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This list of structural failures and collapses includes bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
3-Way Interchange Flyover Bridge, A part of River Bridge; Concrete and steel bridge. Collapsed during construction, Design flaw in curvature section of a span resulted in collapse of a curved span slab during the removal of staging plates. 10 killed, 6 injured. Total collapse of one wing.
Lists of rail accidents. Accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft. Airship accidents. Accidents and disasters by death toll. Road accidents. Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure. Airliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failure.
Wind shear caused structural failure of the tail which damaged gas cells: 1943-08-01 1943 Lambert Field CG-4A crash USA: St. Louis: Waco CG-4 [N 1] Manufacturing flaw 10 Loss of right-hand wing due to failure of defective wing strut fitting [1] 1947-10-24 United Airlines Flight 608: USA: about 1.5 Miles southeast of Bryce Canyon Airport ...
Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society. [1] These demands include buildings, aircraft, vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructure must be met ...
Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in the publication of professional scientific research. A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries gave examples of policy definitions. In Denmark, scientific misconduct is defined as "intention [al ...
Owned by the Medici family, it ran up large debts due to the family's profligate spending, extravagant lifestyle, and failure to control the managers. Mississippi Company. France. Sep 1720. Colonialism. Scottish economist John Law convinced the French government to support a monopoly trade venture in Louisiana.
Dam failure. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1] Between the years 2000 and 2009 more than 200 notable dam failures happened worldwide. [2]