Counting the cost: Can the lessons learned from a Spanish rail disaster save lives in the future?
The deadly derailment of a Spanish high-speed train in 2013 was put down to driver error. Authorities’ response to the ...
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Why the cause of the Challenger disaster was a known vulnerability
Engineers on the Challenger program knew something the flight directors didn’t want to acknowledge – with infamously disastrous consequences.
Infographic: What caused this 20-year mud volcano in Indonesia?
Geotechnical analysis suggests dangerous drilling practices triggered the non-stop Sidoarjo mudflow disaster.
Five deaths on an oil rig changed diving safety requirements forever
By 4am on 5 November 1983, two workers, Edwin Arthur Coward and Roy P. Lucas, had returned from a dive ...
Breaking point: South Korea’s department store disaster
Alarming structural flaws caused five floors of a department store in Seoul’s Gangnam District to collapse.
How can Australia protect its vital infrastructure from the unknown?
Three experts consider the following hypothetical: how to shockproof our core systems against future threats.
Learning from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is more than the story of a bridge failure – it’s a story ...
Infographic: 5 deadly superstructure failures
From the collapse of the World Trade Centre to the Tasman Bridge, here are five instances where a failing superstructure ...
Why a computer-controlled radiotherapy machine turned deadly
In the 1980s, a machine meant to help save lives administered a massive overdose of radiation to patients. Avoidable software ...
The risk of landslides is increasing
The sight of a house sliding down a hillside in residential Melbourne had many calling for action. But what can ...
