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The beams are repeating tetrahedrons which are quite strong with a lot of material on the outer faces to resist bending.

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Behind the curving steel beams that make up the RITP bridge, steel beams outline the shape of the Regional YMCA. The center could open as early as February 2016, if there is access to the site.

He estimates that the beam in question contained 40% less embodied carbon — the amount of carbon burned to produce the concrete and steel used in the beam — than standard rectangular beams.