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Soyuz abort modes (917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In the event of catastrophic failure, the Soyuz spacecraft has a series of automated and semi-automated abort modes (Rus. Система аварийного спасения (САС))
Crack arrestor (710 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stress corrosion cracking or fatigue cracking, helping to prevent the catastrophic failure of a device. The crack arrestor can be as simple as a thickened region
R-39M (169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
test launch of a prototype R-39M on 25 November 1998 resulted in a catastrophic failure of the SLBM's booster. The missile exploded roughly 200 meters after
Wing root (630 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
factor associated with the wing root, which will eventually lead to catastrophic failure if not monitored. Accordingly, it is commonplace within an aircraft's
Dynamic rope (1,233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the peak force on the rope and thus the probability of the rope's catastrophic failure. A kernmantle rope is the most common type of dynamic rope now used
Marta Bohn-Meyer (420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Municipal Airport. The cause of the crash was deemed to be from catastrophic failure of the front hinge of the canopy - which apparently incapacitated
Battle of the Gulf of Oman (1,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Ottoman Indian fleet under Seydi Ali Reis. The campaign was a catastrophic failure for the Ottomans who lost all of their ships. Since the Siege of
Beinn an Tuirc windfarm (384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the wind farms' construction. One of the V47 turbines suffered a catastrophic failure in November 2007 when a brake problem led to the tower being bent
Water-tube boiler (2,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advantage of the watertube boiler is that there is less chance of a catastrophic failure: there is not a large volume of water in the boiler nor are there
The New Inn (558 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
King's Men at the Blackfriars Theatre. The original production was a "catastrophic failure...hissed from the Blackfriars stage...." An intended Court performance
Electrical breakdown (2,923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in a power circuit. In this case electrical breakdown can cause catastrophic failure of electrical equipment, and fire hazards. Electric current is a
Mechanical resonance (1,423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
frequencies. It may cause violent swaying motions and potentially catastrophic failure in improperly constructed structures including bridges, buildings
List of earthquakes in the British Isles (515 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"earthquakes" that threw down newly built cathedrals may simply have been catastrophic failure of overloaded masonry, particularly towers, rather than actual tectonic
Sons of Guns (1,982 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
demonstrated on the show at home. In addition, during scenes of catastrophic failure, the crew reminds the audience not to try anything at home. The program
Austin Dam failure (Pennsylvania) (903 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
was the largest dam of its type in Pennsylvania at the time. The catastrophic failure of the dam on September 30, 1911, caused significant destruction
Negative Dialectics (1,191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
systematic extermination of the Jews at Auschwitz, which he sees as a catastrophic failure of Enlightenment rationality and a profound challenge to the very
Meta-regulation (248 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
complex and uncertain environments. Firms with the potential for catastrophic failure such as finance, oil drilling, mining, manufacturing, etc. often
Varistor (2,689 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
voltage surges. Varistors can fail for either of two reasons. A catastrophic failure occurs from not successfully limiting a very large surge from an
Steam separator (287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
flowing through the pipe until it reaches a sharp bend and results in catastrophic failure of the pipe. Steam drier is also sometimes applied to a drier which
Steven L. Newman (226 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
company when it’s offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico experienced a catastrophic failure in the Deepwater Horizon incident. Steven Newman received a Bachelor
Acoustic resonance (3,276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
other.) Like mechanical resonance, acoustic resonance can result in catastrophic failure of the vibrator. The classic example of this is breaking a wine glass
Hydraulic fill (447 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a better choice. Poorly built hydraulic fill dams pose a risk of catastrophic failure. The Fort Peck Dam is an example of a hydraulic fill dam that failed
Falcon 9 flight 20 (2,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was also notable as it was the first SpaceX launch following the catastrophic failure of a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle's second stage on Falcon 9 Flight
Opportunity (rover) (4,445 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
reboot once the weather cleared, but it did not, suggesting either a catastrophic failure or that a layer of dust had covered its solar panels. NASA hoped
Moselle (riverboat) (449 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
