Masonry Technical Resources

Masonry topics include:  Clay Brick Masonry, Codes (MSJC & FBC), Concrete  Masonry, Continuing Education for GC's, PE's and architects, Crack Control, Fire - Energy - Sound, Inspection, Mortar-Grout, Reinforcing Steel, Metal Accessories, Sustainability & LEED, Wall-system Comparisons and much more.  If you need additional assistance or information, please contact us at: 561-310-9902 or info@floridamasonry.com .

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Fire Rated Concrete Masonry Assemblies

Fire Safe Construction: Cost Comparison

Sample Letter to Building Officials
(Use of the Code)

Update on Increased Design Strength of CMU 1-3-17 with Attachment 1

​Attachment 1 - Increased Design Strength

Guide to Concrete Masonry
Residential Construction 1997 - Historical Document

5 Common Myths About ENERGY Don Beers, PE

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Masonry & Net Zero Don Beers, PE

Lateral Bracing Don Beers, PE

Masonry Fact Sheet
Got Mold? Put Concrete Masonry in to Keep Unhealthy Mold Out!

Masonry Fact Sheet -
Strength Comparison
Masonry vs. Wood Frame

Masonry Fact Sheet -
Energy Comparison
Masonry vs. Wood Frame

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Resources by Masonry Topic

Brick Revisited: Just how GREEN is it?  

Clay Masonry | Brick

BIA Technical Notes - Subject  Index  

Anchored Brick Veneer  Wood Frame
 
Brick Veneer Steel Stud Panel Walls 

Double-Wythe Cavity Wall Masonry 

SBI Flashing and Weepholes - Residential  Brickwork  (English) | (Spanish)

SBI The Loadbearing Brick Home  

Sustainability  & Brick - TN48  
 
Purchase ASTM C216 - 11 Standard Specification for
Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale) 

Purchase  ASTM C652 - 10 Standard Specification for Hollow Brick
(Hollow Masonry Units  Made From Clay or Shale)

Purchase ASTM C90 - 11a Standard Specification for  Loadbearing Concrete Masonry Units

Codes (MSJC/FBC)

2010  Florida Building Code - Chapter 21 - Masonry

Concrete Masonry

NCMA TEK INDEX - Manual for Concrete Design and Construction 

Conceptual Errors - It is calculated...not measured

Influence of Major Testing Variables on the Indicated Compressive Strength of Concrete Masonry Units

Illustration of the difference between "Net Area" and "Gross Area"

Commercial Building in Florida

Double Wythe Cavity Wall Masonry Construction

Purchase ASTM C1586 - 05 Standard Guide for Quality Assurance of Mortars

Is your 2nd Floor Construction wood or CONCRETE?

 FCPA's Concrete Masonry Shapes & Sizes (1989) -  Historical Document Only

FCPA's Guide To Concrete Masonry Residential Construction in High-Wind Areas (1997)

Continuing Education

The Masonry Association of Florida/Masonry Education Foundation is a registered provider for the  American Institute of Architects (www.AIA.org),  the  Florida  Board of Professional Engineers (www.fbpe.org ) and  the Construction 
Industry Licensing Board (www.myfloridalicense.com).  To request a continuing education course for your company, please fill out the reservation request form or contact Don Beers, PE  @ 561-310-9902 or don@floridamasonry.com . 

Concrete Block & Fire Safety  (HSW)

Concrete Masonry - Shelter from the  Storm  (HSW)

Energy Conservation in Masonry  Walls

Masonry Design Details  - Costs & Considerations

Preventing Moisture Penetration in  Masonry Walls  (HSW)

World of Masonry

Crack Control

Location of Control Joints - Type I Block 

Masonry Construction - Where  do you Need Joints? “October 88”
 
Bury the Myth - There are NO Type I  Block in Florida 

Function of a Control Joint - Illustrations of  Control Joint and Expansion Joint

