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If it's due to material fatigue it's due to engineering failure. That in turn may or may not be due to the yes-men promotion mechanism.
by usrusr 4y ago
If it's due to material fatigue it's due to engineering failure. That in turn may or may not be due to the yes-men promotion mechanism.
- Eduard 4y ago> yes-men promotion mechanism huh?
- donkeyd 4y agoPeople who say yes without questioning their superiors or clients tend to get promoted. This is what I assume they mean.
- PurpleRamen 4y agoThe tank was around 20 Years old. How is material fatigue an engineering failure at that age?
- bombcar 4y agoIf the engineers didn't know it would fail in 20 years from material fatigue, that's something that should be learned. They may be blameless by any reasonable standard, but knowing how/when something will reach end of life is an important part of design. We learned a similar lesson with airplanes.
- jacquesm 4y ago20 years is a very long time for a structure under such extreme stress. You can bet that this accident will influence all such designs and cause a structural review of every other large tank made of acrylic in the world, as well as various under water tunnels in large aquaria.