Water on hot steel does not cause collapse.” For more information, see Frank Brannigan’s “Building Construction for the Fire Service,” chapters 7 (Steel Construction) and 12 (Trusses).

Some of the steel trusses were left exposed, reminiscent of Chicago's SOM-designed John Hancock Center and the city's many historic bridges. “We wanted to celebrate the structure instead of having ...

A temporary support beam was installed last year on top of the Administration Building at Calgary's City Hall after it was discovered a steel truss was improperly installed in the 1980s.

Behind the walls, roofs, and interiors of every house lies a structural system that holds everything together, and two of the most critical elements of this system are the truss and the frame.

To speed construction of the $110 million Capitol Hill Station light-rail station in Seattle, general contractor Turner Construction will use an unusual temporary framing method for the project's ...

Dutchcraft Truss normally has 25 to 30 employees, Stoltzfus said. The company's new facility is costing about $300,000, according to the Stark County Building Department.

Truss topology optimization of timber–steel structures for reduced embodied carbon design. Engineering Structures, 2021; 113540 DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113540 ...

Steel Insight Article 3 analysed two typical commercial buildings to provide cost and programme guidance when considering the options available during the design and selection of a structural frame.

In Cuyahoga County, many original truss bridges have already been replaced by more state-of-the-art designs of concrete or steel beams, said Brendan Finn, the county's chief bridge design engineer.

All 33 Truss Systems Hawaii team members have become HPM owner-employees, and operations are continuing seamlessly to produce locally made wood roof trusses, metal trusses, floor trusses, wall ...