<p>Discover the surprising influence of failure in engineering.</p>
Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach
Overview
Syllabus
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- 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
Taught by
Stephen Ressler
