On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea which had four basement floors and five floors[…]
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Designs that are likely to fail and create unsafe situation.
Tea-Dance Party Leads to Disaster-THE HYATT REGENCY WALKWAY COLLAPSE
In July 17, 1981, in Kansas City, one of the most tragic engineering failures occurred and caused the death of[…]
Read moreDeepwater Horizon- Massive Oil Spill
The oil rig was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, with an estimation of 560 million dollars. The[…]
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A major fire accident occurred at kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil.[…]
Read moreDeepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, which is also called the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010, is the[…]
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