November 17, 2016; 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Richard Bennett, Ph.D., P.E.
ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 9764
Description
The 2011 MSJC is referenced in the 2012 IBC, and the 2013 MSJC is referenced in the 2015 IBC. This web seminar will cover the major changes from the 2011 to the 2013 MSJC code. Some of the changes that will be discussed include the change in the unit strength table for CMU masonry and changes in the modulus of rupture values. New provisions in the code will be discussed including the moment magnification method and a partially grouted shear wall factor. The impact of the changes on masonry design will be presented.
Speaker Bio
Richard Bennett, Ph.D, P.E. is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Masonry Society Journal and a Fellow of The Masonry Society. He is a member of ASTM C12 on Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry, and ASTM C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units. Dr. Bennett has been very active in the Masonry Standards Joint Committee which writes the Building Code for Masonry Structures. He has chaired the Flexural, Axial Loads, and Shear subcommittee and served as the vice-chair of the 2013 MSJC Committee. Dr. Bennett is currently the chair of the main committee developing the 2016 code. He has been appointed as chair of the main committee for the next code cycle, which will develop the 2022 provisions.
The views and opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those held by S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc.
Registration Information
Discounted fee (for registration received by November 15):
$250 for the first connection; $185 for the second;
$125 for the third; and $60 for each subsequent connection.
Regular fee (for registration received after November 15):
$265 for the first connection; $195 for the second; $130 for the third;
and $65 for each subsequent connection.
Please note a single registration allows you to have one connection.
However, a number of people can view and listen to the seminar using one connection
by using an LCD projector (or a large computer monitor) and good computer speakers or a speaker phone.
All attendees, irrespective of the number of registered connections, can earn 0.2
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 2.0 professional development hours (PDHs). CEU/PDH certificates are provided free of charge.
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