The Fabricator

Firm reimagines balcony design

BŌK Modern’s inspiration for its new balcony design came from work done on this canopy on a San Francisco building. Instead of a covering over a traditional steel truss system, the design firm ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the Builder: Open web floor trusses have lots of advantages

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 ...
Medicine Buffalo

Analytical and Experimental Investigation of a Controlled Rocking Approach for Seismic Protection of Bridge Steel Truss Piers

Keywords: Seismic design. Bridges. Piers. Seismic resistance. Steel truss piers. Controlled rocking piers. Ground motion. Seismic response. Excitation. Longitudinal ...
Medicine Buffalo

Seismic Retrofitting Guidelines for Complex Steel Truss Highway Bridges

Keywords: Seismic retrofitting. Guidelines. Highway infrastructure. Steel truss bridges. United States. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Seismic designs ...