New Edition of TMS 402/602 Masonry Code and Spec Published
Courtesy of THE MASONRY SOCIETY
Following a 6-year development schedule, The Masonry Society (TMS) has completed and published the 2022 edition of TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures. This updated edition of TMS 402/602 includes numerous changes and additions such as completely revised veneer provisions that are more rationally based and a new Appendix on the use of GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) reinforced masonry.
Review of the new standards and changes made are available on a five-part recorded webinar series by The Masonry Society where masonry experts and Committee leaders review the new standards TMS 402-22 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures and TMS 602 Specification for Masonry Structures and changes made since the 2016 edition. These standards will form the basis for masonry design provisions in the 2024 International Building Code and other model building codes and include some major new provisions that include a new appendix on masonry partition walls reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforcement, completely revised anchored and adhered veneer provisions, and enhancements throughout the standards.
Topics covered in this series include:
- Overview of Changes in TMS 402/602-22 and Review of the Specification for Masonry Structures
- Major Structural Design Changes in TMS 402/602-22
- Seismic/Limit States Design per TMS 402/602-22
- Masonry Veneer Requirement Changes in TMS 402/602-22, A Whole New Chapter
- Using the New Appendix D on Composite Reinforcement in Masonry