neighborhood of Fulton, when all four boilers simultaneously suffered a catastrophic failure resulting in the total destruction of the ship from the paddlewheels
Overspeed (1,459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
momentary overspeed can result in greatly reduced engine life or catastrophic failure. The speed of an engine is typically measured in revolutions per
Robb Engineering (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
weakened the joists. In some cases the roof joists have experienced catastrophic failure, resulting in at least 1 roof collapse. With the collapse of 3 joists
Exoskeletal engine (844 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stage, are prone to high- and low-cycle fatigue, and subject to catastrophic failure due to disc bursts from high tensile loads, consequently requiring
Event 0 (1,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
an astronaut en route to Europa, who, after their ship suffers a catastrophic failure, takes refuge in a dilapidated leisure ship, with the only remaining
Mai Mahiu (255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
blockage in a culvert beneath a railway embankment which led to a catastrophic failure and inundation; initially, it was reported as arising from a dam
Tailstrike (615 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
improper repairs to a previous tailstrike on landing, resulting in catastrophic failure seven years later. The 520 fatalities made this the deadliest single-aircraft
AC 25.1309-1 (2,186 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Extremely Remote. Catastrophic Failure Conditions must be Extremely Improbable. The safety objectives associated with Catastrophic Failure Conditions may
Sleipner A (833 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the company Norwegian Contractors for Equinor. It is known for its catastrophic failure on 23 August 1991, due to a design flaw, that resulted from an error
Fuse (hydraulic) (516 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
machinery, such as forklifts. Hydraulic fuses help guard against catastrophic failure of a hydraulic system by automatically isolating the defective branch
Byzantine fault (3,754 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
generals problem", developed to describe a situation in which, to avoid catastrophic failure of the system, the system's actors must agree on a concerted strategy
Tay Bridge (4,814 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Tay Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid-rèile na Tatha) carries rail traffic across the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the suburb of Wormit
Marbled salamander (2,098 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cause of catastrophic failure. Because Marbled Salamanders have relatively long life spans, their chances of extinction due to catastrophic failure are low
Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) (3,471 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Watts' business strategy quickly swung from "overnight" success to catastrophic failure, resulting in the 1987 sale of the UWF to another rival: Jim Crockett
Monoculture (computer science) (1,626 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
vulnerabilities, and, like agricultural monocultures, are subject to catastrophic failure in the event of a successful attack. With the global trend of increased
Sharp Edge Flight Experiment (1,004 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
molecules leads to temperatures of over 2000 °C. In order to avoid catastrophic failure upon re-entry due to excess heat, current spacecraft mostly rely
Roger Boisjoly (1,882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
decided to launch the shuttle despite his warnings, leading to the catastrophic failure. He was considered a high-profile whistleblower. Boisjoly was born
Axle load (605 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
load-carrying capacity. Operating above the specified load can cause catastrophic failure of track components.[citation needed] The diameter of the wheels
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 (2,767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
disintegration of an engine shaft due to faulty bearings. This led to a catastrophic failure of the two left engines and then an onboard fire, both of which eventually
MV Dolores Chouest (167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ships serve emergency needs in the case that a submarine experiences catastrophic failure while underway. These ships are also used for scientific surveys
Ash Ingestion Detection for Aircraft (413 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ground crews and Airline maintenance team to potentially avoid catastrophic failure of aircraft parts. Tests completed displayed the clear differences
9mm Glisenti (346 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
chamber and fire in 9mm Glisenti, presenting a significant risk of catastrophic failure to the firearm, and a risk of injury to the shooter. The cartridge
Whittenton Pond Dam (313 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to divert water around the dam and drain Whittenton Pond before a catastrophic failure could occur. Though the wooden dam held, later inspections uncovered
Brumadinho dam disaster (3,256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine suffered a catastrophic failure. The dam, located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Brumadinho in Minas
Midtstuen (station) (150 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Frognerseterveien. On 22 October 1987, a train carrying 12 passengers suffered a catastrophic failure in the braking system further up the line, causing it to roll down
Bunding (2,561 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
