Covers the design and construction of masonry structures, the minimum construction requirements for masonry in structures, and includes definitions, contract documents, quality assurance, materials, placement of embedded items, analysis and design, strength and serviceability, flexural and axial loads, shear, details and development of reinforcement, walls, columns, pilasters, beams and lintels, seismic design requirements, glass unit masonry, veneers, and autoclaved aerated concrete masonry; and are produced through the joint efforts of The Masonry Society (TMS), the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE)

General design requirements for masonry --Allowable stress design of masonry --TStrength design of masonry --TPrestressed masonry -- Empirical design of masonry -- Veneer -- Glass unit masonry -- Strength design of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) masonry -- Conversion of inch-pound units to SI units.