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 ...

The roof of the Sofa Super Store’s main showroom, where six of the firefighters’ bodies were found, was supported by a steel truss. Before his death in 2006, building construction expert Frank ...

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 ...

The plan was developed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Jim Smith Contracting, American Bridge and the U.S. Coast Guard. The operation is scheduled for Monday, September 12, 13 and 14. “This is ...

I’m sure you’ve driven across or seen large steel truss bridges that are made by combining any number of huge steel beams into right triangles that interconnect. When viewed from the side they look ...

BALTIMORE - The final large steel truss from the Key Bridge collapse blocking the main federal passageway to the Port of Baltimore has been removed. The 700-foot-wide Fort McHenry Channel, with access ...

Salvors removed the last large steel truss segment of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge this week.According to Key Bridge Response Unified Command, that is the last piece that blocked the ...

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 ...

The city of Minneapolis is seeking a new home for the 89-year-old St. Anthony Parkway bridge. In a public notice, the city is soliciting proposals for the “sale, relocation, rehabilitation and reuse” ...