolla, California
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Award Nomination/Application Deadlines
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June 30, 2016
Nominations accepted at any time:
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The TMS Members Area provides access to resources including TMS Journal, TMS Responds, Member Logos, member lists and much more! In addition, the Members Area is the portal for Members to receive special discounts on publications, seminars, and events.
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TMS Annual Meeting Productive & Enjoyable
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The Masonry Society held productive, educational, and enjoyable meetings in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 15-20. A number of TMS projects were advanced at the meetings, and a short report of some of the major decisions and activities is posted
here. Thanks are given to those who attended, gave presentations, Chaired committees, moderated sessions, and sponsored the event.
TMS recognized incoming and outgoing Board members, an outgoing committee chair, and sponsors at the Awards Luncheon on October 17th. The following Awards were also presented:
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 John G. Tawresey, dubbed "The Hammer", is recognized as a TMS's Honorary Member.
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TMS 402/602 Public Comment Period Opens
Comments due by December 29th
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he TMS 402/602 Committee (formerly the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC)) has proposed revisions to the 2013 Edition of its Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (TMS 402-13/ACI 530-13/ASCE-5-13), Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 602-13/ACI 530.1-13/ASCE6-13) and their companion commentaries for a planned 2016 edition of the Standards. These standards are now developed solely by the The Masonry Society (TMS) a
s the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the Structu
ral Engineering Institute of the American Societ
y of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE) graciously relinquished rights to the standards to TMS.
In accordance with the rules of The Masonry Society, proposed changes to standardized documents must be open for public comment for a period of not less than 45 days.
A summary of major proposed changes to these documents along with the Working Draft of the proposed provisions can be accessed here.
Comments from the public on the proposed changes will be accepted through 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 29, 2015 using the form at the link above.
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New TMS Responds Now Available
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TMS has released a new issue of TMS Responds, which addresses questions regarding the 2015 IBC, the 2015 IRC, and maximum reinforcement requirements in areas of low seismicity. TMS Responds is available for free downloads to TMS Members in the
Member's Area.
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Masonry Testing Technician Certification to be held near
Boston, MA in
January 2016
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| The Masonry Society will be offering review sessions and ACI Certification Examinations on Masonry Field Testing and Masonry Laboratory Testing this January 26-29. The sessions will be hosted by Simpson Gumpertz & Heger at their facilities in Waltham, Massachusetts. The programs are intended to recognize qualified technicians performing various masonry tests, while helping to ensure testing is performed properly. For additional information on these review sessions and certifications, click here. Sessions are scheduled as follows: |
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Masonry Field Testing
- Tuesday, January 26 - Review Session
- Wednesday, January 27 - Certification Examination
Masonry Laboratory Testing
- Thursday, January 28 - Review Session
- Friday, January 29 - Certification Examination
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| Trainers/Examiners Needed for Masonry Testing Seminars/Certification |
 Qualified trainers, examiners, and supplemental examiners are needed by The Masonry Society to assist with the presentation and examination of the Masonry Field Testing and Masonry Laboratory Testing Review Sessions and Certification Exams.
If you are interested and willing to serve, please contact
TMS's Office. Candidates should have a good familiarity with the
ASTM Tests covered by these ACI Certification Programs .
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Faculty/Professor's Workshop (UPMW) Planned for March 20-22 at UCSD
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2016 University Professor's Masonry Workshop (UPMW), has been scheduled by The Masonry Society at the University of California San Diego for March 20-22 to assist faculty teaching or planning to teach masonry. Dr. Benson Shing at UCSD will serve as the host for the Workshop.
The UPMW is a forum for faculty who are teaching masonry, or will be teaching masonry, to learn about the design, specification, construction, and evaluation of masonry. Effective and innovative ways to teach this information to students are discussed. The goal of the UPMW is simple: to assist
professors teaching masonry so their students, who will be future designers and construction managers, are comfortable using masonry on their projects.
For additional information on the UPMW, click here.
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Responses needed on Masonry Education Survey
Survey Deadline Extended to December 1, 2015
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If you are an educator and have not already responded to this survey, we need your help!
Through support from the NCMA Foundation, TMS is evaluating educational resources used in masonry courses at universities, colleges, technical schools, and in other forums, with the goal of determining what resources are available, which are the most effective, and how these resources can be best used. As part of this work, we hope to identify any significant deficits in available resources and determine how to provide needed educational resources. Eventually we hope to assist in offering a comprehensive collection of resources for use by faculty, students and designers to improve their understanding of masonry.
This survey should only take about 10 minutes, and the results will help us better plan where to direct resource development. Thank you for your time and for teaching masonry! Results of this survey will be posted on TMS's website (
www.masonrysociety.org) in early 2016.
Click here to start the Survey.
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TMS Journal Papers and Reviewers Sought
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Th
e M
asonry Society is seeking quality technical papers and general interest papers for public
ation in the TMS
Journal. For information on submitting a paper v
isit the
Journal Page
on the TMS website. You may also contact the Managing Editor of the Journal, Susan Scheurer, via email at info@masonrysociety.org or phone at (303) 939-9700 for details on
submitting a paper or how to become a Reviewer.
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Welcome New Members of TMS!
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Member:Dan Mullins, Martin/Martin, Inc.
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