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Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters

For each engineering disaster, answer the following questions:

What was the disaster? (What was the engineering design flaw?)
Bridge. Pillars broke under too much weight

What was the consequence? (What happened? Who died or could have died?)
The people signed a petition to put the people in charge of the bridge to go to jail. The bridge was
crumbling and 500 people could have died

What could have been done to prevent the disaster?

They should have checked the pillars if it still was stable with no cracks.

What was the disaster? (What was the engineering design flaw?)

The bridge almost fell to a 100 feet drop. There was a crack that was getting bigger because of
wrong placement of the pillar and the constant pressure of heavy traffic
What was the consequence? (What happened? Who died or could have died?)
People wanted the people incharge of the bridge to go to jail.

What could have been done to prevent the disaster?

They should have shut down the bridge and had more constant
check ups for cracks

What was the disaster? (What was the engineering design flaw?)

Plane rough landing. The flaw was the engine was too weak to carry 800,500 pounds of weight
What was the consequence? (What happened? Who died or could have died?)
Rough landing and damage. With 23 passengers hurt

What could have been done to prevent the disaster?

What was the disaster? (What was the engineering design flaw?)
They could have made the engine stronger to hold such a heavy object in the sky

What was the consequence? (What happened? Who died or could have died?)

They wanted the airlines to pay for the people therapy and to shut down any plane with the same
design flaw

What could have been done to prevent the disaster?

Bigger and stronger engine instead of smaller engine for more passengers

What was the disaster? (What was the engineering design flaw?)
Car was easily scratched by bumps on the road. They made the body to low to the ground

What was the consequence? (What happened? Who died or could have died?)

People want their money back

What could have been done to prevent the disaster?

To make the car have a body that wasn’t so low the ground.

What was the disaster? (What was the engineering design flaw?)
Phone exploded. The battery was too hot.

What was the consequence? (What happened? Who died or could have died?)
People are wanting a refund and to band the company. Also for the injured are suing them.

What could have been done to prevent the disaster?

A safer battery with a coller system to make it not get too hot

Which engineering design flaw do you think was the worst? Why?
The bridge one because that was more dangerous than the other
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