LANCASTER — Super-heated steel has a smell, an distinct mixture of sweat, carbon, iron, oil and heat. It rolls off the metal and permeates the air. The scent isn't offensive, but rather harkens to ...

A Major League Baseball stadium in Colorado used LiteSteel Beam products to build a 4,000-sf patio bar for local patrons. Designed by Populous Architects, the patio was originally configured for ...

In this article we will continue to look at building structural systems. Last month we discussed concrete, which is one of the most basic building construction components. To review, concrete is a ...

— Like spring seedlings, steel beams are sprouting from the earth at Uptown Bay City. One hundred, 100-foot steel beams will help form the structure of a new Dow Corning Corp. riverfront building. Dow ...

Q. 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. Is it ...

(Nanowerk News) While laser-based 3D printing techniques have revolutionized the production of metal parts by greatly expanding design complexity, the laser beams traditionally used in metal printing ...