BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley's mayor said Wednesday as the victims' heartbroken loved ones ...
TOOELE COUNTY, Utah — Some Utah residents recently noticed wooden beams propped against a bridge over Interstate 80 near Grantsville, sparking some curiosity and concern. A viewer alerted FOX 13 News ...
Most Roman multistoried structures required structural wooden beams for the construction of floors, ceilings, and roofs. In the seventh book of De Architectura, Vitruvius describes how floors framed ...