Death on the Dance Floor
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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Lessons from Structural Failures
This chapter examines the engineering failures in the construction of a project, particularly focusing on rod-girder connections and the consequences of flawed designs. It emphasizes the critical importance of communication, thorough checks, and formal processes in preventing disasters, using the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse as a poignant case study.
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