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 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 ...

To speed construction of the $110 million Capitol Hill Station light-rail station in Seattle, general contractor Turner Construction will use an unusual temporary framing method for the project's ...

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 ...

When engineers made plans to reinforce and upgrade the carrying capacity of the Empire State Building’s mast and tower by adding 39 tons of steel, they had to find a way to protect pedestrians from ...

Construction on China's first large-span steel truss bridge with ballastless tracks has entered the key stage of erection in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua] ...

MIT researchers have developed a robotic voxel-based assembly system that could reduce the embodied carbon of building construction by up to 82% compared to popular methods. The system uses modular ...