The Ocean Ranger Sinking
In February 1982, the Ocean Ranger was conducting drilling operations for ODECO off Newfoundland. The Ocean Ranger was a self-propelled oil-drilling platform that was capable of operating in 1,500 feet of ocean water and drilling to a depth of 25,000 feet. Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan ...
The November Ethical Dilemma: Joint Venture
Engineers Tom and Larry are in a joint venture in an engineering and construction management practice that provides civil and municipal...
November Pop Quiz for Engineers
Will your score on this month's quiz be FOWL? Here's the November 2021 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: The Game Show
Choose a door out of three. Open the first to a losing door. Do you switch after?
The Construction of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of California. Initially designed by engineer Joseph Baermann Strauss in 1917, the Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco and Marin County and spans the Golden Gate Strait, which separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean ...
The Hartford Center Collapse
On the evening of 18 January 1978, nearly 5,000 spectators watched a basketball game in the three-year-old Hartford Center. It was the jewel of an urban renewal program in the city of Hartford, Connecticut, and boasted the largest single span of roof ever lifted into place as a complete unit. The roof was an engineering marvel ...