Eighty-six years after America's worst civil engineering disaster, the lessons appear painfully obvious. Engineers now know that each big project has its own set of unique challenges; there's no ...
ENR editor Tom Sawyer traveled extensively to project sites, disaster areas and war zones far afield and close to home. As the last entry in ENR's 150th anniversary coverage, he offers some thoughts ...
It was reported on the 28th that 248 construction sites temporarily halted work at three construction companies—POSCO E&C, Daewoo Engineering & Construction, and DL Construction Co.—where major ...
Post-disaster reconstruction is rapidly increasing global demand for construction materials, which drives unsustainable resource extraction, poor debris management, and heightened environmental and ...
More than 35 years later, the post-mortem on one of the country's worst engineering disasters appears to be simple. A contractor asked for a change in an original design. The change was approved by ...
The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters. These failures and/or disasters result when engineers and designers push boundaries by building ...
On the night of 9 October 1963, one of the worst dam-related disasters in European history unfolded in northern Italy. A massive section of Monte Toc collapsed into the Vajont Reservoir, displacing ...
A jetliner crashes with 228 people on board; an oil refinery erupts in Utah; manhole covers explode around the country; a coal-filled freight train derails; and an elevator ride turns deadly.
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