Download or read book Masonry Designers' Guide - 2022 written by The Masonry Society and published by . This book was released on 2023-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masonry Designers' Guide - 2022 (MDG-2022) is a valuable reference for engineers, contractors, architects, inspectors, building code authorities, and educators. The 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 show how to apply Code provisions to structural design of common masonry members. The final three chapters contain over 60 example problems related to three common masonry buildings. These comprehensive examples address a both clay masonry and concrete masonry, and both allowable-stress design and strength design). 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.