April 30th--This Day in Engineering History
1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, is born (d. 1855). Image: Oil painting of Carl Friedrich Gauss, by C.A. Jensen. Source...
Nanette South Clark
15 years ago
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The 22nd Anniversary of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Fatigue Failure--April 28, 1988
According to the Aircraft Accident Report by the National Transportation Safety Board : "On April 28, 1988, at 1346, a Boeing 737-200...
Nanette South Clark
15 years ago
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Two Structural Failures on April 26th
By definition, a failure in structural engineering is that condition of a structural element (or its material components) which renders it i...
Nanette South Clark
15 years ago
