The Silver Bridge: America’s Deadliest Bridge Failure

The Silver Bridge’s origin traces back to the early 1900s to Charles Holzer, a doctor who grew tired of the time it took to reach patients on the other side of the river. Some died awaiting his arrival. Holzer eventually organized community groups to plan a bridge. Those groups eventually merged into the West Virginia Ohio River Bridge Company, with Holzer at the helm.

By |2023-06-27T16:21:52-06:00June 29th, 2023|Friday Famous Failures|11 Comments

The PEPCON Disaster: Manmade Earthquake and Inferno

A PEPCON employee was on the loading dock on May 4, 1988 when a thick cloud began moving through the facility. There were no flames in sight, but a sudden explosion rocked the plant. Then, a second explosion sent a shock wave across the terrain and Boulder Highway was reduced to a war zone. There was glass everywhere. Very few people got out.

By |2023-06-27T16:22:20-06:00May 25th, 2023|Friday Famous Failures|7 Comments

The May Ethical Dilemma: The Clairvoyant Engineer

Engineer Ben is hired by Client X to develop a design for a project. After Ben develops what he believes to be the best design and meets with Client X to discuss the design plans and specifications, Client X and Ben enter a dispute concerning the project’s ultimate success.

By |2023-06-27T16:09:41-06:00May 15th, 2023|Ethical Dilemma|16 Comments

Riddle Me This: Get in Line!

Can you rearrange the positions of the figures to form a new line, from left to right, according to the following rules? The triangle is in position 1. The circle is not in 2 or 4. The circle is not at the end of the line. The pentagon is not in 4 or 5. The octagon is not in 5.

By |2023-06-27T16:16:37-06:00May 1st, 2023|Engineering Fun, Tuesday Tidbits|4 Comments