Eighty-six years after America's worst civil engineering disaster, the lessons appear painfully obvious. Engineers now know that each big project has its own set of unique challenges; there's no ...

Engineering has built the most spectacular wonders of the modern world, but what happens when the technology that people trust their lives with fails? Premiering on HISTORY Saturday, April 11 at 10 PM ...

More than 35 years later, the post-mortem on one of the country's worst engineering disasters appears to be simple. A contractor asked for a change in an original design. The change was approved by ...

An engineering expert who has investigated some of the most significant disasters in recent history says not enough is being done to mitigate potential risks for the exploratory drilling BP Canada ...

Gujarat high court criticizes government for engineering disaster in Morbi bridge repair, warns against repeating mistakes in Gondal bridge repairs. Government claims repairs have been thorough, but ...

This book by Mike Hulme, a succinct and readable work on geoengineering, has a slightly but not intentionally misleading title because it is difficult to think of dealing with the threat of climate ...

Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has called for the creation of a national state of disaster support and recovery plan for the metals and ...

Former Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has called for urgent legislative backing to empower engineering safety institutions with regulatory authority, warning ...