In addition to Design World’s new Ethical Engineering column, we’re also debuting another column focused on engineering disasters or failures. Why disasters and why now? The short (perhaps simplistic) ...

Eighty-six years after America's worst civil engineering disaster, the lessons appear painfully obvious. Engineers now know that each big project has its own set of unique challenges; there's no ...

National Geographic’s series takes a detailed look at how engineering failures, government missteps, and media chaos turned a natural disaster into a national catastrophe. Insight into Hurricane ...

It took engineers nearly half a century to determine why the SS Schenectady, while docked quietly in a harbor off Portland, Ore. one day, suddenly snapped in half. For local residents, the event was ...

The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters. These failures and/or disasters result when engineers and designers push boundaries by building ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new study by DJC Law sought to identify the most dangerous ...