The Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2022 (MDG-2022) is a valuable reference for engineers, contractors, architects, inspectors, building code authorities, and educators. Initial chapters address materials, testing, quality assurance, quality control, and construction methods with reference to specific provisions of the 2022 TMS 402 Code and TMS 602 Specification. Subsequent chapters illustrate fundamental design concepts and demonstrate how to apply Code provisions to structural design of common masonry members. The MDG-2022 also includes discussion on masonry provisions in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and its examples are based on ASCE /SEI 7-22.
More than 150 design examples included discuss concrete and clay masonry, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) masonry, prestressed masonry, glass unit masonry and more. The final three chapters of the book include 60+ comprehensive design examples for three common masonry buildings (Chapters 19-21).
Ordering either MDG-2022 hard copy option provides free digital access to the MDG-2022 when purchased in the same order (the discount will be applied after adding both items to your cart).
TMS 402/602-22 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures contains two standards and their commentaries: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (TMS 402-22) and Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 602-22). The Code (TMS 402) covers the design and construction of masonry structures while the Specification (TMS 602) is concerned with minimum construction requirements for masonry in structures.
The new 2022 edition has been updated throughout for new referenced standards, including ASCE/SEI 7-22 and numerous ASTM Standards. Other major changes to the TMS 402/602-22 include:
New, more rational, masonry veneer provisions
New Appendix D on composite reinforcement in masonry
Updated and refined provisions throughout, including compression-controlled section requirements
Bundle a TMS 402/602 hard copy with the download version to receive a 40% discount on the download (the discount will be applied after adding both items to your cart).
Available online soon through Masonry Standards Online with improved features (copy, print, highlight, annotate, and more) plus more multi-user flexibility. TMS Members receive 50% off.
During this five-part recorded webinar series, masonry experts and Committee leaders review the new standards TMS 402-22 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures and TMS 602 Specification for Masonry Structures and changes made since the 2016 edition. These standards will form the basis for masonry design provisions in the 2024 International Building Code and other model building codes and include some major new provisions that include a new appendix on masonry partition walls reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforcement, completely revised anchored and adhered veneer provisions, and enhancements throughout the standards.
Topics covered in this series include:
Overview of Changes in TMS 402/602-22 and Review of the Specification for Masonry Structures
Major Structural Design Changes in TMS 402/602-22
Seismic/Limit States Design per TMS 402/602-22
Masonry Veneer Requirement Changes in TMS 402/602-22, A Whole New Chapter
Using the New Appendix D on Composite Reinforcement in Masonry
TMS Responds is a resources developed to help answer common, and sometimes, not so common questions on masonry materials, design, construction, evaluation, and repair.
Vol. 20, No. 1 (September 2022), responds to questions on:
Major revisions from the 2016 to 2022 edition of TMS 402/602
