Tests on a steel anchor rod removed from the Bay Bridge eastern span’s tower after being inadvertently submerged in water for years revealed rust and tiny cracks, bridge officials said Friday — a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Inspectors are trying to assess how safe the new Bay Bridge is after salt water was found seeping in and rusted some of its 400 steel rods. So far, inspectors have looked at ...

Steel is almost the perfect material to build a car with. Inexpensive, strong without being brittle, and a modulus of elasticity that allows it to take a beating without permanently changing shape, ...