Structural steel is a basic construction material, made from specific grades of steel and manufactured in a variety of industry standard cross-sectional shapes (or ‘sections’). Structural steel grades ...

Structural steel is also used in various industries such as power generation, electricity transmission & distribution, mining, etc. Most of the substructure components in the mines are supported by ...

Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss joists is a common ...

DEAR TIM: I’m getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

Structural steel is a standard construction material that is made from specific grades of steel and formed in a range of industry standard cross-sectional shapes. Structural steel grades are formed ...