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24September 2020

Radio Tower Collapse – Texas

By |September 24th, 2020|Categories: Friday Famous Failures|18 Comments

As the last section of the tower was being raised, the supporting bolts suddenly failed, and the entire section fell, cascading a thousand feet to the ground. On the way down, the falling section sheered away guy wires and caused the entire structure to topple.

14September 2020

The September Ethical Dilemma: Building Bridges

By |September 14th, 2020|Categories: Ethical Dilemma|5 Comments

Engineer Craig is employed by UVW Consultants, a major structural engineering firm, and is acting project manager for the construction of a bridge. After completing his work on the bridge, Craig leaves the firm and associates ...