The fracture in the tie girder that shut down the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River for three months this summer likely developed in a weld repair made during the fabrication of the ...

This pole suffered a failure in the welded seam at an overlapping slip splice. A tubular steel transmission pole generally consists of a series of welded assemblies. The pole shafts and arms are ...

A beam splice involves joining two separate beam sections to create a longer, continuous structural member. This connection—made using bolts, welds, or specialized plates—is commonly used in wood, ...