I have never understood how we as fire fighters continue to be killed in buildings constructed of light-weight steel trusses. These units also referred to as bar joists are utilized in lieu of wood ...

Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss joists is a common ...

Wayne County will replace Apple Creek’s Bank Street bridge with a wider, safer box‑beam design featuring bike lanes and ...

The construction of the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat domed Las Vegas stadium hit a snag last week, but officials say it’s nothing to be alarmed about. One of the massive steel canopy trusses was ...

Trusses are a fundamental tool in an engineer’s toolbox — a structurally simple way to transfer weight from one part of a roof to the walls or columns that are designed to withstand the effects of ...

A series of 40-metre steel rafters have been manufactured for an earthquake-proof building near Chester. Allerton Steel, part of NOF Energy, won a contract to manufacture and paint 14 of the 50-tonne ...

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