Outstanding Paper Awards at the 11th NAMC

TMS presented awards to recognize outstanding papers presented at the 11th North American Masonry Conference in Minneapolis, MN in 2011.

Award Recipients

Seismic Performance of Masonry Veneer in Wood-Frame Structures by Hussein Okail, P. Benson Shing, Richard E. Klingner, Seongwoo Jo, W. Mark McGinley, and David I. McLean
Allowable Stress Recalibration in the 2011 TMS 402 by Richard M. Bennett, Edwin T. Huston, David I. McLean, and Diane B. Throop
Brick Beyond Boundaries by Richard Filloramo, Mack Scogin, Jennifer Pindyck, Michael Filisky, and David Biggs
Performance of Brick in Field Freeze-Thaw Exposure to That Predicted by Physical Properties and Freeze-Thaw Tests by J. Gregg Borchelt and Brian E. Trimble

Splice Provisions for Deformed Reinforcement Surrounded by Grout in AAC Masonry by Miguel Forero Henao, and Richard E. Klingner
Fragility Curves for In-Plane Seismic Performance of Reinforced Masonry Walls by Juan Murcia-Delso, and P. Benson Shing
Evaluation of Water Repellent Admixtures and Coatings on the Air Permeance of Single-Wythe Concrete Masonry by Nicholas R. Lang, Jason J. Thompson, and Dennis W. Graber
Shear Design of Reinforced Masonry Beams by Salah R. Sarhat and Ted Sherwood