November 5, 2008—Thomson Reuters and The Masonry Society (TMS) have formed a new agreement to provide downloadable PDF files of TMS standards on http://www.masonrysociety.org/ and http://www.techstreet.com/.
Included in the collection are three of the most popular TMS standards, all of which are expected to be referenced by the 2009 International Building Code:
- 2008 Masonry Standards Joint Committee’s Masonry Structures and Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5 and TMS 602/ACI 530.1/ASCE 6)
- Code Requirements for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Construction Assemblies (ACI 216.1-07/TMS-0216-07)
- Standard Method for Determining the Sound Transmission Class Rating for Masonry Walls (TMS 0302-07).
“TMS has wanted to make its standards more accessible, but has been worried about copyright protection,” said Ray Miller, TMS President. “Techstreet provides a trusted, one-stop source for user-friendly e-commerce with downloadable electronic files and bulletproof copyright protection.”
Techstreet, a service of Thomson Reuters, uses Web-based technologies to speed delivery of industry codes and standards to engineers and technical professionals worldwide. Documents are easy to locate in a freely searchable online database, and are available for purchase in single-copy format or multi-user, Web-based subscription.
