TMS 602: What it is and how to use it? - Richard Bennett, PHD, PE
Tue, Jun 14 2022

Dr. Richard Bennett, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Bennett has been highly 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 was the chair of the main committee for the 2016 402/602 code. He is 2nd vice chair for the next code cycle, which will develop the 2022 TMS 402/602 provisions.

Program summary:

1) TMS 402 & 602

2) Material Standards

3) 402-16 How to Design 

4) 602-16 How to Install

5) 602 Specification Checklists 

6) Mortar Types/ Cementitious Materials 

7) Proportion vs. Property Specification 

8) Field Testing of Mortar

9) Bond Patterns