Engineering a Catastrophe? How Human Error Causes High-Rise Tragedies

Photo: Grenfell Tower fire. Photo credit: Natalie Oxford / Wikimedia. Article by Marcia Wendorf. Interesting Engineering – September 06, 2021.

Long before Bruce Willis defeated the bad guys at the Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper in the movie Die Hard, we’ve had a love affair with high-rise buildings. And, we’ve come to trust the prowess of those who build them as they reach higher and higher into the sky. But, are high-rises really safe? […]

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