Hyatt Regency – The Price of Human Failure The Structural Engineer, May 2015 The story of the survivors, the rescuers and the engineers. Read More
Implicit Assumptions The Structural Engineer, January 2015 Implicit assumptions and their role in bad judgement. Read More
Lessons from the Malahide Viaduct Collapse The Structural Engineer, July 2013 How corporate memory loss led to the collapse of the Malahide Viaduct. Read More
Near-misses and Failure (Part 1) The Structural Engineer, August 2013 The role of near misses in failure and prevention Read More
Near-misses and Failure (Part 2) The Structural Engineer, September 2013 Seven strategies for identifying and reacting to near misses. Read More
Project Management Failure The Structural Engineer, March 2014 The shocking management failings of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Read More
Nicaragua, Panama and the Dream of a Canal (Part 1) The Structural Engineer, April 2016 Past lessons show the high price of facing up to nature. Read More
Nicaragua, Panama and the Dream of a Canal (Part 2) The Structural Engineer, May 2016 What are the challenges of building the proposed Nicaragua canal? Read More
The 30 Year Failure Cycle The Structural Engineer, May 2013 Is the 30 year failure cycle a coincidence? Read More
