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Engineer Bob Brignano examines the exposed end of on anchor rod cast in 2010 undergoing a corrosion stress test for the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.

Caltrans is testing the so-called "2010 rods", following the failure of 32 three-inch steel rods that broke during construction. Max Whittaker/Prime/Special to The Chronicle ...

OAKLAND — State and regional agencies managing the new Bay Bridge construction have narrowed their retrofit options for snapped anchor rods to two they say will be just as safe as the initial ...

The rod problem, because it involves essential parts that cannot be replaced or repaired, represents “a deadly flaw” in the design of the troubled, $6.5 billion structure, he said.

At that time, the American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC) had anchor rod (same definition as anchor bolt) tolerances in their AISC 303 “Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and ...

The writer, who helped designed the bridge, calls the mistakes RIDOT made in the wake of the shutdown "colossal." ...

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — Anchor rods in the tower of the Bay Bridge’s new eastern span are not broken and 99 percent can withstand a major earthquake, Caltrans officials announced Wednesday. The ...

A broken anchor rod rises up next to still-tensioned rods on a shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans showed off the rods and some of the techniques they are using ...

OAKLAND — State and regional agencies managing the new Bay Bridge construction have narrowed their retrofit options for snapped anchor rods to two they say will be just as safe as the initial ...