IMI Webinar Series - Masonry Movement Joints

Jan
23
When: Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where:
One of the most common questions IMI receives is how to locate masonry movement joints in concrete block walls and masonry veneers. Learn where and how to locate vertical and horizontal control joints and expansion joints. We’ll provide rules of thumb for block walls, masonry veneers comprised of different materials, and thick and think masonry veneers over various substrates, like CMU, steel, and wood frame buildings.
Learning Objectives:
  • Explore how masonry movement joints function.
  • Learn how masonry materials and assemblies move and how to accommodate or restrain that movement.
  • Discover how to design and detail functional and aesthetically pleasing movement joints.
  • Learn from project case studies to understand best practices for locating movement joints.

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About the Speaker:
Tom Elliott
Director of Industry Development and Technical Services, IMI

Tom is a journey-level craftworker who joined the masonry industry in 1985 as an apprentice bricklayer for BAC Local 5 in Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout his time in the industry, he has worked as a journey-level bricklayer, project foreman, and field superintendent on larger masonry projects in Ohio and surrounding states. He also served as a project manager for a restoration contractor and oversaw the restoration of several historic structures. 
Previously, he managed his own mason contracting business and helped to negotiate local labor contracts as a board member of the Northeast Ohio Contractors Association.
Tom is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and is a CSI-Certified Construction Document Technologist. He is a voting member on several TMS subcommittees and is actively involved in the ACE Mentoring program. He is also a lecturer at both the Ohio State University and Kent State University and the Chairman of his local Architectural Board of Review and Planning Commission Board.