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Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach

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Overview

Syllabus

  • 01: Learning from Failure: Three Vignettes
  • 02: Flawed Design Concept: The Dee Bridge
  • 03: Wind Loading: The Tay Bridge
  • 04: Rainwater Loading: Kemper Arena
  • 05: Earthquake Loading: The Cypress Structure
  • 06: Vehicle Collisions: Land and Sea
  • 07: Blast Loading: The Murrah Federal Building
  • 08: Structural Response: The Hyatt Regency Walkways
  • 09: Bridge Aerodynamics: Galloping Gertie
  • 10: Dynamic Response: London’s Wobbly Bridge
  • 11: Dynamic Response: Boston’s Plywood Palace
  • 12: Stone Masonry: Beauvais Cathedral
  • 13: Experiment in Iron: The Ashtabula Bridge
  • 14: Shear in Concrete: The FIU Pedestrian Bridge
  • 15: House of Cards: Ronan Point
  • 16: Brittle Fracture: The Great Molasses Flood
  • 17: Stress Corrosion: The Silver Bridge
  • 18: Soil and Settlement: The Leaning Tower of Pisa
  • 19: Water in Soil: Teton Dam and Niigata
  • 20: Construction Engineering: Two Failed Lifts
  • 21: Maintenance Malpractice: The Mianus River Bridge
  • 22: Decision-Making: The Challenger Disaster
  • 23: Nuclear Meltdown: Chernobyl
  • 24: Blowout: Deepwater Horizon
  • 25: Corporate Culture: The Boeing 737 MAX
  • 26: Learning from Failure: Hurricane Katrina
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Stephen Ressler

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