Gusset Plates and Stiffeners

Steel Gussets generally support, or reinforce the connection of two major structural steel parts, such as when bolting and/or welding bridge beams or trusses to adjoining load bearing, bridge column supports.

Many gusset plate types are of a triangular base shape with any number of clean drilled holes for bolting to bridge and beam supports. Notice, the gusset plate in the picture to the lower right is welded to the two right-angled, adjoining structures. Today, often times, both, bolting and welding are recommended for bridge construction plates. Years ago, riveting was a common method for attaching these specialty plates. Special designs for extreme load bearing gussets are rectangular in shape and welded into the corners, fitting underneath one I-Beam while supporting another adjacent beam. Some might refer to these as "stiffeners" rather than gussets. Bridges and Truss Columns are typical civil engineering construction projects requiring numerous gusset plate types.

With a large inventory of carbon and alloy steel plate, Precision Grinding offers flame cutting and plasma cutting services, stress relieving and annealing services, Grinding services, Machine Shop services, and a full compliment of Fabricating services.

Please, call us at 1-888-WE-GRIND when you need bridge plates or any other custom steel parts manufactured to order.

These Steel Plate Stiffeners bolt together large structural columns.

Click on the picture above to see supporting Stiffeners.

Gusset Plate welded to support a right angle on an Angled Weldment

This Extruder weldment requires a gusset plate shape on both sides, offering reinforcement to the main parts.

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