Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Locking screws showed decreased survivorship when used in locking plates that were bent at a ...
Old photos of the Interstate 35W bridge show that two steel connecting plates were slightly bent as early as 2003 — four years before the span collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people.
A Minnesota Department of Transportation inspection team was conducting an ultrasound inspection of the Minnesota 23 span when they discovered four gusset plates were bent a quarter of an inch. Gusset ...