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Need help enginnering technology peeps!!
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| 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 |
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| igottaknow |
| spyware once caused my computer to crash :stongue: |
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| Boomer187 |
| I don't think there have been any. ever. |
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| dallastar |
| the cor is where NOT to go for homework help |
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| Sunsnail |
| Meh, this thread is ok. It's not like he's asking us to do it for him. |
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| darouge11 |
| 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... |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
Meh, this thread is ok. It's not like he's asking us to do it for him. |
ok, :cool: |
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| Omega_M |
| 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 |
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| Sunsnail |
| I'd take a gander at race cars. I'm sure there have been accidents when tires weren't completely changed right. |
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| jonSun |
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