TMS Journals

The Masonry Society Journal is an open forum for the presentation and discussion of masonry research and, as such, welcomes papers related to the masonry field. All material submitted for publication will be reviewed according to TMS Journal policy, a description of which appears at the end of each issue. All technical materials appearing in the Journal may be discussed, and discussion of papers will be published along with the author’s replies.

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 18 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, July 2000 contains:

    Technical Papers

    • An Anistropic Failure Criterion for Masonry Suitable for Numerical Implementation, Paulo B. Lourenco and Jan G. Rots
    • Creep Losses in Post-Tensioned Concrete Masonry, H. R. Hamilton III and C. C. R. Badger
    • Hysteretic Behavior of Concrete Masonry Shear Walls with Unbonded Reinforcement, Alok Madan, Andrei M. Reinhorn, and John B. Mander
    • Interaction of In-Plane Shear and Flexure in Masonry Walls with Unbonded Longitudinal Reinforcement, Alok Madan, Andrei M. Reinhorn, and John B. Mander
    • Load Tests on Post-Tensioned Masonry Walls, Nebojsa Mojsilovic and Peter Marti
    • Seismic Response Patterns for URM Buildings, Daniel P. Abrams
    • Wall Density and Seismic Performance of Confined Masonry Buildings, Maria Moroni, Maximillano Astroza, and Rodrigo Caballero

    General Interest Papers

    • Brick Color Selection and Specification, Clayford T. Grimm
    • Words that Sell Brick, Clayford T. Grimm

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 18 No. 2

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, December 2000 contains:

    Technical Papers

    • An Alternative Design for Brick Veneer Steel Stud Walls, W. Mark McGinley
    • Behavior of Masonry Mortars – A Factorial Design Approach, V. Sathish, Dr. K. Ramamurthy, and Dr. R. Ambalavanan
    • Proposed Provisions for Design of Anchorage to Masonry, Richard Allen, J. Gregg Borchelt, Richard E. Klingner, and Rob Zobel
    • The Role of Water Transport between Brick and Mortar, V. A. Jennings, A. M. Werner, C. W. Park, and D. A. Lange
    • Testing of Anchor Bolts in Concrete Block Masonry, Joel B. Tubbs, David G. Pollock, Jr., and David I. McLean

    General Interest Papers

    • Brick Specifications Flowcharts, Clayford T. Grimm
    • Masonry and the Modernist Ethic, Lino Bianco

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 19 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, September 2001 contains:

    • Analytical Stress Strain Curves For Confined And Reinforced Concrete Masonry, Niaz A. Nazir and Gary C. Hart
    • Effect of Mortar on Shrinkage of Clay Masonry Wall Panels, Brian James Harris and Richard E. Klingner
    • Modeling of Flexural and Shear Response in Reinforced Masonry Walls Under Seismic Loading, Vincenzo Colotti
    • Stability of Unreinforced Masonry Under Compressive Load, James Colville
    • Strain Transfer Analysis of Masonry Prisms Reinforced with Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sheets,   K. E. Roko, T. E. Boothby, and C. E. Bakis
    • Structural Testing of Single-Storey Post-tensioned Concrete Masonry Walls, Peter T. Laursen and Jason M. Ingham
    • Testing and Codification of Partially Grout-filled Nominally-reinforced Concrete Masonry Subjected to In-Plane Cyclic Loads, Jason M. Ingham, Barry J. Davidson, David R. Brammer and Kok C. Voon
    • Using Slag in Manufacturing Masonry Bricks and Paving Units, Yasser Korany and Salah El-Haggar

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 2, No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, January-June 1982 contains:

    • A Truly Heavy Hobby, R. P. Anjaro, SR.
    • Measured Earthquake Response of a Concrete Block Masonry Shear Wall Building, G. C. Hart and S. C. Huang

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 2, No. 2

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, January-June 1983 contains:

    • Behavior of Hollow Concrete Masonry Prisms Under Axial Load and Bending, I. J. Besica and H.G. Harris
    • Measurment of the Creep Strain Distribution in an Axially Loaded Brickwork Wall, D. Warren and D. Lenczner

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 2, No. 3

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July-December 1983 contains:

    • Variability of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Beam Strength in Flexure and Shear, H. Keller and G.T. Suter
    • Behavior of Floor-to-Wall Connections in Concrete Masonry Buildings, A. Anuar, S.K. Arya and G.A. Hegemier
    • An Earthquake Design Equation for Shear Walls in Shear, G.C. Hart, S.C. Huang, R.E. Englekirk, and S. Dow

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  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 20 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, December 2002 contains:

