An overview of fatigue failure and how it affects mechanical systems. How FEA software enables engineers to predict fatigue failure points on structural designs, before the manufacturing process. From ...

Buildings are constantly exposed to temperature changes. Daily heating and cooling, seasonal variation, and long-term climate patterns all cause materials to expand and contract. While these ...

Shafts are fundamental components in a wide range of engineering applications, from automotive and aerospace to industrial machinery. The integrity of these elements is critical, as failure not only ...

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more ...

Not all of ancient Rome’s structures stood the test of time. A few modern structures haven’t either. These are the deadliest failures of buildings, bridges, dams and other structures. Earlier this ...

Lately it seems that ports have been putting off crane purchases and want to use their existing cranes past their design life. Additionally, cranes have been pushed harder than ever as they move ...

The U.S. Air Force used the T-34A Mentor (Beechcraft Model 45) for flight training in the 1950s. Credit: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force The certification standards under Federal Aviation ...