Events Calendar
2021 Annual Meeting – Nashville, TN
Millennium Maxwell House Hotel 2025 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN, United StatesThe 2021 Annual Meeting of The Masonry Society will be held October 13-16, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel The Masonry Society will hold several educational programs along with our committee meetings and fun social events. Specific details on activities will be added to this page as they become available. Please...
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #1 – Review of Common Masonry Materials
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. This session will review masonry materials commonly used in cladding systems between the 1880 and 1945...
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #2 – Masonry Systems
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. This session will discuss the typical masonry exterior wall systems, commonly referred to as transitional masonry...
Masonry Testing Review Sessions & Certifications
National Concrete Masonry Association 13750 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA, United StatesThe Masonry Society, with the support of National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and the Portland Cement Association (PCA), will be offering two intensive education review sessions, followed by ACI Certification Examinations for Masonry Field Testing Technicians (MFTT) and Masonry Laboratory Testing Technicians (MLTT). The Education Review Sessions are excellent ways for new technicians, contractors, producers,...
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #3 – Planning and Conducting a Transitional Masonry Building Investigation
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. This session will focus on the important aspects of developing an investigation program for a transitional...
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #4 – Testing and Analysis
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Building on concepts presented during prior sessions, we will discuss approaches for obtaining information on material...
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #5 – Rehabilitation Options for Transitional Masonry
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Once the assessment is complete and the deterioration mechanisms are known, rehabilitation options can be considered....
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #6 – Implementation of a Rehabilitation Project for Transitional Masonry
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Once an assessment is complete and a rehabilitation approach has been selected, implementing the rehabilitation work...
Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #7 – Developing a Maintenance Plan for Existing Masonry
During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. While masonry is extraordinarily durable, maintenance is required from time to time. Based on inspection and...
Introduction to Allowable Stress Design of Masonry and Design Methodologies (Allowable Stress Design Night School #1)
This introductory session introduces the Allowable Stress Design of Masonry series and reviews basic Allowable Stress Design concepts. Dr. McGinley will present key differences between allowable stress design and strength design procedures. This session will also review masonry assemblies and systems, noting their purposes and resistance to primary loads. Attendees will learn about typical masonry...