Need help enginnering technology peeps!!

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Posted by darouge11 on Nov-29-2006 00:00:

Need help enginnering technology peeps!!

i have a paper to write... and i need to find stuff on...well here it is....

i need to find stuff on engineering disasters that involves an aspect of material failures....

so stuff that maybe caused an airplain crash..or caused a building to collaspe..... anybody have any ideas or remember any major disasters due to mechanical failures?

thanks for any helpful imput

Posted by igottaknow on Nov-29-2006 00:03:

spyware once caused my computer to crash

Posted by Boomer187 on Nov-29-2006 00:03:

I don't think there have been any. ever.

Posted by Ygrene on Nov-29-2006 00:04:

Space Shuttles.

Posted by Sunsnail on Nov-29-2006 00:05:

twin towers?

Posted by dallastar on Nov-29-2006 00:05:

the cor is where NOT to go for homework help

Posted by Sunsnail on Nov-29-2006 00:06:

Meh, this thread is ok. It's not like he's asking us to do it for him.

Posted by darouge11 on Nov-29-2006 00:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
twin towers?

wel thatwas because a plain crashed into it due to terorist...i mean like...something not build right...due to a mechanical flaw...maybe something wasnt done right, like missing bolts or too much weight something along the lines of...

Posted by dallastar on Nov-29-2006 00:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
Meh, this thread is ok. It's not like he's asking us to do it for him.

ok,

Posted by Omega_M on Nov-29-2006 00:08:

Re: Need help enginnering technology peeps!!

quote:
Originally posted by darouge11
i have a paper to write... and i need to find stuff on...well here it is....

i need to find stuff on engineering disasters that involves an aspect of material failures....

so stuff that maybe caused an airplain crash..or caused a building to collaspe..... anybody have any ideas or remember any major disasters due to mechanical failures?

thanks for any helpful imput

Challenger disaster due to the failure of o-rings on the solid rocket booster

Posted by Sunsnail on Nov-29-2006 00:08:

I'd take a gander at race cars. I'm sure there have been accidents when tires weren't completely changed right.

Posted by jonSun on Nov-29-2006 00:09:

Posted by Ygrene on Nov-29-2006 00:09:

Re: Re: Need help enginnering technology peeps!!

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
Challenger disaster due to the failure of o-rings on the solid rocket booster

YES I AGREE WITH THIS

Posted by darouge11 on Nov-29-2006 00:09:

quote:
Originally posted by dallastar
the cor is where NOT to go for homework help

i take that apology back

Posted by Omega_M on Nov-29-2006 00:11:

Possibly the Chernobyl disaster.

Posted by Sunsnail on Nov-29-2006 00:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
Possibly the Chernobyl disaster.

I think better examples could be used than this, since chernobyl was mostly due to human error.

Posted by Omega_M on Nov-29-2006 00:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
I think better examples could be used than this, since chernobyl was mostly due to human error.

Yeah, dunno what the exact cause of that was. But that was a major disaster.

Posted by igottaknow on Nov-29-2006 00:17:

does dave dresden crashing the TA search engine count?

Posted by Omega_M on Nov-29-2006 00:17:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
does dave dresden crashing the TA search engine count?

Or Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction ? Classic example of material failure.

Posted by darouge11 on Nov-29-2006 00:19:

Posted by Omega_M on Nov-29-2006 00:21:

Ok dude, I'll make your life fucking easy.

Clicky

The links posted on this page themselves don't work. But you get the idea.

Posted by igottaknow on Nov-29-2006 00:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M

Or Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction ? Classic example of material failure.

Posted by chimchim on Nov-29-2006 00:27:

u could research the event that happened with an airbus crashed in syberia...the 15 year old kid of the pilot accidentally discovered a huge flaw in the plane's autopilot...he actually made it disable itself... and then he crashed the plane and unfortunately everyone died...the investigators used the cockpit voice tape and a flight simulator and then figured out that the autopilot had that huge defect...

Posted by darouge11 on Nov-29-2006 00:31:

alrite thanks for allthe imput...you guys have been a great help...im going to use the tacoma bridge incident though...

Posted by ZeJayMan on Nov-29-2006 00:43:

POINT PLEASANT CHRISTMAS EVEEEEE!! Big Bridge disaster alledgedly, this ones better, film made about it !