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Design Guides and Checklists
MASONRY PARTITION WALL DESIGN GUIDE
MASONRY EXTERIOR NON-BEARING WALL DESIGN GUIDE
MASONRY STORM SHELTERS
MASONRY WALL HEIGHT OPTIONS
KEY POINTS REGARDING MASONRY AS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
KEY POINTS FOR CONTRACTORS REGARDING MASONRY
Technical Insights
BOND BEAMS
BOND BEAMS – TOP OF WALL
EARLY STRENGTH OF MASONRY
HOW TO SPECIFY CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MASONRY IN THE MIDWEST
HOW TO PROPERLY SPECIFY CLAY STRUCTURAL MASONRY IN THE MIDWEST
HOW TO PROPERLY SPECIFY CLAY STRUCTURAL MASONRY IN THE MIDWEST
MASONRY VS STEEL LINTELS
STEPS TO EFFICIENT MASORY LINTEL DESIGN
HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT FOR MASONRY WALLS
REINFORCING EXISTING MASONRY FOR NEW LATERAL LOADS
WHY ARE MASONRY JOINT CONTROLS SIGNIFICANT?
STACK BOND FROM AN SE’S PERSPECTIVE
NEW OPENINGS IN EXISTING MASONRY WALLS
Case Studies
CASE STUDY: LONG SPAN MASONRY LINTEL
CASE STUDY: UTILIZE MASONRY WALLS TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
WALL WEIGHT MYTH
WALL WEIGHT MYTH FOR MASONRY
Software
COMPONENT-BASED MASONRY SOFTWARE
FINITE ELEMENT MODELING, ANALYSIS, & DESIGN FOR MASONRY
LATERAL ANALYSIS – RIGHT WAY, WRONG WAY WITH SOFTWARE