April 30th--This Day in Engineering History
Nanette South Clark
April 29, 2010
1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, is born (d. 1855). Image: Oil painting of Carl Friedrich Gauss, by C.A. Jensen. Source...
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Structural Failures
The 22nd Anniversary of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Fatigue Failure--April 28, 1988
Nanette South Clark
April 27, 2010
According to the Aircraft Accident Report by the National Transportation Safety Board : "On April 28, 1988, at 1346, a Boeing 737-200...
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Structural Failures
Two Structural Failures on April 26th
Nanette South Clark
April 25, 2010
By definition, a failure in structural engineering is that condition of a structural element (or its material components) which renders it i...
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