The Molecular Witness – Part 2: Ghost in the Machine: Detecting Outgassing and Condensable Contaminants6 December 2019·759 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Design and Innovation Technological History Systems Thinking Innovation History
The Molecular Witness: Chemical Fingerprinting in Failure Analysis5 December 2019·317 words·2 minsSystems and Innovation Design and Innovation Technological History Systems Thinking Innovation History
The Molecular Witness – Part 1: The Light of Truth: Using Atomic Emission Spectroscopy for Alloy Verification5 December 2019·771 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Design and Innovation Technological History Systems Thinking Innovation History
The Road to Fracture - Part 3: Coupled with Risk: Assessing the Durability of Steel Railway Connectors4 December 2019·689 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Railway Connectors Fatigue Probabilistic Design Heavy Transit Engineering Historical Case Studies Design and Innovation Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Road to Fracture - Part 2: The Torsional Tax: Why Heavy Axles Fail Under Improper Handling3 December 2019·684 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Torsional Failure Axles Casting Defects Heavy Transit Engineering Historical Case Studies Design and Innovation Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Road to Fracture: Structural Integrity in Heavy Transit2 December 2019·286 words·2 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Engineering Failure Analysis Structural Integrity Heavy Transit Fatigue Historical Case Studies Design and Innovation Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Road to Fracture - Part 1: Cut-Edge Calculus: Preventing Fatigue in High-Strength Steel Chassis2 December 2019·666 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Fatigue Steel Chassis Manufacturing Structural Integrity Engineering Historical Case Studies Design and Innovation Systems Thinking Policy and Critique
The Gravity of Error - Part 3: The Blade’s Last Breath: Analyzing Propeller Failures in High-Speed Transit1 December 2019·681 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Propeller Failure Aircraft Fatigue Forensics Engineering Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking
The Gravity of Error - Part 2: Invisible Arcs: The 200-Mile Electrical Legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia30 November 2019·673 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Electrical Failure Space Shuttle Wiring Insulation Forensics Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking
The Gravity of Error: Forensic Engineering in Flight29 November 2019·286 words·2 minsSystems and Innovation Engineering Failure Analysis Aerospace Forensics Disaster Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking