On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the Sichuan province of China caused nearly 90,000 people to lose their lives, with hospitals and schools filled with children ...

FARGO — Flood disasters are almost invariably a combination of a natural "act of God" and an engineering failure. On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the ...

The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters. The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the ...

The Government of Vietnam and U.S. Army Pacific ceremoniously started Pacific Friendship 2025 in Quang Tri, Vietnam on Sept.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Triangle engineering schools are now using the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge as a teachable moment for students. Video of the incident can be difficult to watch. You ...

On a typical day, finding yourself without cell reception is an inconvenience. But in a disaster scenario requiring on-the-ground rescue response, a lack of connectivity can mean life or death.

Two decades ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, submerging a major American city, claiming nearly 1,400 lives, and displacing one million people. The storm was a turning point in how the ...

New research is being conducted to explore how engineers understand and navigate ethics on a day-to-day basis, prompting questions about how ethics education can be improved. Engineering disasters are ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has received praise and scorn for its responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Regardless of FEMA's performance, many might be surprised to learn that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A little over a year since its launch, ChatGPT’s abilities are well known. The machine learning model can write a decent college-level essay and hold a conversation in an almost ...

A stadium on the brink of collapse, an upside-down bridge, and a massive subway project in crisis are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if ...