OAKLAND — Caltrans officials say they don’t yet know how 32 high-strength threaded steel anchor rods in the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge weakened and snapped. State engineers suspect ...

Designed for use with single- or multi-story rod tiedown systems, the Titen HD Rod Coupler is now available in a 1/2" x 9 3/4" size with a head-style that accepts 3/8"-diameter threaded rod. This ...

The shear keys help control sway during an earthquake, but after 32 of 96 high-strength anchor rods — 3 inches in diameter and 17 to 24 feet long — broke in March, engineers say the seismic ...

Threaded anchors come in much larger sizes too, and I happen to be using some made by DEWALT for a big project right now. This is the brand that’s most commonly available in Canada.

A Bay Bridge oversight committee approved funding Thursday to begin designing methods of drying and sealing anchor rods in the base of the new eastern tower that have been steeping in bay water bec… ...

The bridge tower is secured by 424 massive anchor rods, each 25 feet long. Bridge officials reported last fall that about 95 percent of the rods had not been surrounded by grout, a cementlike ...