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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A new kind of wood, stronger than steel and created from ordinary timber ... use low-value wood chips to manufacture structural-grade beams of any dimension that will not require finishing.

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?