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September 30, 2004

Construction Industry Spotlight: Steel I-beams go on a diet, get stronger

  • SmartBeams offer a light-weight alternative to long-span concrete decks.
    • By TERRY STEPHENS
    Special to the Journal

    SmartBeams
    Images courtesy R.F. Stearns Co.
    The swiss-cheese look of SmartBeams is deceiving. Innovative fabrication produces increased long-span strength and reduced weight by removing sections of steel from I-beams.

    SMARTBEAM steel technology is finding a construction niche for long-span parking garages, office buildings and retail centers in the Pacific Northwest.


     
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