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MASONRY MADNESS®: Masonry’s Toughest Warriors Face Off

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# MASONRY ALLIANCE FOR CODES AND STANDARDS MEETS IN WASHINGTON, DC
On March 14th and 15th, the Masonry Alliance for Codes and Standards (MACS) met in Washington DC at the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA). This

Strength design was added to the MSJC to improve the other masonry provisions for allowable stress design, veneer criteria, empirical design, prestressed design, and glass unit design. The rationale for including strength design was to provide for an imp

INSPECTION OF MASONRY
A Look at the Requirements
in the MSJC and the IBC

By Stuart Beavers and Phillip Samblanet

Inspection of masonry construction will be performed more frequently in the near future due to requirements in t

and according to the plans and speci-
fications. Such quality masonry will perform much better than poorly constructed masonry since the strength and durability of the masonry is mobilized. As designers and owners see this more favorable per- forman

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