Deflection of beams is a fundamental concept in structural engineering that plays a critical role in the design of buildings, ...

A handful of apartments at 1488 Harrison St. in the city's SOMA neighborhood all sport a unique feature — out-of-place structural support beams, many right in the kitchen. Here's why.

"The beams that provide structural support for the terraces are disintegrating," he said. "The community has been dealing with this defect for more than 3 years.” ...

Your garden may look lush and peaceful, but it could be hiding a serious threat. Certain insects that live near your home’s ...

Photo: Chicago Dept. of Transportation A cracked steel girder that was repaired on northbound Lake Shore Drive near the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago. Photo: Erin Hooley/TNS/Newscom.

AIT Bridges (Brewer, Maine, U.S.), a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), a designer and supplier of composite bridge systems and structural components for commercial construction, ...

The girders, which form the structural spans between two piers, had been temporarily supported by A-frames — steel structures shaped like the letter “A” — at the time of the collapse.