To find out more about the publications listed below, or to order them, visit the TMS eStore.
Some publications are also available electronically.
(TMS-0402-16)
(TMS-0404-16)
(TMS 402-13 and TMS 602-13)
(RCJ-1222-17)
(TMS-1700-17)
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Upcoming TMS Events & Meetings
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April 22-24, 2021 Spring Meetings, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
October 13-16, 2021 Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
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11th International Masonry Conference, 2022, York, England, UK
14th North American Masonry Conference, June 9-14, 2023, with the University of Nebraska Lincoln at Omaha
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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 Virtual Annual Meeting a Success!
Leaders Elected & Awards Presented
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The Masonry Society held productive, educational, and enjoyable virtual 2020 Annual Meetings from October 12-16. The meetings started with an instructional and warm welcoming reception, had productive committee meetings, excellent educational sessions, and a number of fun, social activities that allowed the 100 plus attendees to meet new attendees and Members, get to know one another better, and to reestablish friendships and business connections.
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In addition, the following special awards were presented:
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- John B. Scalzi Research Award: Nebojsa Mojsilovic, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich
- Ph.D. Dissertation Awards: Nader Aly, Concordia University, for "Seismic Performance and Building Height Limits of Ductile Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shear Walls with Boundary Elements" under the direction of Dr. Khaled Galal
- Master's Student Thesis Awards: Clayton Pettit, University of Alberta, for "Effect of Rotational Base Stiffness on the Behaviour of Loadbearing Masonry Walls" under the direction of Dr. Carlos Cruz-Noguez
Click here to download a pdf of the Awards Lunch Presentation or to listen to recordings of the Award presentations.
The Society would like to thank all the session leaders, Committee Chairs, Speakers, Moderators, volunteers, and attendees for helping us to conduct these productive and enjoyable meetings.
In addition, TMS wishes to thank the following sponsors for their financial support of the meetings:
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Peter Babaian
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CananD'Avela
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Renew 2021 TMS Dues Now
Continue Membership Benefits & Help the Society
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The Masonry Society depends on our membership to he lp us meet our mission of advancing the knowledge of masonry. The fastest and easiest way to renew is to login here, where you can also take advantage of discounted subscriptions to several masonry magazines, order publications at Member discounts, and take advantage of other membership benefits. We express our thanks to our 2020 Members, and look forward to working with our 2021 Members to accomplishing more great things in the coming year! |
Masonry 101 Night School Continues
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Space is still available for the four remaining Masonry 101 Night School sessions, and recordings of the two previously held sessions will be made available to those registrants enrolling now. Click here for information and to register.
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Night School to Continue this Winter with Strength Design Course
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Richard M. Bennett and John M. Hochwalt, authors of TMS's newest and best- selling new guide Strength Design of Masonry, will present a six session Strength Design of Masonry Night School as follows:
- Introduction to Strength Design of Masonry and Design Methodologies; February 3, 2021, 7 pm ET; Presenter: John Hochwalt, PE., SE.
- Strength Design of Beams; February 10, 2021, 7 pm ET; Presenter: Richard M. Bennett, PhD., PE.
- Strength Design of Walls for Axial Load and Out-of-Plane Loads; February 17, 2021, 7 pm ET; Presenter: Richard M. Bennett, PhD., PE
- Wall Design for In-Plane Loads & Seismic Detailing; February 24, 2021, 7 pm ET; Presenter: John M. Hochwalt, PE., SE.
- Strength Design of Columns and Pilasters & System Behavior; March 3, 2021, 7 pm ET; Presenter: John M. Hochwalt, PE., SE.
- Reinforcement & Connectors; March 10, 2021, 7 pm ET; Presenter: Richard M. Bennett PhD., PE.
Up to 6 learning units/PDH's/CEU's can be earned by attending this course.
Watch TMS's website later this year for additional information and to register for these sessions.
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| Direct Design Software Webinar on December 10 -
Free Thanks to NCMA Sponsorship
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Jason Thompson, Vice President of Engineering at the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), will present Direct Design Software for Masonry Structures on December 10 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST. Thanks to sponsorship from NCMA, registration for this webinar that will review this powerful software is FREE.
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Presenters Needed
Help us Advance the Knowledge of Masonry!
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TMS is seeking excellent presentations for our "2nd Thursday of the month" webinar series this spring and next fall, and for future Night School courses. Presentations should provide at least 1 hour of technical content. Speakers for these webinars are paid $600.
If you would like a presentation considered for any or all of these opportunities, please complete the Presentation Submission Form, noting which venue in the description, and your preferred length (if different than above).
For all these opportunities, the presentations must not be promotional and should be of interest to those wishing to learn more about the design, construction, evaluation, or repair of masonry. A selection committee consider proposals.
