FORMAT
BOOKS
PACKAGES
EDITION
PUBLISHER
CONTENT TYPE
Act
Admin Code
Announcements
Bill
Book
CADD File
CAN
CEU
Charter
Checklist
City Code
Code
Commentary
Comprehensive Plan
Conference Paper
County Code
Course
DHS Documents
Document
Errata
Executive Regulation
Federal Guideline
Firm Content
Guideline
Handbook
Interpretation
Journal
Land Use and Development
Law
Legislative Rule
Local Amendment
Local Code
Local Document
Local Regulation
Local Standards
Manual
Model Code
Model Standard
Notice
Ordinance
Other
Paperback
PASS
Periodicals
PIN
Plan
Policy
Product
Product - Data Sheet
Program
Provisions
Requirements
Revisions
Rules & Regulations
Standards
State Amendment
State Code
State Manual
State Plan
State Standards
Statute
Study Guide
Supplement
Sustainability
Technical Bulletin
All
|
Content DescriptionKey updates and revisions incorporated by the Committee include: Updates for coordination with other reference standards including updates to reflect changes in ASTM standards and reference to the 2022 edition of ASCE/SEI 7. General cleanup and clarification of provisions and expanded commentary. Introduced new deflection limits of l/600 for cast stone subjected to out-of-plane loads. Removed the historical drying shrinkage limit of 0.000325, replaced by a requirement that drying shrinkage be tested and reported. Minimum thickness requirement of 2.5 inches (64 mm) for all cast stone units. Permitting the use of glass fiber reinforced polymer bars meeting ASTM D7957/C7957M. Minimum qualifications for testing labs and inspection agencies are required to be defined.About TMSFormed in 1977, The Masonry Society (TMS) is an educational, scientific, and technical society dedicated to the advancement of scientific, engineering, architectural, and construction knowledge of masonry. The Society is a not-for-profit, membership driven organization that gathers, correlates, and disseminates information for the improvement of the design, construction, manufacture, use, and maintenance of masonry products and structures. As part of these efforts, TMS develops standards, guides, and other resources, educates through seminars, workshops, conferences, and collaborates with the construction industry, design profession and other leaders desiring to see a better and more resilient built environment. |
GROUPS
|