Control Joints - Illustration of the Four Most Common Control Joints

Fire / Energy / Sound 

Thermal Catalog of Concrete Masonry Assemblies 

6-01B R-Values of Multi-Wythe Concrete Masonry Walls (3-2009) 

6-02B  R-Values and U-Factors for  Single Wythe Concrete Masonry Walls (4-2009)  

6-03 Shifting Peak  Energy Loads with Concrete Masonry Construction (1991) 

6-04A Energy Code Compliance Using COMcheck (10-2007)

6-09C  Concrete  Masonry & Hardscape  Products in LEED 2009(2-2009) 

6-13B Thermal Bridges  in Wall Construction(11-2010) 

6-14A Control of Air Leakage in Concrete Masonry  Walls(1-2011) 

6-17A  Condensation Control in Concrete  Masonry  Buildings (2000) 

Thermal Mass - Energy Savings Potential in  Residential Buildings 

Tech Bulletin 6-0A - Energy Comparison Masonry  vs. Wood Frame

MAF - Masonry Fact Sheet - Energy Comparison Masonry  vs. Wood Frame

Inspection

11 Key Inspections Points

Mortar & Grout 

PCA Masonry Information - Masonry Mortars

PCA Trowel Tips- Field Testing  Masonry Mortar

Lafarge Experiment - Type S Mortar

Concrete Materials Engineering Council - Mortar and Grout Test Reporting

MAF Tech Note 2001 - 1  - Mortar - Design Strength vs. Field Strength

Table 3. Mortar Types for Classes of Construction

Reinforcing Steel & Metal Accessories 

Masonry Construction -  Preventing Corrosion

Bar Markings

Wire Type Conversion Chart 

Wire and Sheet Metal Gages - Equivalent Thickness in Decimals of an  Inch

Masonry Reinforcement - Embedment & Laps

Masonry  Beams - Shear Steel Parallel to the Load

Stirrup Spacing - Shear  Steel

Columns - Vertical Spacing of Lateral Ties

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Sustainability | LEED

LEED for New Construction 2009

Sustainable Masonry

 TN48 BIA Technical Notes - Sustainability & Brick

Wall System Comparisons

The Perfect Wall - Joseph Lsitburck, PhD, PEng, FASHRAE 
Listen to The Perfect Wall  Podcast 

Masonry Construction vs. Tilt Wall School Construction  Schedule

Steel Stud vs. Masonry Cost Comparison School Construction 

Report: Masonry vs. Tilt in TX School Construction

Is your 2nd Floor Construction wood or CONCRETE?

Report: Masonry vs. Tilt in TX School
Construction

Miscellaneous 

Plastering/Stucco

The technical information regarding stucco has been provided by the Florida Lath & Plaster Bureau: http://www.flapb.com/

Choosing the Right Block for Stucco

Stucco on Block

Tolerances: Concrete Masonry Infill & Stucco Exterior with Concrete Frame Buildings

Stucco & Building Exterior Maintenance

Choosing the Right Materials for Stucco in Florida

Guide for  Specifying Portland Cement-Based Stucco in Florida - Section 09 24  23

** Please print the TB-ST-06-12 Guide
Notes.pdf for reference and assistance. www.flapb.com

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Mold Remediation

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MAF C-90 - Modified for Architectural Concrete Masonry 

MAF Design Information - For Architectural Concrete Masonry Walls 

MAF Technical Note 0101- Concrete Masonry - Stucco Bond to Block

MAF Technical Note 200 -  Missile Impact Test - Concrete Masonry Wall 

MAF Technical Note 4200 -  Grout Confinement 

MAF Technical Note 899 – Concrete Masonry Fire  Rating – Florida 

Most Common Misunderstandings - Jim Gulde

NCMA's Safe  Communities | Safe Homes

 

 Joplin, MO | View this segment from the Nightly News with  Brian Williams. Masonry structures survived the F5 tornado, protecting the 
people of a local church and others.