The spots went much more quickly than anticipated but just two days after the course notification was sent out, all of the available seats for the Engineered Masonry Design Course (EMDC) have been filled. There have been quite a few calls that have come in since the last seat was taken and we regretfully cannot accommodate a larger class size. This is a function of our training centre classroom (hosted with OMTC) which can only seat 30 engineers at full capacity.

Classroom ready for the start of the 2018 Mississauga edition of the greatly anticipated EMDC

To be notified when the next course is announced, feel free to contact us and request to be placed on the waiting list. Alternatively, all current MASS users are notified when any new course or seminar is announced. New courses can also be requested on our Course and Seminars pages.

For full details, please visit the course page, hosted on the CMDC learning platform, LearnMasonry.ca

In-class Session Schedule

Friday, April 13th

12:00pm to 6:30pm (lunch and dinner provided)

Saturday April 14th

8:30am to 5:00pm (breakfast and lunch provided)

Friday, April 27th

12:00pm to 6:30pm (lunch and dinner provided)

Saturday April 28th

8:30am to 5:00pm (breakfast and lunch provided)

Topics covered

Weekend 1

• Overview of Masonry Construction, Design and Standards
• Introduction to Masonry Materials and Assemblages
• Masonry Beams:
  • Ultimate Limit States Shear and Flexure
  • Serviceability Limit States
  • Detailing
  • Design Examples
• Masonry Shear Walls:
  • Ultimate Limit States Shear and Flexure
  • Serviceability Limit States
  • Detailing
  • Design Examples

Weekend 2

• Out-of-Plane Masonry Walls:
  • Ultimate Limit States Shear and Flexure
  • Interaction Diagram
  • Deflection, Second Order Effects, and Slenderness
  • Serviceability Limit States
  • Detailing
  • Design Examples
• Single Storey Buildings:
  • Load Calculation
  • Load Distribution around Openings and Movement Joints
  • Design Examples:
    • Individual Structural Elements
    • Full Structure Example

Online – Supplemental eLearning

In addition to the in-class component a number of lessons will be made available through our online learning platform. These additional topics are included in your fee and can be taken at anytime during the course. These added lessons will provide designers with a deeper and more nuanced understanding of masonry design and will cover topics such as:

• MASS Design Software:
  • Design of Masonry Beams
  • Design of Out-of-Plane Walls
  • Design of Masonry Shear Walls
  • Shear Wall Load Distribution with Openings and Movement Joints
• General Overview of Changes from 2004 to 2014 CSA Masonry Materials, Construction and Design Standards
• Masonry Materials:
  • Specialty Mortars, Clay Brick, Connectors and Stone Products
  • Case Studies and Diagnostics of Masonry Veneers
• Masonry Beams:
  • Design of Brick Beams, Deep Beams and Prestressed Beams
  • Modified Compression Field Theory and Shear Design of Masonry Beams using the 2014 Standard
  • Support of Masonry and Bearing Design, Using Movement Joints for Structural Applications and Arching of Masonry over Openings
• Masonry Shear Walls:
  • Unreinforced Masonry, Floor Connections and Intersecting Walls
  • Multi-Storey Shear Walls and Introduction to Seismic Design
• Masonry Out-of-Plane Walls:
  • Unreinforced Masonry
  • Intersecting Walls and Stack Pattern Masonry
  • Design Assumptions: Smeared versus Discrete Partially-Grouted Masonry

Full details can be found on the course website on CMDC’s online learning platform: LearnMasonry.ca