damage (either by force or its chemistry). If a large tank has a catastrophic failure, the liquid alone can cause extensive damage. If built properly,
Strength of ships (1,928 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
too weakly suffer from minor hull damage and in some extreme cases catastrophic failure and sinking. The hulls of ships are subjected to a number of loads
Ratcheting (451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
plastic deformation that occurs keep accumulating paving way for a catastrophic failure of the structure. Nonlinear kinematic hardening, which occurs when
Anderson Lake (California) (1,450 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the Water District's plans as insufficient to address the risk of catastrophic failure and ordered on February 20, 2020, that lowering of the reservoir
Sunshine Skyway Bridge (5,840 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the center of the bridge during a sudden squall, resulting in the catastrophic failure of the southbound roadway and the deaths of 35 people when several
Winchester Model 100 (178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rifle to fire with the action not fully locked, leading to possible catastrophic failure and risk of severe injury or death to the shooter. Winchester offered
Andrew Bacevich (2,690 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
vocal critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure." In March 2007, he described George W. Bush's endorsement of such
Flooded engine (614 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the point that it is impossible to turn the crankshaft without a catastrophic failure of the engine or one of its vital components. The conventional remedy
Faliero coup (463 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Venetian commoners and the nobility, originally stemming from the catastrophic failure of the nobility in the Battle of Porto-Longo against Venice's long-time
List of incidents at Warner Bros. Movie World (806 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
broke. A Queensland Fire Service Inspector described it as "a fairly catastrophic failure of the carriage" that was the "first time we'd ever seen the actual
Nitrous oxide engine (2,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
situation in which the fuel may be ignited uncontrollably causing catastrophic failure to components. Carbureted and single point/throttle body injected
Aircrew Survival Egress Knife (540 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
considered the lack of insulated handle of the Ontario knife to be a catastrophic failure of the standard, and Ontario is redesigning their ASEK to meet this
Damage tolerance (1,074 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
length in a single flight and before the aircraft lands, result in a catastrophic failure that regular maintenance could not have prevented. In ensuring the
Relocatable user backup (197 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
provides a backup in the event that the service-provider suffers a catastrophic failure. The concept requires 3 fundamental components : The user must be
KNTE (FM) (337 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
2020, sister station 103.3 KJOJ-FM in Freeport, Texas suffered catastrophic failure, resulting in that facility going silent. KNTE was then changed from
Arctic policy of Barack Obama (1,340 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
decision in March 2010 was abruptly reversed in May 2010 after the catastrophic failure of the Deep Water Horizon drilling operation, which led to the six-month
Bond Offshore Helicopters Flight 85N (1,342 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which it stated that the immediate cause of the accident was a "catastrophic failure of the main rotor gearbox" and the consequent detachment of the main
Safety engineering (2,990 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
required to permit no single event or component failure to result in a catastrophic failure mode. Most biological organisms have a certain amount of redundancy:
Blowout (tire) (233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Catastrophic failure of a tire
Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station (3,160 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
requiring a dam around the entire perimeter. On December 14, 2005, a catastrophic failure in the upper reservoir dam put the plant out of operation until it
Daniel Klute (427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
instability problem during combustion that would sometimes cause catastrophic failure. In October, 1962, Dr. Klute presided over the Combustion Stability
Maccabiah bridge collapse (3,765 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The Maccabiah bridge collapse was the catastrophic failure of a pedestrian bridge over the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 14, 1997. The collapse
BMW V12 LM (911 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
detected in the drivetrains while at speed. In order to not risk a catastrophic failure of the car at speed, the team quickly retired both cars from the
John Ellis Edwards (675 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
killed in a training exercise May 7, 1943 when his P-40 suffered a catastrophic failure upon takeoff. His brother's death was the first for the 332nd Fighter
Porlock Bay (555 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
nationally important coastal geomorphological system which has undergone catastrophic failure and subsequent evolution following sediment inhibition and a great
