A small precast-concrete bridge in New Jersey is being replaced with a hybrid-composite beam structure that could have a service life of 100 years. This is the third project using the technology, ...

New research shows steel I- and T-sections inside concrete beams can offset shear loss from web openings—enhancing safety in ...

Manufactured by CMC Steel Products of Rockwall, Texas, SmartBeam castellated beams are an alternative to traditional steel I-beams for roof and floor structures. The beams are manufactured using a ...

A recent series of dynamic tests demonstrates that there are several types and doses of steel-fiber reinforcement that can be used in performance-based seismic design of coupling beams—headers that ...

(KUTV) — The Utah Department of Transportation prepared Tuesday to install the largest concrete pre-cast bridge beams in the state's history. Forterra Structural Precast created the massive beams, ...

You may have seen them coming down Interstate 90, riding at about 45 mph with an Illinois State Police escort like visiting dignitaries. They are concrete beams, each measuring as much as 71/2 feet ...

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