    Technical Papers

    • Tensile Strength of Headed Anchor Bolts in Tops of Fully Grouted CMU Walls, Terence A. Weigel, J.P. Mohsen, Anthony Burke, Karl Erdmann, and Andrew Schad
    • Strength and Stiffness of Masonry Shear Walls with Openings, Hany Elshafie, Ahmad Hamid, and El-sayed Nasr
    • Experimental Investigation of Long-Term Behavior of Dry-Stack Masonry, Gero Marzahn and Gert K?nig
    • Performance of Masonry Buildings in St. Peter, Minnesota during the March 29, 1998 Tornadoes, Arturo E. Schultz, Max L. Porter, Olene Bigelow, and Richard Stehly.
    • Flexural Tension in Unreinforced Masony: Evaluation of Current Specifications, Young Sang Kim and Richard M. Bennett

    General Interest Papers

    • Quality Control of Concrete Masonry Compressive Strength, Clayford T. Grimm
    • Structural Design of Unreinforced Masonry, James Colville
    • Corrosion Protection of Metal Connectors in Masonry, Clayford T. Grimm
  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 21 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, September 2003 contains:

    • Anchor Bolts in Masonry Under Combined Tension and Shear Loading, Anne M. Fabrello-Streufert, David G. Pollock and David I. McLean
    • Elastic Stability Of URM Walls Under Transverse Loading, A. E. Schultz and J. G. Mueffelman
    • Design Considerations for Stability of Transversely-Loaded URM Walls, A. E. Schultz and J. G. Mueffelman
    • Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Brick Walls Retrofitted and Repaired, Expansive Epoxy Injection, Al Zeiny
    • Flexural Strengthening of Masonry Walls with External Composite Bars, Kunwar Bajpai and Dat Duthinh
    • Seismic Analysis of Masonry-Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames, Armin B. Meharbi and P. Benson Shing
  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 22 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, September 2004 contains:

    Technical Papers

    • Blast Resistance of FRP Retrofitted Un-Reinforced Masonry (URM) Walls With and Without Arching Action, John Myers, Abdeldjelil Belarbi and Khaled El-Domaity
    • Enhancing Flexural Resistance of Historic Masonry Walls Using Carbon Fiber Ropes, Yasser Korany and Robert Drysdale
    • In- Plane Strengthening of URM Infill Wall Assemblages Using GFRP Laminates, Wael El-Dakhakhni, Ahmad Hamid and Mohamed Elgaaly
    • Influence of Confinement on the Cyclic Behavior of Reinforced Brick Masonry Walls, Adrian S. Durham and Mervyn Kowalsky
    • Pushover Tests on Intermediate-Scale Models of Masonry Buildings With Rigid Floors, B. Calderoni, P. Lenza, and P.P. Rossi
    • Shear Behavior of UCMW Using CFRP Sheet: A Case Study, Tong Zhao, Chenjun Zhang, and Jian Xie
    • Static Determination of the Internal Forces and Displacements in Arch Bridges, A. Audenaert, H. Peremans, and W.P. DeWilde

    General Interest

    • Disaster Investigation Report: Tornado and Severe Storm Damage in Tennessee November 10, 2002 – Behavior of Brick and Veneer Structures, Jim Bryja and Richard Bennett
  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 23 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1, December 2005 contains:

    Technical Papers

    • Development and Evaluation of Hollow Concrete Interlocking Block Masonry System, K. B. Anand, and  K. Ramamurthy
      Effective Per Model for the Nonlinear In-Plane Analysis of Individual URM Piers, Tianyi Yi, Franklin L. Moon, R. T. Leon, and Lawrence F. Kahn
    • Experimental Replication of Masonry Arch Bridge Spandrel Wall Collapse, Thomas E. Boothby, Yurianto Yurianto, and Ece Erdog
    • FPR Strengthening of URM Walls With Openings- Experimental Results, Tong Li, Nestore Galati, J. Gustavo Tumialan, and Antonio Nanni
    • FPR Strengthening of URM Walls With Openings- Numerical Analysis and Design, Tong Li, Nestore Galati, J. Gustavo Tumialan, and Antonio Nanni
    • Methodology for the Design of Lightweight Concrete with Expanded Clay Aggregates, Ana M. Bastos, Hipolito Sousa, and Hipolito Sousa
    • Performance of URM Walls Under In-Plane Seismic Loading, Mohamed A. ElGawady, Pierino Lestuzzi, and Marc Badoux
    • Structural Behavior of Tie Connections for Residential Brick Veneer Construction, James M. LaFave and Dziugas Reneckis

    General Interest

    • Bond Between Concrete and Building Stones in Stone Masonry Structures, Muhammad I. M. Rjoub