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Committee Highlight: What We are Doing
Building Performance Committee
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The Building Performance Committee (BPC) is one of The Masonry Society's newer Committees. The Committee Chair is John Civitillo of WDP Consulting Engineers and the Vice Chair is Matt Reiter of Cornell University. Formed to broaden the scope of the former Sustainability Committee, the BPC is tasked with identifying and disseminating information and research regarding high performance building design incorporating masonry. Topics considered range from sustainability, energy performance, and durability to resilience, flood resistance, and fire resistance of masonry construction. The Committee is currently exploring numerous opportunities under the scope of the committee to provide value to the masonry industry through publications, articles, webinars, and more. Task groups are in the process of being formed to develop content for several of the topics most relevant to the existing committee membership. For additional information on the Committee and its mission and goals, click here, or contact the Chair here. T o be considered for membership on the Committee, click here.
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Promotional Webinars by Vendors
TMS accepting Proposals for Consideration
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The Masonry Society is accepting vendors and manufacturers who wish to offer informational webinars through the Society on their products and systems. For information or details, click here.
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Sponsorship Opportunity: Sustainability E-News
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TMS Sustainability E-News is produced two times monthly to keep TMS Members and others interested in sustainable design informed of new trends and products, and how masonry can assist in making the built environment more sustainable, resilient, and safe. Sponsorships for 2021 are now being accepted. For additional information on sponsor levels, click here.
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Fellow Member Nominations Due February 1st
Recognize Leaders & Supporters by Nominating |
The Masonry Society is now accepting nominations for Fellow Members. To qualify for Fellow Membership status, a TMS Member must have made outstanding contributions to the Society and have been a Member for no less than 10 consecutive years. Recent modifications to the nomination process have made it easier than ever to nominate a deserving TMS Member!
Nominations are due by February 1st each year. Those granted Fellowship status will be honored at the following Annual Meeting of TMS, and will carry the designation FTMS, Fellow of The Masonry Society. Nominating leaders and supporters is a wonderful way to recognize those that have helped you and helped the Society.
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Masonry Education Hub/Learning Management Systems Under Development Thanks to Support from the NCMA Foundation and WSCPA
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The Masonry Society (TMS) has begun development of a Masonry Education Hub and Learning Management System to allow designers, professors, students, and other users to obtain on-demand masonry education thanks to generous support from the National Concrete Masonry Association Foundation (NCMA Foundation) and Western States Clay Products Association (WSCPA). The Masonry Education Hub will be hosted on the TMS website to provide a central location for excellent and accessible training session on a variety of masonry topics in a number of online formats (YouTube type videos, recorded Webinars, Night School classes, University courses, etc.). It is being created in response to the request to provide users of masonry systems with a central system to learn more about masonry, find resources on masonry, and to track educational hours (AIA Learning Units (LUs), Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and Professional Development Hours (PDH)) they may need for their own credentials (licenses). For additional information on the initiation of the Masonry Education Hub, click here.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for organizations wishing to support the Hub by contacting TMS.
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Course Available
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Welcome New Members of TMS!
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Affiliate
Donald Foster, Masonry Cosmetics, Inc.
Member
Timothy Beaver, The Kachele Group
Denis Belevtin, O'Connell & Associates Consulting Engineers, LLC
Joe Friederichs, TenCate Geosynthetics Americas
Isaac Matthew Gaetz, The Vertex Companies
Mathew Higgins, JEO Consulting Group
Jayson Kellos, H&B by Mitek
Kimberly Waggle Kramer, Kansas State University
Mario Machnicki, US Heritage Group
Rene Flores Martinez, Rene Martinez
Cassie Mejia, Arizona Masonry Council
Michael Oldakowski, Lamoureux Pagano Associates Architects
Linda Potter, Hohmann & Barnard
Chany Rosen, Cavalry LLC
Grant Russell, Norton and Schmidt Consulting Engineers
Anthony Ruth, NAVFAC SE
Michael Simac, Earth Improvement Technologies, Inc.
Angelina Stasulis, Davis & Church, LLC
J. Bret Turley, Simpson Strong-Tie Company
Junior
Tyrell Frieling, Hill Masonry, Inc.
Kallie Kallie, Dan Lepore & Sons
Rourk Marlow, Ryan Biggs | Clark Davis
Student
Asma Aljazzar, California State University, Long Beach
Omar Alonso, Texas A & M University
Kyle M. Bauer, Kansas State University
Collin R. Beebe, Kansas State University
Mario Chiesa, Lawrence Technological University
Brandon Cook, Kansas State University
Dillon Engelland, Kansas State University
Koutaro Ishizaki
Sarah Joe, Arizona State University
Chelsea Lewis, Kansas State University
Sohil Paudel, University of Texas at Tyler
Sujan Subedi, University of Toledo
Jonathan Taylor, New Mexico Tech
Shelby VanAssche, Michigan Technological University
Jarett Wildeman, Kansas State University
Hoss Yaqoub
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