A year after its new headquarters tower crumpled during an earthquake, the State Audit Office (SAO) has outlined four critical structural and construction failures that led to the collapse.

For structural engineer Glenn Bell, the collapse on July 17, 1981, of a pedestrian bridge inside the Hyatt Regency Kansas City Hotel—which killed 114 people and injured more than 200—stands out as a ...

While dancing on a floor with full energy and excitement, completely carefree, suddenly a structural failure causes a fatal ...

The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers recently announced the launch of a U.S. version of the U.K.’s Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety program. SEI ...

Crack propagation analysis is a critical area in structural engineering that addresses the prediction and management of crack growth in materials under diverse load conditions. This field combines ...

The study of energy absorption mechanisms in structural engineering is critical for designing systems that effectively mitigate impact forces and prevent catastrophic failure. By integrating ...

Rochester Institute of Technology engineering technology students are using the tragedies of the past to help prevent tragedies in the future. Students in professor Abi Aghayere’s structural analysis ...