50-meter span of 3.9km long Ciclovia Tim Maia, Elevated Cycle Track (cycle path) was washed away by waves on 21st April 2016 killing two cyclists. The construction took only 18 months to complete and was opened in January 2016. Investigations about the failure of structure is still in progress. Initial findings shows that the structural engineers … Read more
Toughness and Impact Strength of Metals Toughness is the resistance to the impact loading against fracture. If a metals is tough, then it has the ability to store large strain energy before failure, deflection curve up to fracture stage. Modulus of Toughness It is the total strain energy per unit volume upto fracture stage. it … Read more
Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris Terminal Collapse in 2004 Summary design for the building had little or no margin for safety cracking inside the concrete, weakened the complete structure rapid thermal enlargement Aéroport DE Charles de gaulle is the most important airfield in Paris, France and also the second busiest airport altogether of Europe after … Read more
[:en] Collapse of Enschede Stadium Roof ( 2011) – Direct Causes FC Twente wanted to increase stadium capacity by further extending the L-shaped extension completed in 2008 into a U-shaped one. On July 7, 2011, during work to extend De Grolsch Veste stadium, the roof of extension collapsed. The investigation conducted by the Dutch Safety … Read more
1968: Ronan Point Disaster – Weaknesses in the design. By Jordan Figueroa Building: Ronan Point Location: Newham, UK Year of Construction: 1968 Year of Failure: 1968 Type of Failure: Progressive Collapse Construction Team: Taylor Woodrow Anglian The Ronan Point disaster of Newham, UK occurred May of 1968 due to a gas explosion on the 18th … Read more
1993 – Highland Towers Collapse, Malaysia Courtesy By Jamie Nalley On December 11, 1993 at 1:35pm, the first tower of the Highland Towers apartment complex in Selangor, Malaysia fell, ultimately killing 48 people. The cause of failure was attributed to a landslide that occurred due to pipes that burst, allowing for the barren ground near the … Read more
Failure of John Hancock Tower, Boston Mass. Built: 1976 Architect: Henry Cobb of I.M. Pei and Partners Engineer: Bruno Thurlimann (Swiss) Date of Failure: 1973 while the building was still under construction (first account) Failure: Falling Window Glass Panels, Swaying The John Hancock Tower, officially named Hancock Place and colloquially known as The Hancock, … Read more