Unlike conventional construction, lightweight wood truss construction does not obtain its strength from the size of the materials used but rather from compression and tension of the materials used in ...

Firefighting has always been inherently risky. This is especially true once fire penetrates a building’s concealed spaces and begins to chew away at structural members and the structure begins its ...

GLOUCESTER, N.J. (CBS) -- The Delaware River Port Authority is moving ahead with priority repairs to the Walt Whitman Bridge, after damage was found during an inspection in June. That regular ...

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