Masonry Instant Answers
No-Nonsense Masonry Information,
Packed with Charts, Tables, Figures to Help Get the Job Done
By Rochelle Jaffe
THE EASIEST, FASTEST WAY TO ANSWER ANY
MASONRY-RELATED CONSTRUCTION QUESTION!
INCLUDES CODE REQUIREMENTS!
Masonry
Instant Answers delivers a no-nonsense, informational format
packed with charts, tables, and figures -- just enough detail to get
the job done. Perfectly sized for carrying on-site, this
information-dense resource covers:
- Masonry units
- Mortar and grout
- Reinforcement
- Masonry assembly
- Bracing
- Installation practices
- Hot and cold weather construction
- Code requirements for QA/AC
- ASTM standard requirements for materials and testing
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Table of Contents:
Introduction
PART I: MATERIALS AND TESTING
Chapter 1: Masonry Units
Chapter 2: Mortar and Grout
Chapter 3: Reinforcement
Chapter 4: The Masonry Assembly
PART II: CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 5: Installation of Masonry Units
Chapter 6: Mortar and Grout Installation
Chapter 7: Placement of Reinforcement,
Ties/Anchors, and Flashing
Chapter 8: Masonry Construction During
Weather Extremes
Chapter 9: Temporary Bracing of Masonry
Walls Under Construction
Glossary
Acronyms
ASTM Standards Referenced in this Book
Index
About The Author:
Rochelle Jaffe is a licensed architect and a licensed
structural engineer. She is also certified as a construction
specifier (by the Construction Specification Institute) and as a
special inspector of structural masonry (by the International
Conference of Building Officials). As a Senior Project Consultant
with NTH Consultants, Ltd., in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Ms. Jaffe
specializes in investigation, evaluation, and rehabilitation of
existing, deteriorated, and damaged masonry structures, and has over
20 years experience in this field.
Ms. Jaffe is a member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)
and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). As an active
member of The Masonry Society (TMS), she is a former member of the
Board of Directors and a former editor of the Journal, serves on the
Design Practices Committee, and is current chairperson of the
Architectural Practices Committee. Her active participation in the
ACI/ASCE/TMS Masonry Standards Joint Committee, the group that
authors the Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI
530/ASCE 5/TMS 402) and the Specification for Masonry Structures (ACI
530.1/ASCE 6/TMS 602), includes serving as a former chair of the
Stone Cladding Subcommittee.
Ms. Jaffe has authored or co-authored magazine articles and
texts, as well as numerous technical reports related to
investigations of masonry structures with material and architectural
or structural deficiencies. She has spoken at a variety of seminars
and other technical functions.
Soft-cover
264 Pages - 150 Illustrations
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