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 MSG Sphere at The Venetian will begin looking more sphere-shaped in the months ahead with the installation of 32 massive roof trusses. The first of the 200-foot trusses, weighing more than 100 ...

THIS is a very practical treatise on the determination of the forces in braced structures, beams, masonry arches, and abutments. It is based on a course of instruction given at the Massachusetts ...

ALOHA -- An estimated $300,000 to $400,000 worth of structural repairs is underway at after school officials learned that 119 wooden structures supporting the roof were damaged or broken. The school's ...

The three-storey terminal building is covered with a sinuous curved and vaulted roof, supported internally on pairs of canted columns. It extends over the glazed north and south facades to shade them, ...