艾哈迈德·哈米德博士编写的最广泛使用的砌体教科书《砌体结构、行为和设计》已经完全更新，将于2018年春季从砌体学会（TMS）获得。这本广受欢迎的教科书期待已久的更新包含了许多使之前版本在课堂和工作场所都非常有用的讨论，但也对其进行了修订，以讨论新的研究结果，并反映2016年TMS 402/602建筑规范要求和砌体结构规范中的设计规定。第四版包括以下讨论:古代砌体当代砌体建筑设计砌体材料砌体组合加强梁和过梁弯曲墙承重墙在轴向荷载和荷载作用下- 平面弯曲柱和壁柱剪力墙填充墙和隔墙单板和空心墙连接件耐火性和环境荷载设计承重单层砌体建筑的施工注意事项和细节承重单层砌体建筑的设计多层承重砌体建筑的设计教科书包括许多设计示例（基于强度设计方法）和单层建筑和多层建筑的两种建筑设计。本教材是本科生和研究生课程的理想教材，也是实践设计师的特别参考。

The most widely used masonry textbook, Masonry Structures, Behavior and Design, by Dr. Ahmad Hamid has been completely updated and will be available from The Masonry Society (TMS) in the Spring of 2018. The long-awaited update to this popular textbook includes much of the discussion that made previous editions so useful in both the classroom and in the workplace, but it has also been revised to discuss new research findings and to reflect the design provisions in the 2016 TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures. The fourth edition incorporates discussions on:Ancient MasonryContemporary MasonryBuilding DesignMasonry MaterialsMasonry AssemblagesReinforced Beams and LintelsFlexural WallLoadbearing Walls Under Axial Load and Out-Of-Plane BendingColumns and PilastersShear WallsInfill Walls and PartitionsMasonry Veneer and Cavity WallsConnectorsFire Resistance and Design for Environmental LoadsConstruction Considerations and DetailsDesign of Loadbearing Single-Story Masonry BuildingsDesign of Multi-Story Loadbearing Masonry BuildingsThe textbook includes numerous design examples (based on the strength design method) and two buildings designs of a single-story building and a multistory building. This textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level courses and it is an exceptional reference for practicing designers.