Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...

Last week I was downloading some photos from my digital camera, and I stumbled across hundreds of forgotten photos I shot while my daughter’s new home was being built on Mount Desert Island, off the ...

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, and ...

The potential dangers of lightweight construction and its inherent deficiencies must be understood by every firefighter and fire officer. From a strategic and tactical standpoint, lightweight ...

truss — A framework of triangulated forms in which all loads are carried by compression or tension in each member of the frame. It is time for the fire service to make peace with an old nemesis: the ...

The registration of the professional designation officially took place late last year, when the SAQA board registered 'certified timber roof truss designer' as an additional professional designation ...