Keystone LB-5 (588 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Reynoldsburg, Ohio, the XLB-5 prototype (AC serial 26-208) experienced catastrophic failure of its right engine when a blade separated from the hub with explosive
Boeing Orbital Flight Test (2,029 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crash into the capsule after separation, potentially leading to a catastrophic failure of the capsule. In addition, an Intermittent Space-to-Ground (S/G)
Nicholas I of Russia (8,353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
historians have frequently concluded that "the reign of Nicholas I was a catastrophic failure in both domestic and foreign policy." On the eve of his death, the
Nicholas I of Russia (8,353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
historians have frequently concluded that "the reign of Nicholas I was a catastrophic failure in both domestic and foreign policy." On the eve of his death, the
Hinkley Point A nuclear power station (2,018 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
highlighted during the operation of Hinkley Point. In 1969 there was a catastrophic failure of the Hinkley Point 'A' turbine-generator at near normal speeds
Dan Applegate (757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1968... The airplane demonstrated an inherent susceptibility to catastrophic failure when exposed to explosive decompression of the cargo compartment
Flare gun (1,020 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tests have demonstrated that sometimes a single use results in a catastrophic failure. In the United States, if these conversion kits are used in a metal
Seasat (815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
security reasons, and the end of the mission was falsely blamed on catastrophic failure of the satellite's electric power system. Subsequent ocean-observing
Joy Singarayer (822 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
doi:10.1038/srep21064. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4751529. PMID 26869235. "Catastrophic failure of South American Ice Age dam changed Pacific Ocean circulation and
Ruger Old Army (541 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Bullseye smokeless powder and a lead ball. While this might result in catastrophic failure in other firearms, the Old Army proved to be strong enough to handle
Boiler (4,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shorter plant life and unreliable operation. At worst, it can lead to catastrophic failure and loss of life. Collapsed or dislodged boiler tubes can also spray
United Airlines Flight 232 (8,827 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine due to an unnoticed manufacturing defect
Wilford, Idaho (189 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
buildings in Wilford were swept away by a flood that resulted from the catastrophic failure of the recently built Teton Dam. Soon after the dam's failure it
Analogue electronics (1,486 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
schemes and algorithms. Nevertheless, there is still a point at which catastrophic failure of the link occurs. In digital electronics, because the information
Dragster (car) (1,230 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the Wynnscharger, a slingshot rail, when the vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure, and the car broke in half in front of the cockpit. Garlits returned
Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle (2,603 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sensing system. In an emergency where the rocket was about to suffer a catastrophic failure, an abort would activate the launch escape system attached to the
Fuselage (1,435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
structure is also redundant and so can survive localized damage without catastrophic failure. A fabric covering over the structure completed the aerodynamic shell
Humber Gas Tunnel (1,481 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tidal erosion and "third-party impact, both of which could result in catastrophic failure of the pipeline." Although remedial work was undertaken in 2010 and
Keyham, Plymouth (565 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
inquest jury found the 5 people were "unlawfully killed" due to a "catastrophic failure" by Devon and Cornwall Police. On Tuesday 20 February 2024, a 500kg
2024 Mai Mahiu flash flood (665 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
2024, a blockage in a culvert beneath a railway embankment led to a catastrophic failure and inundation in Kenya, killing at least 50 people. The event was
Ceramic knife (692 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
transformations to occur, which essentially close the cracks and prevent catastrophic failure, resulting in a relatively tough ceramic material, sometimes known
Unisys OS 2200 databases (814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the state back to a previous time. A full recovery is used when a catastrophic failure has caused loss of some or all of the mass storage holding the database
Saorsat (1,317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
national back-up coverage on satellite in the event of an emergency or catastrophic failure of the DTT system. Approval for the revised National DTT plan and
Joseph Locke (2,703 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles Pasley of the Railway Inspectorate. He also experienced a catastrophic failure of one of his viaducts built on the new Paris-Le Havre link. . The
Horace Campbell (2,092 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
has published widely. His most recent book, Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya: Lessons for Africa in the Forging of African Unity, exposed
Ghosts of Saltmarsh (1,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
