by jbs030910 b3 — March 10, 2010—Masonry Structural Design, a new book for engineers from the International Code Council and McGraw-Hill Professional, discusses basic structural behavior and the design of low-rise, bearing wall buildings. The 592-page, hardcover publication ($112.50 ICC member price; $125 nonmember price) is based on the 2009 International Building Code and 2008 Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC) Code and Specifications.
Authored by masonry design expert Richard E. Klingner, PhD, a University of Texas professor of structural engineering and associate chair of architectural engineering, the publication includes real-world examples of masonry buildings, and talks about strength design and allowable stress design as well as innovative products, including autoclaved aerated concrete masonry.
The book also provides guidance in such areas as: materials used in masonry construction; code basis for structural design of masonry buildings, including seismic design; introduction of MSJC treatment of structural design; lateral load analysis of shear wall structure; and design and detailing of floor and roof diaphragms.
Masonry Structural Design, available from the ICC Bookstore, is the first in a series that the two organizations are publishing under a partnership called the McGraw-Hill Professional ICC Press series. The next two books in the series — Reinforced Concrete Design by David Fanella and Structural Steel Design by Alan Williams — are scheduled for release in the fall of 2010.
