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28July 2022

The Flixborough Works of Nypro Explosion and Fire

July 28th, 2022|Categories: Friday Famous Failures|1 Comment

"I felt the blast from a terrific explosion which had occurred somewhere behind me. The blast was such that it threw me full length across the road. Debris then began to fall all around me, and I was covered with oil which fell out of the sky," a worker ...

18July 2022

The July Ethical Dilemma: Coming clean about the clean up

July 18th, 2022|Categories: Ethical Dilemma|14 Comments

Engineer Andy, a principal in ABC Engineering, an environmental engineering firm, submits qualifications and a proposal to a local municipality to be considered as the consultant for the research and analysis of a former dump site...

1July 2022

Asphalt Roads Are Actually Not Paved With Asphalt

July 1st, 2022|Categories: Tuesday Tidbits|0 Comments

Asphalt may sound like a relatively modern invention, but the first recorded use of asphalt in a road was actually in Babylon in 615 B.C.E., where asphalt and burned brick were used to pave a procession street during the reign of King Nabopolassar, according to NAPA.

23June 2022

The Kansas City Hyatt Walkway Collapse

June 23rd, 2022|Categories: Friday Famous Failures|9 Comments

On the night of July 17, 1981, the newly built Kansas City Hyatt Regency hotel was hosting a dance contest in its atrium, presented by a local radio station. Partygoers thronged the floor of the atrium and the three catwalks above, which were located on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor levels. Suddenly, there was a loud crack ...

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