The resulting offset on the north façade creates the illusion of a cantilever on floors 14-17. “The cantilevered design is a direct result of the staggered truss system,” says Jennerjahn. Some of the ...

MIT startup Allium Engineering’s stainless-clad rebar aims to triple bridge lifespans, cut carbon emissions and resist ...

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

Keywords: Retrofitting. Braced steel truss bridge piers. Eccentrically braced frames. Self-stabilizing tubular links. Seismic load resisting systems. Finite element (FE) analyses. Parametric studies.

Steel-truss bridges have been commonly used in roadway construction going back decades. But they have a well-known vulnerability: If a vehicle hits one of the horizontal support trusses, the ...

A local lawmaker wants owners of buildings with steel truss roofs to have warning signs, hoping these signs might help avert a firefighting disaster like the one June 18 at the Sofa Super Store.

Acrow’s modular steel truss system, rented to the contractor, was 152.4 metres long with an overall width of 2.7 metres, and a timber deck for worker access.

The City of Everett settled the claim for $860,000, well under the $5.8 million initially sought by the contractor. EVERETT — The complexity of the steel truss design and tight time constraints ...

Ebert Composites Corp. (Chula Vista, Calif., U.S.A.) is marketing a composite truss concept for large structures that has potential for offshore application. Since 1992, the company has focused on the ...

A steel through-truss bridge, the Astoria-Megler Bridge spans the Columbia River between Astoria, Ore., and Megler, Wash. Situated 23 kilometers from the mouth of the river, it is 6.6 km long.