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Design Guide For Anchored Brick Veneer Over Steel Studs--3rd Ed. (2021) Based on the 2016 TMS 402 SINGLE COLUMN FOR OPTIMAL ELECTRONIC VIEWING
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This report and design guide was sponsored by Western States Clay Products Association and written by KPFF Consulting Engineers and is based on the provisions of 2016 TMS 402.

The work was coordinated through the Brick Veneer Subcommittee of the Technical Committee of Western States Clay Products Association.


Design Guide For Anchored Brick Veneer Over Steel Studs--3rd Ed. (2021) Based on the 2016 TMS 402 TWO COLUMN FOR OPTIMAL PRINT VERSION
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This report and design guide was sponsored by Western States Clay Products Association and written by KPFF Consulting Engineers and is based on the provisions of 2016 TMS 402.

The work was coordinated through the Brick Veneer Subcommittee of the Technical Committee of Western States Clay Products Association.


Notes on the Selection, Design and Construction of Reinforced Hollow Clay Masonry (2023)
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The 2023 update of this publication shows the designer, contractor and user how to construct a building using reinforceable hollow clay units. The presentation is easy to understand and when followed will provide for an attractive and safe use.


Design Guide for Anchored Brick Veneer Over Steel Studs
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Design Guide for Anchored Brick Veneer Over Steel Studs


Design Guide for Structural Brick Veneer
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PUBLISHED MAY 2011--Structural brick veneer is an innovative system that describes hollow reinforced clay brick cladding. While the system is not new, design information has been a mystery, until now.

This publication, based on the 2009 International Building Code, describes the system in detail, explains design criteria for the materials and construction and provides design examples of successfully completed projects. Architects, engineers and contractors abreast of today's masonry veneer technology will find this book an indispensable reference tool.


Fire Endurance Ratings of Clay Brick Masonry
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Color That Lasts Forever...Paving Brochure
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Brick Veneer on Steel Studs Brochure
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Sustainable Design and the LEED Rating System
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This 8-page guide shows the environmental friendliness of clay brick, from the mining of natural materials, the durability of use. It also provides a summary on how the design professional can accumulate LEED points by using brick. (Published 2009)


How to take a Load off Your Mind (1985)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Standard Fire Test on Hollow Brick Panels
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Reinforced Brick Masonry (1964)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Dealing With Fiire Before it Happens (1994)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Plate Connectors Used in Reinforced Hollow Clay Masonry (1995)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Reports to SCPI Research (1964)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Tall-Thin Brick Walls (1976)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION


Tall Slender Walls (1984)
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY. NOT FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION