Why failure is an option in the built environment
When executed well, safe-to-fail solutions in the built environment could prove to be the finest form of engineering.
Tag: engineering failure
Callide C power station explosion: What went wrong and why
A series of unfortunate events combined to cause catastrophe at a Queensland power station, but an expert investigation found deeper ...
Fifty years since Hobart’s Tasman Bridge collapse, what’s changed?
Engineers and bridge managers must develop a better understanding of what causes structural collapse.
Why can’t Paradise Dam be repaired?
The Paradise Dam rebuild has led to several key recommendations for bolstering dam safety management.
The construction failures that caused the Florida International University Bridge collapse
The collapse of the bridge, which killed six people, was a clarion call for enhancing safety procedures in construction.
