Understanding Masonry Codes & Standards

This intensive seminar will guide you step-by-step through the recently updated masonry specification provisions included in the consensus masonry standards.

Specification for Masonry Structures (ACI 530.1-05/ASCE 6-05/TMS 602-05) and pertinent details in the Masonry Code and the IBC 2006. At the same time, it will cover basic masonry design and construction examples that contractors need to know, using both the Code and the Specification. This seminar is intended for contractors who will be applying for Certification and who use the Specification to erect masonry structures.

Many changes have been made to the 2005 Masonry Specification along with some important changes in the 2006 IBC. This seminar will familiarize you with these new provisions, and how they may affect your masonry construction projects.

The seminar instructor, Rashod R. Johnson, P.E. serves on the Masonry Standards Joint Committee that made changes to these standards and has been active in the IBC Code process for almost 7 years. He will explain the major changes, why they were made, and what the changes may mean to you as a contractor. You will work through real life examples that are encountered daily.

By the end of this seminar, you will have a real feel for the Code, so that you can put the new Masonry Code into practice.

Required textbooks include:

• Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530-05 / ASCE 5-05 TMS 402-05)
  A joint effort between the American Concrete Institute, the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers and The Masonry Society, this book features information on several important topics including materials, seismic design, walls, veneers and much more!

• Standard Practice for Bracing Masonry Walls Under Construction
  The Standard was developed to clarify the existing OSHA code. It was written by engineers, mason contractors and others familiar with the masonry industry to provide for the health and safety of our industry's employees.

To purchase the items, please call 800-536-2225 or order online through the MCAA Bookstore.

Please contact the Mason Contractors Association of America toll free at 800-536-2225 for event itinerary information.

Please contact the Mason Contractors Association of America toll free at 800-536-2225 for course agenda information.

Each student successfully completing the course will receive 5 educational credits towards certification. Only those students completing the full three hours of instruction are eligible to receive the credits.

MCAA Member First Attendee: $250.00, Each Additional Attendee: $200.00

Non-Member First Attendee: $350.00, Each Additional Attendee: $300.00

Complete tuition for each attendee must be submitted before students will be admitted to class.

Requests for refunds must be received in writing by MCAA no later than thirty days prior to the event.

If you have questions, please contact the Mason Contractors Association of America toll free at 800-536-2225.

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