As one wag says, these things are supposed to be wind turbines, not gentle breeze generators.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-05/victoria-berrybank-wind-turbine-collapse/104895810
It is amazing that all the people on the passenger jet got out, and apparently they could only use the forward doors.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/plane-erupts-into-flames-as-it-lands-at-tokyo-airport/103280258
Big earthquake struck south of Marrakech. Hundreds dead, perhaps thousands. This was reported to be a 6.8 quake, and the built environment in that area is primarily unreinforced masonry.
The 7 story building is apparently of timber construction above the podium, but the article says the fire started in an adjacent parking garage under construction.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/massive-fire-erupts-charlotte-north-carolinas-southpark-area
I wouldn't think of a dairy as a particularly hazardous operation. But for all these cows, it was.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-dairy-explosion-leaves-least-18000-cattle-dead-person-critically-injured
There is a proliferation of fires caused by batteries in these devices. Charging inside homes has led to destruction of dwellings. There are lessons to be learned. Apparently, there is a wide variation in quality, and the lack of a battery management system would be a big issue...
The Lockheed F-35B failed its hover test in Texas. Looks like the nose gear collapsed.
https://news.usni.org/2022/12/15/f-35b-joint-strike-fighter-crashes-in-texas#:~:text=December%2015%2C%202022%201%3A54,safely%2C%20according%20to%20the%20statement.
Just noted this article about fires Amazon has been experiencing. They downplay the gravity of the problem, but have turned off the solar power at all their facilities in the US. Is the problem equipment or installation workmanship...
This is more a story of corruption and legality than of engineering, but is perhaps a lesson for some.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/families-near-indian-skyscraper-demolition-site-vacate-homes-2022-08-28/
This American company has developed a dozen or more large box stores in Australia, and more are planned.
I notice from visiting a couple in Australia that they use open web steel joists, like the US commodity item, for roof framing. Are these joists imported or fabricated here?
The company...
I see that the soft drink industry, Coke in particular, is making a big deal of tethering their bottle caps. But where I live, we are told not to recycle the caps with the bottles, but rather separately. I have assumed that is because the cap plastic is different from the bottle. Anybody...
I read that the US Government is to encourage the use of E15 fuel. What is the feeling in this group about the use of E15 in modern autos? I recall some time ago, Subaru Motors warned against it, and that it would void their warranty. Where I am, in Australia, the government policy limits...
I wonder what is so secret about John Kerry's activities that a government watchdog has to sue the State department for records.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/state-dept-sued-watchdog-withholding-john-kerry-docs-next-presidential-election
Not an engineering failure, but definitely a disaster. But then, the damage to the communications cable might be classified as an engineering failure.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/opinions/tonga-volcano-eruption-tsunami-lessons/index.html...
This seems like a terrible waste of a resource. But perhaps not surprising, considering the location.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/turkmenistan-gates-of-hell-darvaza-crater-intl-hnk/index.html
