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21December 2023

Lessons Learned: The Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC)

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Friday Famous Failures|3 Comments

Unlike the Twin Towers, WTC 7 was not directly hit by an airplane, yet it collapsed completely, making it the first known instance of a tall building brought down primarily by uncontrolled fires. This article aims to explore the structural causes behind the collapse of WTC 7 from an engineering perspective.

18December 2023

The December Ethical Dilemma: Recruitment Finder’s Fee

By |December 18th, 2023|Categories: Ethical Dilemma|6 Comments

Engineer Raymond received an unsolicited letter and explanatory material from a commercial firm engaged in manpower placement, offering a monetary bonus to Raymond if he provided names of qualified engineers.