Hundreds of engineers were already pouring even more hundreds of tons of boulders and quick-setting concrete between hastily erected and, it was admitted, inadequately secured vertical steel plates.

California and Japan both require that the vertical steel reinforcing bars in the concrete pillars holding up elevated roadways be ringed by horizontal bars.

The viaduct's vertical steel supports show material missing due to rust, but the federal government promises it won't collapse.

In its simplest form, an arbor consists of two horizontal steel plates, a top plate and bottom plate, tied together by two vertical steel connecting rods.

Rat gave Groomer and Robby a quick nod and they went over the side of the superstructure and walked down the vertical white steel to the level of the bridge.

Inside the post is a horizontal bracket through which is threaded a long, vertical steel rod that bolts the post firmly to the floor.

Modern techniques require that vertical steel reinforcing rods in a column be tied together by numerous horizontal steel rings.

The hoops are designed to prevent the vertical steel reinforcing bars from buckling outward.

EN 1993-3-2 applies to the structural design of vertical steel chimneys of circular or conical section.

The side walls of the upper level were blown away, leaving in place only the vertical steel framed gridworks.