Words and Photos: Matt Plechan- Mineral Stains In a world today filled with tons of paints found in hardware stores, also online, most people overlook this wonderful technology that has been around since the 1800’s! With the addition of latex, acrylic and oil paints, silicate paints lost some luster and took a back seat to much easier to …
Words: MASONRY MagazinePhotos: Liz Graves Editor’s Note: In this month’s installment of our GEN NXT series, we had the opportunity to talk with Liz Graves of Spec Rents. Liz is the daughter of Susie and Paul Odom and was exposed to the masonry industry at a young age through her parent’s masonry company P and S Masonry. …
Words: Robert Gresko, Building Construction Faculty Member; Carol Lugg, Dean for School of Construction and Design Technologies; and Justin Bowers, Training and Development at EaCo Chem Photos: Pennsylvania College of Technology The Building Construction Technology Department at Pennsylvania College of Technology offers associate and bachelor’s degrees that fit the needs of the construction industry. Along with general education coursework, the students learn …
Words & Photos: David Biggs PE, SE unless otherwise noted In 2018, I had the opportunity to attend the 11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) in Cusco, Peru. Held biennially, SAHC conferences are highly prestigious international events that allow sharing and dissemination of research and practice among academics, architectural and engineering practitioners, researchers, and others …
Marvelous Masonry – Peru Celebrating Masonry’s Heritage Read More
The devastation brought by natural disasters is all too prominent in today’s media. Deaths, injuries and property loss demonstrate the fragility of communities in the face of these events. Increased community resilience provides a mechanism to lessen the impact of these events and assure that communities can continue to thrive. The Alliance for National & Community …
Building Codes: The Foundation for a Resilient Nation Read More
Paul Odom, MCAA Chairman Although I’m writing this in January, as I gear up for the 2019 World of Concrete and Masonry, this will be published in February. I always equate February as the month of love. You may be thinking at this point that it is totally inappropriate for me to talk about love …
Chairman’s Message: Show Your Love For The Industry Read More
Tip del contratista Marzo 2018 Ran in MASONRY March 2018 ¿Todos saben a donde vas? ¿Qué tal si usted estuviera organizando un viaje para que 20 de nosotros fuéramos de excursión el jueves?, Y al hacerlo, ¿nos enviará un mensaje para reunirnos en el bosque sin darnos una hora o lugar en específico? ¿Cuándo y dónde acabaríamos? Desafortunadamente, éste es …
Insert fig. 1 Caption: Figure 1. Laboratory compressive strength testing of a concrete block coupon. Why would you ever need to know the strength of materials in a building that is already constructed and has been standing for years? Sometimes building use changes, and the structure is retrofitted to accommodate new tenants. This change in use may …
Tech Talk: Determining Strength Of In Place Masonry Materials Read More
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