Westwego Grain Elevator Explosion
On the morning of June 28th, 1973, the small town of Westwego, Louisiana was rocked by a massive explosion that left 36 people dead and over 70 injured. The cause of this tragedy was a grain-dust explosion at the Continental Grain Company facility, which was one of the largest grain elevators in the country at the time.
The August Ethical Dilemma: Engineers & Politics
Engineer Sam is a candidate for the state legislature from a district in which there is a substantial percentage of unskilled workers who are represented by a union. In a particular plant where many of these employees work.
August 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers
Is your quiz score higher than the TEMPERATURE? Here's the August 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: Do They Add Up? Or Not?
Test your skills of deduction with the August 2023 edition of Riddle Me This: Do they add up? Or not? Based on the number sequences in each of the previous columns, what is the missing number in the last column?
Wave-Generated Electricity
We use electricity every day, but most people don’t stop to think about how it’s made and how its production might change. But researchers have been thinking about it for decades. In a quest for new ways of quelling our current global energy crisis.
Tropicana Casino Resort Parking Garage Collapse
The Tropicana Casino Resort was one of Atlantic City’s premier gambling destinations, drawing thousands of visitors each year. As part of a major renovation effort, the Tropicana embarked on an ambitious construction project to build a nine-story parking garage. The project began in 2002 and was expected to take approximately 14 months to complete.