WILLIAMSTOWN, Ken. - The mammoth Ark Encounter project is being recognized as the world’s largest freestanding timber frame structure, with a total of 3.1 million board feet of pine timber used in its ...

Different structures have different functions or purposes. The individual parts of any structure need to be selected, arranged and fixed together carefully to make sure the structure carries out its ...

Visitors to Dubai now have an unusual vantage point from which to take in the emirate’s ever expanding skyline. The Dubai Frame, a 150-meter-tall and 93-meter-wide hollow, gold-plated observation ...

For over a century, wood pole structures have been used to support overhead powerlines. Over time, as the utility industry expanded, the basic wood pole structure has evolved, but regardless of ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

The structural design of vehicles plays an important role in improving vehicle safety and driving performance. In this study, the frame structure of a van-type electric truck was taken as a research ...