If structural engineers have their way, building codes will take a leap forward in the next couple of years to allow the use of higher-strength 80-ksi reinforcing steel in concrete shear walls in high ...

Hydraulic attachments company says its new GRP 480 shear also has been designed for ease of maintenance. Genesis says the GRP 480 features what it calls an extra-large pivot group designed to ...

Genesis has introduced the GRP 480, its new hydraulic mobile shear designed for processing rebar. Developed in response to customer requests, the GRP 480 Rebar Processor features numerous bolt-on wear ...

The 190-ft-tall Brock Commons Tallwood House at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, is the tallest mass-timber frame in the Western Hemisphere. In the U.S., Brock, which has ...

PLATTSBURGH -- Jeffords Steel has a new piece of equipment that has drastically reduced the amount of time it takes to cut precise lengths of steel rebar. Jeffords Vice President and Chief Financial ...

This increases the shear strength at the interface, meaning that less rebar is needed. Of course, some of the costs that are saved by using less rebar are offset by the added worker-hours required for ...

Owners, designers and contractors are always looking for ways to build smarter and better. A new method for strengthening concrete shear walls has the potential not only to remove significant ...

CECO Concrete Construction’s approach to planning and placing vertical concrete projects helped the company achieve a successful placement and a satisfied client at its recent work on shear walls at a ...