They are subject to bending loads and are usually made of steel, wood, or concrete ... Before the joists are fitted, wall plates are installed. In residential construction, these rafters, beams, and ...

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The steel beams, each signed by the hundreds of construction workers ... atop a 50-foot (15 m) wall. In total, the steel weighs approximately 2 million pounds (907,000 kilograms).