When structural fabricators are asked to weld custom beam sizes, they usually first ask if those custom sizes are truly ...

Massive concrete beams now extend over the water at the east end of Lady Bird Lake as a new three-pronged pedestrian bridge – the first of its kind in Austin – comes together next to the Longhorn Dam.

they hold the bridge together, letting it move without breaking. When that joint leaks, it's *** corrosion factory. Water and salt that get into the joints then invade the beams and piers.

And when the joints start to go, they make older bridges transition from fair to poor. When the joints leak, Matteo says, it’s like a corrosion factory. It then leads to issues with the beams.