Phase VI · Engineering Design Studio · Week 9
Structural Failure Investigation Studio
Investigate failure mechanisms and apply forensic lessons as design constraints on your own project.
ASCE forensic practice
OSHA reports
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Add a failure case to record its inputs, capacity and governing check.
Learning objectives
- Identify failure mechanisms
- Trace root causes
- Convert lessons into design checks
Engineering judgment
- Most failures are detailing or review failures, not analysis failures.
- Ask what redundancy existed.
Recommended next step
Progressive Collapse and Alternative Load Path Studio
Evaluate redundancy, tie forces and alternative load paths under notional member removal.
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