Engineering Disasters and Failures
| Description: This quiz covers various engineering disasters and failures that have occurred throughout history, highlighting the importance of safety, design, and ethical considerations in engineering practices. | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
| Tags: engineering disasters failures safety design ethics |
Which engineering disaster involved the collapse of a suspension bridge in Washington state, USA, in 1940?
What was the primary cause of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986?
Which engineering failure resulted in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers during the 9/11 attacks?
The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 was attributed to which engineering oversight?
What was the primary factor contributing to the collapse of the Hyatt Regency Hotel skywalks in Kansas City, USA, in 1981?
The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, in 2018 was primarily caused by:
Which engineering disaster involved the failure of a levee system during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, causing widespread flooding in New Orleans?
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was primarily caused by:
Which engineering failure resulted in the collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia, USA, in 1967?
The Bhopal gas tragedy in India in 1984 was attributed to:
Which engineering disaster involved the failure of a dam in China in 1975, leading to catastrophic flooding?
The collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, USA, in 2007 was primarily caused by:
Which engineering failure resulted in the collapse of the Ferry Building clock tower in San Francisco, USA, in 1906?
The collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, in 1995 was primarily caused by:
Which engineering disaster involved the failure of a cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan in 2011?