FAILUROLOGY Nicole Imeson & Brian Moynihan
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A case study on engineering failures; the cause, the outcome and the lessons learned.
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Ep 125 Mini Failure 39 Pemberton Mill
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.
This week’s Mini Failure is about the Pemberton Mill. In 1860, the mill collapsed and then caught on fire in the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history.
Original Air Date: April 2, 2023
Episode Sources
https://www.in2013dollars.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemberton_Mill
https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2022/01/the-pemberton-mill-collapse-and-changes-in-engineering-design/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016751/1860-02-10/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1860&index=19&rows=20&words=Mill+Pemberton&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1861&proxtext=Pemberton+Mill&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1?loclr=blogtea
http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/pemberton-mill-collapse.htm
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/the-walls-trembled-then-fell-lessons-from-the-pemberton-disaster/article_849b31e1-3a10-53cb-a03e-80a3c39e9b56.html
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Website - www.failurology.ca -
Ep 124 Mini Failure 38 Granville Train Derailment
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.
This week’s Mini Failure is about the Granville Rail Disaster. A poorly located bridge support and wooden rail cars led to the worst rail disaster in Australian history.
Original Air Date: March 19, 2023
Episode Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_rail_disaster
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38645976
http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/accidents/granvill.htm
https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ORGANISATIONS1005549
Ways to get in touch with us
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Website - www.failurology.ca -
Ep 123 Mini Failure 37 Cypress St Viaduct
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.
This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cypress St Viaduct. A double decker freeway that served as one of the approaches to the San-Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the viaduct collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Original Air Date: March 5, 2023
Episode Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Street_Viaduct
https://www.in2013dollars.com/
https://www.engineering.com/story/cypress-street-viaducts
Ways to get in touch with us
Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com
Website - www.failurology.ca -
Ep 122 Mini Failure 36 Frank Slide
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.
This week’s Mini Failure is about Frank Slide. In the middle of the night in 1903, part of the town of Frank was buried under a rock slide in 100 seconds.
Original Air Date: February 19, 2023
Episode Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank,_Alberta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Slide
https://frankslide.ca/
https://frankslide.ca/learn
https://frankslide.ca/sites/frankslide/files/editor_files/Frank_Slide_Facts%20(1).pdf
Ways to get in touch with us
Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com
Website - www.failurology.ca -
Ep 121 Mini Failure 35 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.
This week’s Mini Failure is about the partial collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans. During construction, the northern section of the building collapsed in 2019 and is still under investigation.
Original Air Date: February 5, 2023
Episode Sources
https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region6/04032020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1031_Canal
https://www.ktbs.com/news/engineer-hard-rock-hotel-designer-ignored-calls-for-more-steel-supports/article_bfebbe24-bd76-11eb-9b16-6392d19abb87.html
https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hard-rock-hotel-new-orleans-scheduled-for-2019-opening/
https://www.wdsu.com/article/how-much-to-tip/42273189
Ways to get in touch with us
Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com
Website - www.failurology.ca -
Ep 120 Mini Failure 34 Juliana Bridge Crane Collapse
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.
This week’s Mini Failure is about the Juliana Bridge crane collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. A poorly planned lift that had little to no consideration for safety led to the collapse of two cranes and a new bridge section in the middle of this small Netherlands city.
Original Air Date: January 22, 2023
Episode Sources
https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/media/attachment/2018/7/10/67a752ae6374summary_hijsongeval_alphen_aan_den_rijn_eng.pdf
Video - https://www.forconstructionpros.com/business/construction-safety/video/12099051/videotwo-bargemounted-cranes-fall-on-dutch-town
Ways to get in touch with us
Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com
Website - www.failurology.ca