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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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
April 5-7, 2018, TMS 2018 Spring Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana
October 3-6, 2018, TMS 2018 Annual Meeting, Likely Cleveland, Ohio or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 14-16, 2019, TMS Spring Meetings, Salt Lake City, Utah
June 16-19, 2019, 13th North American Masonry Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah
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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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President Painter's Letter - Hello Friends!
Some of the Good Things TMS is Doing
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Hello TMS Family and Friends!
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TMS Responds on Masonry Detailing
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The Masonry Society has released a new issue of TMS Responds, with replies to questions on detailing structural masonry. TMS Members can download this issue of TMS Responds, along with past issues and other resources from TMS's Member's Area.
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Presentations Sought for TMS Annual Meeting
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The Masonry Society is looking for excellent technical presentations on masonry for our Annual Meeting that will be held on October 6-11 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Presentations are typically 20 minutes in length and will likely be scheduled for Saturday, October 8. If you wish to present a topic, please email a title, a 1 paragraph description, and a 1 paragraph bio to
TMS by
April 20, 2016. TMS's Meetings Committee will consider topics and will notify speakers if they have been selected to present in May or early June.
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Photograph courtesy of the
Raleigh Convention &
Visitor's Bureau
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Masonry Testing Technician Certification to be held near Washington DC in November 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 November 8-11 at the laboratory of the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) in Herndon, Virginia. For additional information on these review sessions and certifications,
click here. Sessions are scheduled as follows:
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Masonry Field Testing
- Tuesday, November 8 - Review Session
- Wednesday, November 9 - Certification Examination
Masonry Laboratory Testing
- Thursday, November 10 - Review Session
- Friday, November 11 - Certification Examination
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13th NAMC to be held in Salt Lake City with BYU
Save the Dates: June 14-19, 2019
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Dr. Fernando S. Fonseca of Brigham Young University (BYU) will host the 13th North American Masonry Conference on June 16-19, 2019 (with TMS Business Meetings being held June 14-16) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The North American Masonry Conference (NAMC) is a forum for the exchange of scientific, engineering, architectural, construction, evaluation, and repair information on masonry. The conference includes sessions with technical papers, panel discussions, and other methods of information exchange. The conference is sponsored by The Masonry Society with the support of many organizations and companies. Watch the Conference Page of TMS's website for additional details on the Conference.
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Masonry Presentations Sought for 2017 Structures Congress
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The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced that the
2017 Structures Congress will be held in Denver, Colorado from April 6-8, 2017. TMS will again partner to help support this important event, and we are soliciting masonry related presentations. If you are interested in presenting a masonry topic, please submit a title, one page abstract, and a 1 paragraph bio to TMS no later than April 20, 2016 to
TMS. Topics will be reviewed and accepted speakers will be notified in June.
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TMS Legacy Fund created to Recognize Donors
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At the recommendation of a TMS Member, the Society's Administrative Committee Team has created guidelines to recognize the generosity of donors while creating resources for TMS to advance the knowledge of masonry for a sustainable world, through education, research, and practice. TMS's new Legacy Fund designations are available here, and TMS will so recognize donors in the future. As noted, donors may designate donations to one of the existing programs of TMS.
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TMS Website Revisions Begin
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A new website is currently being constructed for The Masonry Society that will allow easier use by browsers, additional features for members, and reduced workload on staff and volunteers. Currently the "Wireframes" for the site are being developed which provides the "structure" and a template for the website pages. Based on initial reviews, the new website appears clean, fresh, and intuitive. Unlike TMS's current website, which is not "Google-Compliant" the new website will be easy to use on computers, tablets, and smart phones - scaling as appropriate for these different platforms. Search engines, common logins, a more robust e-store, and a "MyTMS" page will enhance the usability of the website. A snap shot of one proposed homepage is shown below. If you care to review the current draft, please contact TMS Staff. If all goes well, the new website should debut by Thanksgiving, which will hopefully also be branded with a new TMS logo. If so, TMS hopes to process 2017 dues renewals with the new website.
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Logo Design Contest for TMS Open to All
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The Masonry Society is seeking ideas to create a new logo for the Society and will provide $500 to the Winner of a Logo Design Contest! Anyone may submit their ideas (so please share with students or friends), and we've made it easy. Just download the one page Instructions as background, and then forward your ideas as a jpeg file with a signed Release Form to TMS no later than June 1, 2016. The winning logo (selected in August), and ideas from other submissions, may then be used in a new logo for TMS.
Click here for Background Information and for the Release Form.
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INSERT NEW
TMS
LOGO HERE!
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Other Opportunities, Deadlines, and Events
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Masonry Education Survey Results/Report
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Thanks to sponsorship from the NCMA Foundation, The Masonry Society recently completed a study of masonry educational resources used in universities and colleges in the United States and Canada. The findings from that study are published
here. The purpose of this study was to gather current information and statistics on commonly used masonry educational resources, their strengths and weakness, and what type of additional resources are sought for education in the college and university setting. Based on results of the study, it is hoped that the masonry industry and TMS can develop a strategy to ensure that adequate resource are available to support masonry education at the college and university level.
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2016 UPMW Draws Educators from US & Canada
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The 2016 University Professor's Masonry Workshop (UPMW), which was held on March 20-22 at the University of California, San Diego, was a great success, drawing 21 total attendees from across the United States and Canada. Dr. Benson Shing of UCSD served as Workshop Host, and a number of interesting topics were presented by speakers and attendees. Click here to read more about the UPMW.
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
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Brian Trimble was recently appointed Director of Industry Development at the International Masonry Institute.
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Welcome New Members of TMS!
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Member
Eric A. Johnson,
Woodbury University San Diego
Dawn Lafey,
International Masonry Institute
Mark L. Swanson,
International Masonry Institute
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Interested in learning more about TMS?
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The Masonry Society is an international gathering of people interested in the art and science of masonry whose mission is to advance the knowledge of masonry. While a relatively small group, TMS's membership is very active and productive, generating standards, design guides, construction specifications, and evaluation and repair recommendations, while sharing masonry knowledge through seminars, papers, and mentoring programs. If you are interested in learning more about what TMS does, or wish to share your own knowledge, please contact us at any time.
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