Technical Information from NWCMA

Tek Notes

• Concrete Masonry Fire Resistance - (February 2005)
• Control Joints for Concrete Masonry Crack Control - (April 2008)
• Factory Preblended Mortar Specification - (June 2005)
• Rain Resistant Architectural Concrete Masonry - (November 2000)
• Specifying Ground-Face Concrete Masonry Units - (August 2005)
• Design of Concrete Masonry Veneer for Crack Control - (December 2000)
• Concrete Masonry and Sustainable Design are a Natural Fit – (September 2010)

Design Guide

• Masonry: Design Method Choices

Technical Information from Other Organizations

National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA)

  Web site: www.ncma.org
  Phone #:  703-713-1900

• NCMA Concrete Masonry Tek Notes and Technical Details
• NCMA Catalog of Publications

The NCMA Catalog of Publications can be viewed by going to the NCMA e-store.

 

Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada

  Web site: www.cmacn.org
  Web site: www.whymasonry.org 
  Phone #:  916-722-1700

• Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures
• Masonry Design Computer Programs

 

The Masonry Society (TMS)

  Web site: www.masonrysociety.org
  Phone #:  303-939-9700

• MSJC Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures
  (ACI 530 / TMS 402)
• Masonry Designer's Guide