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    Bridge collapse in Vietnam

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxjn3w9228o.amp This photo suggests that the bridge consisted of three steel truss sections supported on abutments at the ends and two piers on the river bed. It looks to me like one of the two piers collapsed, probably undercut by scour exacerbated by the...
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    Nieuwegein parking garage collapse

    https://www.pen.nl/artikel/dronebeelden-ingestorte-parkeergarage-nieuwegein (In Dutch--use Google Translate)
  3. hpaircraft

    Parking garage collapses at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside

    https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/09/12/part-of-parking-garage-collapses-at-ascension-st-vincents-riverside-hospital/ Best Reddit comment: "Florida and shitty concrete work. Name a more iconic duo"
  4. hpaircraft

    Botched recovery, Falcon 900 stuck in snow

    This one is fun because nobody was physically injured. However, several people are going to be looking for new jobs. (Click picture to open FB video) Long story short, on 1 April 2023 a Falcon 900 bizjet ran off the runway at Aspen and was stuck in snow. Someone thought it would be a good...
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    In-flight breakup Yellowhead Helicopters Ltd. Bell Textron Inc. 212 (helicopter), C-GYHQ

    Not necessarily an engineering failure (except maybe process engineering), but one that should be of interest to any aero or mechanical engineer. https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2021/a21w0045/a21w0045.html Long story short: Bell Helicopter subcontractor should have made...
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    Salesforce Transit Center closes due to cracked support beam

    Salesforce Transit Center closes due to cracked support beam Not exactly a failure yet, but not a good start, either.
  7. hpaircraft

    Miami Beach building collapse

    Not a good year for engineering in Miami: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/us/miami-beach-building-collapse/index.html From the CNN article:

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