For instance, a square house with a 2,000-square-foot roof might require 26 wood trusses, while a larger office building might need double the number of trusses (and steel trusses, at that).

Other Collapse Hazards Buildings built with bowstring truss roof structures have a number ... bowstring trusses can be constructed of wood or steel, but most often, they’re made of wood ...

The trusses and every other piece of steel in the frame of the arena ... to the next phase — getting the walls and roof up so the building is completely enclosed and weather tight by ...

Lifting beam manufacturer Britlift has developed a modular lifting beam specifically for lifting roof trusses.

they will now manufacture and stock innovative lightweight steel roof trusses, boasting unmatched versatility and load capacity. With the local building market embracing the revolutionary ...

THIS little book is intended to serve the purposes of students in mechanical and electrical engineering, who desire to have some knowledge of the methods of design adopted in civil engineering ...

announced the "difficult decision" to close the building on Monday after an engineering inspection revealed that steel trusses holding up the Casino roof were starting to rust away, Mayor John ...