While I-beam steel buildings offer numerous advantages in terms of durability, flexibility, and fire resistance, prospective builders and investors must have a comprehensive understanding of their ...

DEAR TIM: I’m getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

In this article we will continue to look at building structural systems. Last month we discussed concrete, which is one of the most basic building construction components. To review, concrete is a ...

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's College of Engineering tested a full-scale steel beam against simulated earthquake ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you haven't stopped by or seen the progress at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the steel beams are officially going up, and on Saturday people got a chance to leave their mark.

My big goal for this year is to rebuild my house (foundations upto and including the roof). But I'm having some trouble due to space constraints of my plot and really insane building regs (e.g. doors ...

The company that fabricated the Chrysler Building’s steel punched a hole in my assumption about who supplied it. To me, it only made sense that American Bridge, a subsidiary of mammoth U.S. Steel Corp ...

The work is part of a three-phase expansion project costing just over $3 million. Officials said they have raised 73% of the ...

ATWATER IS LIVE WITH WHAT HE’S LEARNING. EMILY: THAT INCIDENT AT TD -- JOHN: OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY BUSY AREA, SCARY FOR THE PEOPLE HERE. IT HAPPENED IN THE CONSTRUCTION SITE BEHIND US. YOU CAN SEE ...