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- US Atlantis astronauts step out on space walk
- WASHINGTON AFP — Two astronauts from the US shuttle Atlantis ventured out for the first space walk of their mission Monday to begin installing power-generating equipment on the International Space Station hundreds of miles above the Earth. Two of the crew, mission specialists John "Danny" Olivas and Jim Reilly,...
- Research articles 2007-06-10
- Constructing a Convertible.
- By Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor The latest retractable roof technology makes desert sun a home field advantage. When the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals decided to build a new stadium in 2000, the desert climate was...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Atlantis roars into space
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The shuttle Atlantis, America's long- haul space truck, returned to duty Saturday, blasting into orbit with a 17-ton load of construction material for the International Space Station. Atlantis roared off pad 39B on the last possible day of the launch window, following two weeks...
- Research articles 2006-09-10
- Long-haul flight: in the works for 14 years, northern Virginia's annex for the National Air and Space Museum is definitely worth the wait.
- Visiting the National Air and Space Museum's new annex, which harks back to Eero Saarinen's plan for Washington Dulles International Airport right next door, you drive under a runway-approach zone, then glide up a graceful ramp to a kind of departures drop-off area. Entering this ersatz...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Engineers Discount Steel Fractures in Toledo, Ohio, Crane Collapse.
- The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 19--Engineers have determined that fractures discovered in steel parts at the top of the collapsed I-280 truss crane were not the cause of the accident, The Blade has learned. Damage to...
- Research articles 2004-03-19
- Boeing-Built P1 Truss to Join Twin Aboard International Space Station
- Business Editors & Aerospace Writers ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 28, 2002 The Boeing-built P1 port one truss joins its twin, the S1 starboard one truss aboard the International Space Station, when space shuttle Endeavour delivers it in November 2002. The P1 is the latest addition to the space...
- Research articles 2002-10-28
- Adrian Steel Company: transforming trucks and vans into efficient service vehicles.(Brief Article)
- Established in 1953, Adrian Steel began as a small structural steel business, selling beams, girders and trusses. Founded by Robert B. Westfall, a former All-American fullback at the University of Michigan and an All-Pro fullback with the Detroit Lions, Adrian Steel has become a major force...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- ISS processing hit high in FY 2001.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 October 2001-NASA: ISS processing hit high in FY 2001 C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15102001 Payload processing at KSC hit a record high in the past fiscal year, with eight Space Station components prepared for first flight, a feat...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- Oakwood Homes builds 'Glass House' to Illustrate Clear Choice in Quality Construction
- Business Editors/Real Estate Writers GREENSBORO, N.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 21, 2001 Don't throw stones at the mobile home industry! Construction improvements are absolutely see-through with a recently developed "glass house" from Oakwood Homes Corp. (NYSE: OH). The home -- which has one clear side for peering into rooms,...
- Research articles 2001-05-21
- CERF Pankow Award Goes to Composites.
- At the Global Innovation Dinner in Washington on 16 August, the winner of the 2000 CERF Charles Pankow Award for Innovation was the New York State Department of Transportation for their "Economical Rehabilitation of a Steel Truss Bridge Using an FRP Deck." This technology...
- Research articles 2000-08-21
- NASA: International Space Station centre truss segment arrives at KSC to begin processing.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 June 1999-NASA: International Space Station centre truss segment arrives at KSC to begin processing C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:140699 The International Space Station truss which will become the backbone of the orbiting International Space Station ISS, arrived Saturday...
- Research articles 1999-06-15
- Eskind Biomedical Library: "Transparent" support system was a clear winner. (Vanderbilt University's Eskind Biomedical Library, glass curtain wall)
- Although rules are made to be broken, the same isn't generally true of construction budgets. And as rules go, custom curtain wall systems invariably cost more than their off-the-shelf counterparts. But as Vanderbilt University's new Eskind Biomed Although rules are made to...
- Research articles 1996-03-01
- Aerodynamic.
- Soaring winglike roof is signature feature of new 26-gate terminal at San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport's new International Terminal, which officially opens this month, is the centerpiece of a $2.4 billio Soaring winglike roof is...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- Sky High School Hampton Gurney School, London
- The space shortages of land for urban schools has been tackled by BDP's revolutionary 'vertical school', providing 6 levels of teaching, sport, worship and play for 240 primary-school children. To enable the school hall to be free of columns the building has a steel frame crowned with an arched truss...
- Case studies
- Welcoming With Wood: Wisconsin Visitors Center Incorporates Glulams in Design
- An architecturally-impressive facility greets tourists from all corners of the U.S. and abroad as they enter Wisconsin near the Illinois border. The 10,000-square-foot center has a rustic, natural appearance through the use of glulams, exposed roof decking and native stone. A grand glass entrance with wood accents rises 27 feet...
- Case studies
- Wood Structural Panel Sheathing on Hip Roofs
- A special case may arise in hip-roof construction when hip-roof trusses are used. In this case, to keep the panel strength axis perpendicular to the hip trusses, the panels on the hip-roof portion must be installed with their long-panel axis oriented up and down the slope. This can cause a...
- White papers 2004-07-01
- Lord's Cricket Ground, London
- This latest new stand is part of the progressive redeployment of the world headquarters of cricket, providing three levels of accommodation with uninterrupted views of the pitch. The spine truss and slabs were propped off the lower terrace during construction. The 270tonne, fully welded spine truss was prefabricated in five...
- Case studies
- Blair Towns: Materials & Resources
- The case study describes about green building and wood products used by the Blair towns. The Blair Towns use 40% recycled-content materials, over 60% locally manufactured materials, and over 10% locally harvested, extracted, or recovered materials, calculated by materials cost, excluding equipment and labor. As a wood-framed building, most of...
- Case studies
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- Building Truss Roofs the Safe Way
- The paper focuses on preassembling of truss roof sections on the ground that decreases risk and saves time. A veteran builder can describes this step-by-step method. The girder truss or hip girder is the backbone of the hip roof truss assembly; most roofs require a double girder truss. Attached to...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- WTCA's Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Handbook.(Reference Watch)(Wood Truss Council of America)(Brief Article)
- The Wood Truss Council of America WTCA released its Third Edition of the Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Handbook. The edition was revised extensively, with every section reviewed and updated by industry experts. The handbook is intended to famili The Wood Truss Council of America WTCA...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
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