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Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society. [1] These demands include buildings, aircraft, vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructure must be met ...
On January 10, 1860, at around 4:30 PM, a section of the Pemberton Mill textiles factory building suddenly collapsed, trapping several hundred workers underneath the rubble and killing up to 145 workers. Investigators attributed the disaster to substandard construction that was then drastically overloaded with second-floor equipment.
10 injured 2022 Alfamart Gambut collapse: Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia: Building 5 dead, 9 injured 2022 Changsha building collapse: Changsha, Hunan, China Building 54 dead, 10 injured [69] 2022 Abadan Metropol building collapse: Abadan, Iran: Building 41 dead [70] 2022 Tretten Bridge collapse: Øyer, Norway
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These are lists of disasters caused by deliberate human action or public endangerment or culpable negligence.. List of amusement park accidents; List of economic crises; List of environmental disasters
It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters ever to occur. [6] 100,000 to as many as 250,000 seabirds died, as well as at least 2,800 sea otters, approximately 12 river otters, 300 harbor seals, 247 bald eagles, and 22 orcas, and billions of salmon and herring eggs were destroyed. [7]
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This is a list of engineering blunders, i.e., gross errors or mistakes resulting from grave lack of proper consideration, such as stupidity, confusion, carelessness, or culpable ignorance, which resulted in notable incidents. Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused by a faulty blowout preventer.