Q: My house plan calls for steel beams that will support the floor joists and even parts of a brick wall. Can I substitute wood beams for steel? Is a steel I-beam hard to handle on the job site? Do ...

NEW ORLEANS - Steel beams supporting the 16th floor of the ill-fated Hard Rock Hotel project in downtown New Orleans were so “grossly underdesigned” that the deadly collapse of the unfinished building ...

The crane cable that snapped and sent a 6,500-pound steel beam falling from four stories — killing two workers — was not strong enough to support the load, a source at the Queens worksite told The ...

Hello, we are looking to reinforce the support beam in our cellar and are looking for advice. At first we wanted to replace the wood beam with steel so we can get rid of all the extra supporting poles ...