Risk Engineering(risk-engineering.org)

54 points by throwaw12 2 months ago | 7 comments

Is the world really running out of sand?(practical.engineering)

471 points by chmaynard 2 years ago | 189 comments

Practical Engineering blog post and video examining whether the world is actually running out of sand used in construction and industry.

Fern Hollow Bridge should have been closed years before it collapsed(practical.engineering)

232 points by freetime2 2 years ago | 141 comments

Why are smokestacks so tall?(practical.engineering)

178 points by azeemba 1 year ago | 43 comments

The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers(practical.engineering)

40 points by chmaynard 1 year ago | 8 comments

Tenement Farming and Cloud HSMs(unmitigatedrisk.com)

24 points by jandeboevrie 2 years ago | 13 comments