Structural Safety

engineering

Falling through a porthole is uncommon but mechanically plausible when multiple safeguards fail. It requires overcoming the porthole cover latch, sufficient force or loss of bal...

infrastructure-safety

A stadium collapse is a rare but high-consequence event that reveals critical intersections of structural engineering, construction quality, maintenance culture, and regulation....

engineering-safety

Tower death refers to fatalities involving the collapse or catastrophic failure of elevated structures such as telecommunications towers, construction cranes, radio masts, and i...

attraction safety

Few Seattle icons inspire as much wonder and, for some, apprehension as the Space Needle. How safe is the Space Needle as a public observation tower and event venue? This evergr...