Using Grout in Reinforced Masonry

Provider: Informa
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3.00

You may have been building walls for years, but there are some recent developments that can help you save money and at the same time be more effective with reinforced masonry construction. Attendees will see how they can use new code provisions to an advantage, and talk about how new materials such as self-consolidating grout can save labor and money. ASTM has been busy changing some specification requirements for mortar and grout—these developing new masonry standards will also be discussed.

1. Examine building code requirements for reinforced masonry construction
2. Determine what the building code requires for grouting reinforced masonry walls
3. Define characteristics of new grout and mortar materials and how these new materials are batched and placed in masonry walls
4. Identify how using new code provisions and new materials can be an advantage to the contractor and the consumer

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