California engineers have developed new design and construction standards to make sure the steel frames of high-rise buildings and other modern structures do not fracture during severe earthquakes.

SAN DIEGO (AP) – California researchers plan to rock and rattle a six-story steel-frame building on the world’s largest shake table to see if the structure can withstand the force equal to a ...

Welcome to building.co.uk. This site uses cookies. Read our policy. The first and second Steel Insight articles addressed the challenges of realistic cost estimating of structural steelwork through ...

Our independent reviews are funded in part by affiliate commissions, at no extra cost to our readers. Steel frame buildings provide a solid structure that can support all kinds of commercial usage.

Immediately after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety mobilized its entire staff to respond to all requests for inspections of damaged properties. After ...

Welcome to building.co.uk. This site uses cookies. Read our policy. Industrial is a key sector for structural steelwork. Standard steel portal frame construction dominates the sector, but other steel ...

Best Buy Metals is a local factory-direct provider of metal roofing, metal siding, and post-frame buildings, and is the ...

Light steel frame building (LSFB) is not the same as prefabricated or ‘kit’ buildings, as it is rather a building method. Another term is ‘off-site’ construction, due to the fact that a lot of the ...

True Metal Supply’s Post Frame Building Kits offer a simple and hassle-free way to build a barn, carport, RV cover, or ...

An untold number of welded steel moment frame buildings constructed prior to 1994 have yet to be inspected, repaired, or retrofitted in the city of Los Angeles. Michael Rosebrock / Shutterstock Daniel ...