Through the use of face-to-face gusset plates welded to the column, the greater part of the vertical load is carried by the gusset plates. "Experience has shown that the practice of welding the beam's ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board looking for the cause of the Minneapolis bridge collapse are focusing attention on a corroded gusset plate in the section of ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Two crucial gusset-plate connections on the I-35W bridge were visibly deformed at least four years before the structure collapsed, according to photographs released by the National ...

The "most historical pieces" that failed and led to the Interstate 35W bridge collapsing in a deadly heap into the Mississippi River six years ago were turned over Thursday to the Minnesota Historical ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board looking for the cause of the Minneapolis bridge collapse are focusing attention on a corroded gusset plate located in the ...