Failure Analysis

1. Analyze the causes of failure of a real world example (can be an old one — your choice!).
•2. Describe the relationship between the causes of failure in this case (materials/human/design/poor maintenance/extreme conditions). Which causes were most
important? Defend your answer with specific arguments.
•3. Describe how understanding the causes of failure in this case are leading engineers to create better designs.
•Your overall response should at least 500 words, though it can be longer as necessary. You should also include images and references.
Please add a brief reflection as well — thanks!

Failure Analysis

1. Analyze the causes of failure of a real world example (can be an old one — your choice!).
•2. Describe the relationship between the causes of failure in this case (materials/human/design/poor maintenance/extreme conditions). Which causes were most
important? Defend your answer with specific arguments.
•3. Describe how understanding the causes of failure in this case are leading engineers to create better designs.
•Your overall response should at least 500 words, though it can be longer as necessary. You should also include images and references.
Please add a brief reflection as well — thanks!