The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters. The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the ...

FARGO — Flood disasters are almost invariably a combination of a natural "act of God" and an engineering failure. On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the ...

Engineering failures supply a substantial amount to discuss, but also of interest are those quirky details of why something was designed a certain way. <BR><BR>An ...

National Geographic’s series takes a detailed look at how engineering failures, government missteps, and media chaos turned a natural disaster into a national catastrophe. Insight into Hurricane ...

What happens when machines turn against us? Mechanical failures have caused plane crashes, ship sinkings, and even nuclear disasters. In this video, we break down some of the most infamous engineering ...

Bad leaders, a complacent crew and maintenance cost-cutting by the Navy contributed to a series of engineering failures on the USS Boxer that prevented the ship from going to sea for more than one ...

A task force investigating the collapse of an 11-storey building in Mombasa has blamed the disaster on engineering and regulatory failures. On April 9, a multi-agency assessment declared the building ...

The recent Lake Mitchell drawdown permit failure was the result of a state agency not communicating with the city-hired engineering firm about the required studies until August, new information shows.

Reports of widespread SSD failures following Microsoft’s August Windows 11 update have taken another turn. According to PCDIY!, a Chinese Facebook community focused on PC hardware, the issue was ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...