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When listing your structural steel beams for sale, it’s important to take quality photos of the beams, to show photos of the beams after they’ve been uninstalled, to set the beams at a fair market price, to be upfront about defects, and to remember to include the...

A lot goes into the process of creating a bridge deck overhang, and the process is one of the more complicated ones involved in bridge construction. Overhang forming through the use of bridge overhang brackets and overhang formwork is usually the first step of th...

Summer concrete pours can be challenging because extreme heat and humidity can dramatically affect finished, dried concrete products. Oftentimes, concrete that’s poured when it’s too hot outside can dry too quickly or dry unevenly, both of which cause issues and ...

Since the 1950s, the popularity of formwork in highway construction has been on the rise. It’s useful for paving long stretches of highway as well as building structures for elevated sections of highway systems. There are numerous uses of formwork in highway cons...

The use of concrete formwork is a fairly delicate process. When done well, concrete forming results in structurally reliable and attractive concrete structures. When done improperly, a lot can go wrong. Formwork fails are not uncommon, and most of them can be pre...

Concrete formwork is incredibly useful in bridge construction, and it helps ensure that bridges are constructed with precision in order to be both visually appealing and structurally efficient. There are a number of different bridge components that can be constru...

Used steel beams, also called surplus steel beams, are beams that have been used before and are sold for reuse. Due to the increasing prices of steel, the sky-high cost of mills, and the time it takes for new beams to be manufactured, purchasing used steel beams ...

Concrete formwork should always be properly inspected before use. This is the case whether you’ve utilized the formwork for previous projects or whether you have recently bought it used or new from a seller. It’s a good idea to routinely inspect it if it’s in sto...

H-piles are one of several different types of piling. They’re as wide as they are deep and have the same thickness in the flange and web. When compared to standard beams, H-pile beams provides better weight distribution over a wider area. Although they can be des...

Large H-piles are a type of steel pile that are as wide as they are deep, with the same thickness in the flange and web. Because of their design, large steel H-piles provide a better weight distribution over a wider area and can support larger and heavier structu...