Designs In Practice

In this section, you can see the before and after of various elements of a structure. Most of our examples include a "detail" drawn up by one of our engineers and a picture of the actual element once it has been created. From the mind's eye to the real world, these examples might give you a sense of how we create the structures that surround all of us.



Wooden truss detail with hidden connections


Steel-framed canopy for an outdoor auditorium


Two-story steel braced frame


Interior braced-frame in CMU commercial building


Steel truss connection at a steel column
Drop Panel - Before Drop Panel - After

Retrofit Drop Panel in a two-way flat plate