Contractor Certification Series - Fundamentals of Masonry Materials: Mortar, Grout, Masonry Testing

A comprehensive, 3-part course on the principles behind the "glue" that keeps our masonry structures together. You'll learn the properties, proportions and standards governing Mortar & Grout, as well as the proper methods and desired results of the most important Masonry Tests.

The instructor, Michael Schuller, is president of Atkinson-Noland & Associates, a consulting engineering firm specializing in evaluation and repair of existing structures. He has 30 years’ experience with masonry engineering including special expertise with nondestructive evaluation and repair procedures. He has over 100 publications on concrete and masonry including a new book titled “Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures,” and taught masonry structural design at the University of Colorado from 1999 through 2016. Mr. Schuller serves on the Board of Directors of The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute and The Masonry Society and is a Fellow of The Masonry Society and the Association for Preservation Technology.