Based on 2016 tests of a composite cross-laminated timber-and-concrete floor system, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has released guidance on how to analyze composite timber floors and ...

Having recently validated assumptions about floor-system capacities in its timber-and-concrete structural model for a 42-story residential building, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is ...

For a typical building project, the construction and design team face a range of choices in steel-based floor systems. One of the team’s biggest hurdles to clear is selecting the most appropriate, ...

Brazilian manufacturer of structural composite panels Diprofiber – which also supplies raw materials for composite processing ...

Made with 99% recycled steel in the joists and 70% recycled steel in the decking, the Ecospan composite floor system provides all the necessary open-web structural steel components for elevated floor ...

A bio-based phenolic thermoset resin developed by Scott Bader and a foam core material based on recycled PET resin represent a sustainable lightweight alternative to plywood or metal flooring for high ...

The lifetime of van trailers is normally estimated to be about seven years. In recent times, the transportation industry has been making efforts to engineer trailers so that their lifetime can be ...

TrinityRail’s new refrigerated railcar features a composite primary load floor that enabled weight loss of 4,500 pounds and facilitated an innovative, industry-first secondary flooring system that ...