     

  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 24 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1, November 2006 contains:

    • Dowel Action of Titanium Bars Connecting Marble Fragments,  Elizabeth N. Vintzileou , Eleni-Eva E. Toumbakari and Konstantinos A. Papadopoulos
    • Effect of Air Entrainment on the Performance of Cement-lime Mortars, W. Mark McGinley
    • Impact Resistance of Residential Wall Systems to Wind-Borne Debris, Richard M. Bennett, J. Gregg. Borchelt, Jim Bryja, and Bill Kjorlien
    • In-plane Performance Assessment of URM Walls Retrofitted with FRP, Pedro F. Silva, Abdeldjelil Belarbi, and Tong Li
    • Influence of Prior Out-of-Plane Damage on the In-Plane Behavior of Masonry Infilled Frames, R.C. Henderson, M. L. Porter, W. D. Jones, and E. G. Burdette
    • Time-Dependent Strength and Creep in Masonry, Guilherme Aris Parsekian and Luiz Sergio Franco

     

  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 25 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, September 2007 contains:

    • Brick Veneer Steel Stud Wall Systems: State-of-the-Art  Joseph O. Arumala
    • Comparison of Distribution of Properties in Segmental Retaining Wall Units Between Manufacturers  Cesar Chan, Kenneth C. Hover and Kevin J. Folliard
    • The Effects of Moisture on Compressive Strength and Modulus of Brick Masonry, Amde M. Amde, J. V. Martin and James Colville
    • Load Capacity of Dry- Stack Masonry Walls  H. C. Uzoegbo , R. Senthivel and J.V. Ngowi
    • Out-of-Plane Flexural Strength of Unreinforced Clay Brick Masonry Walls, M. C. Griffith and J. Vaculik
    • Polymer Modification of Masonry Cements in Brick Masonry, Amde M. Amde, James Colville and J. Christian Brown

     

  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 26 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, July 2008 contains:

    • Appropriate Control Prism for Prestressed or Reinforced Masonry Floor Systems, Abdul Baqi
    • Effect of Moisture on FRP-Masonry Bond Strength, D. D. Stierwalt and H. R. Hamilton III
    • Evaluation of Thermal Resistance of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Masonry Systems, Christina M. Behrens and Jennifer E. Tanner
    • Finite Element Interface Modeling and Experimental Verification of Masonry-Infilled R/C Frames, Ghassan Al-Chaar, Armin B. Mehrabi and Teymour Manzouri
    • In-Plane Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shrinkage Control Joints, Jason Ingham, Gavin Wight and K. C. Voon
  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 26 No. 2

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, November 2008

    Technical Papers

    • Compressed Earth Block: Achieving Building Code Requirements with Lime Stabilization, Richard J. Godbey and Margaret L. Thomson
    • Development of Laboratories for Masonry Testing and Non-Destructive Evaluation, John M. Coombs and Jennifer E. Tanner
    • Flange Effects on the Nonlinear Behavior of URM Piers, T. Yi, F. L. Moon, R. T. Leon, and L. F. Kahn
    • Statistical Analysis of Compressive Strength of Clay Brick Masonry: Testing, Saman A. Aryana and John H. Matthys
    • A Study on the Use of GFRP as an External Reinforcement for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, Ayca Eminaga and Ali M. Memari

    General Interest Papers

    • The First United States Prestressed Masonry Structures Richard M. Bennett
  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 27 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. Vol. 27, No. 1, July 2009

    • Compressive Strength of Clay Brick Masonry, Saman A. Aryana and John H. Matthys
    • In-Plane Behavior of a Confined Masonry Wall, Khashair Pourazin and Sassan Eshghi
    • Performance of Lap Splices in Concrete Masonry Shear Walls, J.Z. Mjelde, D.I. McLean, J.J. Thompson, and W.M. McGinley
    • Wind and Earthquake Shear Load in Symmetrical Loadbearing Masonry Buildings, Pedro Sing-Sang, Yuri Totoev, and Adrian W. Page

     

  • TMS eJournal, Vol. 28 No. 1

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    TMS Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1, January 2010

    • Finite Element Analysis of a Panelized Brick Veneer Wall System and Comparison with Wind Load Testing Results, Jianhai Liang and Ali M. Memari
    • A Moment Magnification Approach for Unreinforced Masonry Design, Richard M. Bennett
    • A Planar-Frame Model for Nonlinear Response of Low-Rise URM Buildings, Youssef Belmouden and Pierino Lestuzzi
    • Study of System-Component Interactions in a Thin-Tile Masonry Dome, Andrew D. Sorensen and Ece Erdogmus