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 ...

Investigators seeking the cause of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse are looking closely at steel plates that tied together beams in the center span of the structure, a state-hired consultant said ...

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 ...