The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

With the growing demand for resilient, efficient, and low carbon infrastructure, increasing attention has been directed toward novel materials and ...

On June 24, 2021, a portion of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida, near Miami Beach, collapsed around 1:30 am. It was one of the most deadly structural collapses in ...

Five Years After Surfside, New Federal Findings Confirm What Structural Intelligence Could Have Prevented ...

Incident overview At 11.15am on 5 October 2023, a Cagatay CGT-50 unmanned aircraft was conducting a demonstration flight at Radnor Range, Powys. Weighed to its maximum takeoff weight of 55kg, the ...

Mechanical parts are more frequently subjected to cyclic loads than solely static loads. Fatigue issues are commonly observed in turbine blades, aerospace components, locomotive systems, large ...