Engineering Failure Case Studies
(This series offers 14 PDHs)
EPDS 7-A Teton Dam Failure
2 PDHs, $110
The Teton Dam in Idaho failed during fill-up in 1976. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Seminar participants will also investigate various websites related to the Teton Dam failure.
EPDS 7-B Hyatt Walkway Disaster
4.5 PDHs, $248
During an afternoon tea party, a skywalk collapsed in the Hyatt-Regency, Kansas City, 1981. About 200 people were injured and 114 died in this engineering failure. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Seminar participants will read five detailed papers from forensic engineers, design engineers, the engineer on record, and one with a non-technical viewpoint. Participants will also investigate related websites.
EPDS 7-C Hyatt Walkway Disaster, Short Version
1.5 PDHs, $83
During an afternoon tea party, a skywalk collapsed in the Hyatt-Regency, Kansas City, 1981. About 200 people were injured and 114 died in this engineering failure. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Seminar participants will read five detailed papers from forensic engineers, design engineers, the engineer on record, and one with a non-technical viewpoint. Participants will also investigate related websites.
EPDS 7-D Hartford Civic Center
1 PDH, $55
The roof to the Hartford Civic Center collapsed shortly after the facility was opened. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Seminar participants will read a detailed paper regarding this engineering failure.
EPDS 7-E Agricultural Storage Buildings
1.5 PDHs, $83
The failure of a building caused by agricultural loading will be discussed. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Seminar participants will read a detailed paper on this engineering failure.
EPDS 7-F Failure Caused by Bridge Scour
2.5 PDHs, $138
The Schoharie Creek Bridge in New York state collapsed during a flood event in 1987. It was built in 1954 and had scour that went unchecked. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Seminar participants will investigate bridge scour resources available on the web.
EPDS 7-G L'Ambiance Plaza
1 PDH, $55
The lift-slab system being used to construct the L'Ambiance Plaza failed in 1987 killing 28 construction workers. Technical and non-technical issues will be presented. Six different theories on why the system failed will be described. Seminar participants will read a detailed paper on this engineering failure.
