Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach

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Course Description

Overview

<p>Discover the surprising influence of failure in engineering.</p>

Syllabus

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01: Learning from Failure: Three Vignettes
02: Flawed Design Concept: The Dee Bridge
03: Wind Loading: The Tay Bridge
04: Rainwater Loading: Kemper Arena
05: Earthquake Loading: The Cypress Structure
06: Vehicle Collisions: Land and Sea
07: Blast Loading: The Murrah Federal Building
08: Structural Response: The Hyatt Regency Walkways
09: Bridge Aerodynamics: Galloping Gertie
10: Dynamic Response: London’s Wobbly Bridge
11: Dynamic Response: Boston’s Plywood Palace
12: Stone Masonry: Beauvais Cathedral
13: Experiment in Iron: The Ashtabula Bridge
14: Shear in Concrete: The FIU Pedestrian Bridge
15: House of Cards: Ronan Point
16: Brittle Fracture: The Great Molasses Flood
17: Stress Corrosion: The Silver Bridge
18: Soil and Settlement: The Leaning Tower of Pisa
19: Water in Soil: Teton Dam and Niigata
20: Construction Engineering: Two Failed Lifts
21: Maintenance Malpractice: The Mianus River Bridge
22: Decision-Making: The Challenger Disaster
23: Nuclear Meltdown: Chernobyl
24: Blowout: Deepwater Horizon
25: Corporate Culture: The Boeing 737 MAX
26: Learning from Failure: Hurricane Katrina

Taught by

Stephen Ressler

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