Q: My house plan calls for steel beams that will support the floor joists and even parts of a brick wall. Can I substitute wood beams for steel? Is a steel I-beam hard to handle on the job site?

I've been told that a wood beam will work, but I've always seen steel I-beams in other houses. Is it possible for wood to do the job? What are some of the pros and cons of wood I-beams and of steel?

The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

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Although lumber does show promise as a renewable alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete ... by strengthening wood with added iron. Led by Asst. Prof.

Although wood buildings are nowhere nearly as tall as steel or concrete ... and fasteners and connection details have to be further developed. Indeed, columns and beams are not the real problem ...

Magnified images of (left) untreated wood and the same wood ... a 10-pound beam could match the load-bearing capacity of a 100-pound steel beam, in theory effectively reducing its effective ...

Single- and double-shear capacities can be determined, as well as wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete, and wood-to-steel connections, using a variety of solid sawn lumber, glulam, and CLT species, and wood ...

A new kind of wood, stronger than steel and created from ordinary timber ... for diverse applications including structural-grade beams, interior furnishings, cladding, decking, and even in ...

Additionally, multiple types of connections including wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-steel can be calculated using sawn lumber, glued laminated timber, cross-laminated timber and wood ...

I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses. Is it possible for wood to do the job? What are some of the pros and cons of wood I-beams and of ...