Description:
The Masonry Society has just finished the creation of this comprehensive seminar aimed at helping inspectors, engineers and building officials identify and check key quality assurance items on the jobsite. The seminar uses the 2006 IBC and the 2005 MSJC as the primary references and it overviews related ASTM standards and inspection guides. Attendees will learn code inspection requirements, proper placement of materials, mortar and grout, flashing, movement joints, how to determine the compressive strength of masonry, and appropriate severe weather procedures.

This comprehensive seminar is aimed at helping inspectors, engineers, and building officials identify and check key quality assurance items on the jobsite. The seminar uses the 2006 IBC and the 2005 MSJC as primary references as that is what the current ICC Certification Examination for Structural Masonry Special Inspectors uses for its basis. In addition, changes related to inspection and construction in both the 2008 MSJC and the 2009 IBC will be briefly discussed. The seminar also overviews related ASTM standards and inspection guides. Attendees will learn code inspection requirements, proper placement of materials, mortar and grout, how to determine the compressive strength of masonry, and appropriate severe weather procedures. In addition, testing requirements will be overviewed from the perspective of a masonry inspector observing the preparation of test specimens and reviewing the test results.

Plan Reading Optional Seminar - In addition to the Structural Masonry Inspection Seminar, TMS also offers a 2 hour seminar on basic plan reading, which is an excellent primer for those preparing for the ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspectors Certification Examination. As part of the course, attendees will have a chance to review a set of plans and take a short quiz if they wish to simulate questions similar to those they may see on the actual certification examination. Since most applicants for the ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspectors Certification Examination have the most difficulty with this portion of the examination, it is highly recommended for those planning to take the examination for the first time, and for those new to plan reading. This segment is only offered at the seminars below marked with an asterisks *.

 

Dates of Scheduled Seminars	Locations of Scheduled Seminars	Registration Information
February 1, 2010	Las Vegas, NV Co-sponsored by Hanley Wood and the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN)	Click here

* Day 2 includes the Plan Reading Seminar and Quiz.