MNSEA Monthly Meeting - Strength Design of Masonry (3/12/2024)
Date and Time
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
7:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
Breakfast & Registration - 7:00 AM
General Meeting - 7:30 – 8:00 AM
Presentation & Discussion - 8:00 – 9:15 AM
Location
Waterford Ballroom
Marriott Minneapolis West
9960 Wayzata Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Fees/Admission
In-Person: $40 for members / $50 for non-members
Virtual: $30 for members / $40 for non-members
$20 for YMG
$30 for unemployed members
Free for student attendees
Description
Presentation: Strength Design of Masonry
The 2016 TMS Building Code for Masonry Structures (TMS 402) includes provisions for allowable stress design as well as strength design. This presentation will work through the strength design provisions as they relate to the design of masonry walls and lintels. This presentation will include recommendations for designing non-participating walls, such as partitions, so that participants understand when unreinforced masonry is appropriate and the minimum prescriptive seismic reinforcement requirements. Participants will learn how strength design can be used to design economical masonry wall assemblies.
PRESENTER: Philippe Ledent, PE, SE
Philippe Ledent, PE, SE is the Executive Director of the Masonry Institute of Michigan (MIM) and an adjunct professor at Lawence Technological University where he teaches structural masonry design, and he previously taught at the University of Toledo. Prior to joining the MIM, he managed the structural engineering department at Bergmann Associates in Lansing, MI and worked as a senior structural engineer at Fishbeck. He is the secretary of the TMS 402/602-28 main committee and an at-large member of the TMS Board of Directors. He is a voting member on ASTM Committees C12 (mortars and grouts for unit masonry) and C15 (manufactured masonry units).