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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
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- Trusses go from bridges to bikes
- Anonymous Machine Design 04-01-2005 Trusses go from bridges to bikes Byline: Anonymous Volume: 77 Number: 7 ISSN: 00249114 Publication Date: 04-01-2005 Page: 28 Section: NEWS Type: Periodical Language: English Structures made up of reinforcing pyramids and triangles have long been used on towers and utility poles. Now an...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- Hesperia Holding Inc. Enters into Agreement with Classic Homes Inc. to Build Trusses for an Upcoming 150-Home Development
- HESPERIA, Calif. -- Hesperia Holding Inc. (OTCBB:HSPR) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Classic Homes Inc. to provide trusses for their upcoming residential project. Classic Homes Inc. is a major developer in the Pahrump, Nevada area of Southern Nevada providing affordable single-family homes and commercial...
- Research articles 2004-10-04
- Strike Continues at Fontana, Calif., Wood Roof Trusses Plant.
- By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 24--FONTANA, Calif.--Some 400 workers at a Fontana factory that makes wood roof trusses have been on strike for almost a week and accuse the company of unfair labor practices. ...
- Research articles 2002-04-24
- 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
- Engineered lumber.(Structural)(Directory of sources for engineered lumber products)(Directory)
- 9.2 Engineered Lumber Engineered Trim Finger-Jointed Glue Laminated Beams I-Joists Laminated Strand Lumber Laminated Veneer Lumber Parallel Strand Lumber Trusses, Floor Trusses, Roof Other Engineered Lumber Engineered Trim AZEK Trimboar9.2 Engineered...
- Research articles 2004-04-15
- 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
- Dixie brings new stud to Northwest Arkansas
- FOCUS CONSTRUCTION Dixie Building Products in Rogers, a division of Dixie Management & Investment of Fayetteville, is bringing the latest in home and office efficiency to Northwest Arkansas. The company is manufacturing metal studs and trusses that have become popular in California and Texas. The metal studs and trusses are...
- Research articles 2002-10-14
- Trim-able Open Web Floor Truss
- The article describes about Trim-able Open Web Floor Truss. Open-web, or parallel flat chord trusses, represent the predominate type of floor truss used in homes. They typically consist of a wood top and bottom chord, usually 2x4 material, and wood web materials connected at joints with metal plates. A few...
- White papers
- Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
- To host events which require, or benefit from, complete enclosure of the stadium. Sports that can be accommodated at the Colonial Stadium include rugby union and rugby league, soccer, cricket, basketball, gridiron, hockey, wrestling, boxing and super cross. A 600tonne mobile crane, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere,...
- 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
- Big Macs on Deck at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix.(Originated from The Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette)
- Aug. 30--Imagine Bank One Ballpark's huge arching trusses painted gold and you can guess who just signed a major contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Aug. 30--Imagine Bank One Ballpark's huge arching trusses painted gold and you can guess who just signed a major contract with the...
- Research articles 1996-08-30
- Canberra's new $15m hangar ready.
- Jul 05, 2002 The Canberra Times ABIX via COMTEX -- A new aircraft maintenance facility at Canberra Airport is completed and ready for use. The maintenance hangar has the capacity to house Boeing 737s and 767s. However, a decision by Qantas Airways on how...
- Research articles 2002-07-05
- Factory Built Housing
- The concept of factory-built housing isn't new. Today, even conventional site-built homes are using an increasing amount of factory-assembled components. Roof and floor trusses, pre-hung doors and windows, modular cabinets and fiberglass bath and shower units are standard prefab items. Because factory-built houses are built all or partly within factory...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Hybrid Wood and Steel Details - Builders Guide
- Cold-formed steel has been widely used in commercial buildings, especially in non-load bearing partitions and curtain wall applications. In both commercial and residential construction, cold-formed steel sections are increasingly finding use as primary structural members, such as beams, floor joists, roof trusses, and load-bearing walls. Despite the availability of cold-formed...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Rockett Lumber Warehouse/Office Building, Mississauga, ON
- Rockett Lumber and Building Supplies Ltd. is a major supplier of lumber, trusses, and specialty structural wood products to the expanding residential and commercial construction markets of Toronto and Southern Ontario. The success of the company resulted in the need for a doubling of office space and the consolidation of...
- Case studies
- Hidden Villa Youth Hostel & Summer Camp: Materials & Resources
- Emphasis was placed on durable, sustainable materials with character: salvaged fir trusses, recycled redwood wainscot, and the doors and windows from the old hostel all evoke a sense of history appropriate to the long-standing programs. This article provides brief information on the efforts of volunteers and the resources used to...
- Case studies
- Lyndon Road Bridge - Bridge Replacement and Highway Reconstruction
- Erdman Anthony designed the replacement for the Lyndon Road Bridge and implemented associated roadway improvements. The existing structure was a one-lane, five span bridge with a 180-foot through truss over the Erie Canal and two pony trusses over the CSX railroad. One of few canal crossings in the area, the...
- Case studies
- Shanghai Sports Centre
- A plan to build a new sports stadium at Shanghai had been developed in the late 1980s but shelved because of the post-1989 recession. Shanghai Sports Centre is China's first long span fabric roof structure and the worlds longest cantilevered steel truss roof structure. Perimeter tubular steel framing was introduced...
- Case studies
- 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
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