"In the structural steel construction of moment-resisting buildings, towers, and similar structures, most commonly in the past, the flanges of beams were welded to the face of columns by ...

The plates that connected the Interstate 35W bridge’s many steel beams are becoming the focus of investigators looking for the cause of its collapse – with one source close to the investigations ...

One of the structural engineers who has viewed the wreckage and knows the design of the bridge said a runoff of salt and de-icing chemicals from the bridge deck could have contributed to the corrosion ...

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 Interstate 35W bridge were visibly deformed at least four years before the structure collapsed, according to photographs newly released by the ...

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 ...