significant failures are possible without automatically going to catastrophic failure. [...] On the downside, this is pages and pages of tables and text
STS-51-B (979 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a memo to Bob Lund about the potential for the O-rings to cause catastrophic failure. Spaceflight portal List of human spaceflights List of Space Shuttle
Jordanelle Reservoir (298 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
were concerned that the site was geologically flawed, citing the catastrophic failure of the Teton Dam in Idaho in 1976. Mining interests in nearby Park
Cascade chart (NDI interval reliability) (1,649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
in the material. If missed, a crack may lead the structure to a catastrophic failure before the next inspection. On the other hand, the inspection interval
High availability software (1,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
software architecture's, while a “catastrophicfailure is defined as one which is not handled. A catastrophic failure therefore causes a service outage
Cannelure (585 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1" can increase pressure beyond safe limits and possibly cause a catastrophic failure. The first 3 of these rifle bullets have cannelures Minie Ball with
Lake Isabella (624 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
made. The Isabella Dam bisects an active fault that could lead to a catastrophic failure if an earthquake occurs along it. This fault was considered inactive
MV Tacoma (309 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Notes Out of service between July 29, 2014 and March 27, 2015 due to catastrophic failure of electrical system. General characteristics Class and type Jumbo
Embrittlement (2,366 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ductile-brittle transition which makes the material brittle and could lead to catastrophic failure during operation. This temperature is commonly called a ductile-brittle
Ronald Mulkearns (1,374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
complaints and complainants and concluded: This case study exposed a catastrophic failure in the leadership of the Diocese and ultimately in the structure
Graphite-Epoxy Motor (1,453 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
propellant. On 17 January 1997, a Delta II (Delta 241) exploded due to a catastrophic failure in a GEM 40. The failure triggered the launch vehicle's self-destruct
Forged in Fire (3,680 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
bones/carcasses, and metal plumbing pipes. If one weapon suffers a catastrophic failure, defined as damage that renders it unsafe or ineffective for further
Siege of Jeddah (1,379 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ships." At some point in the action, one of the cannon suffered a catastrophic failure and exploded. The Hadrami Chronicler Al-Shihri recounts that: "Then
Cygnus OA-6 (1,246 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
third operational mission, Cygnus Orb-3, was unsuccessful due to catastrophic failure of its Antares 130 launch vehicle. Orbital discontinued the Antares
Torque multiplier (579 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
driving tool and could become dangerous in the case of a sudden catastrophic failure of the drive tool with the extended handle attached. Torque multipliers
Pacific Northwest windstorm (966 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
storm Typhoon Frieda/Freda. 1979: February 13 windstorm leads to the catastrophic failure of the Hood Canal Bridge. 1981: Friday the 13th Windstorms, November
State of Flux (841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
discover that a piece of equipment on the Kazon ship has caused a catastrophic failure on board, killing all but one of the crew, who is comatose. Because
State of Flux (841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
discover that a piece of equipment on the Kazon ship has caused a catastrophic failure on board, killing all but one of the crew, who is comatose. Because
Hispasat 1A (1,251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
TV coverage. The 18 December 1997 the X-band antenna suffered a catastrophic failure and ceased functioning. This was later attributed to defects during
Sight glass (1,427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
exposed, creating an overheat hazard and causing damage and possibly catastrophic failure. To check that the device is offering a correct reading and the connecting
Hard suction hose (1,924 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ineffective and hazardous, as the hose and couplings may experience catastrophic failure. In certain circumstances, it may be possible to use hard suction
Lake Amanda (612 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which in turn caused massive erosion. Within a couple of hours, a catastrophic failure of the dam was the result, with a ±100 foot section of the dam washed
Crack growth equation (4,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
growing from cyclic loads. The growth of a fatigue crack can result in catastrophic failure, particularly in the case of aircraft. When many growing fatigue
Reinforced concrete column (1,518 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
additional strength from spiral reinforcement engages and prevents catastrophic failure, instead giving rise to a much slower ductile failure. The ACI Building
Worrals (423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Worrals's League is finally dissolved after their first mission ends in catastrophic failure. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Edwards, Owen Dudley. "The Battle
Canting keel (1,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the hydraulic rams that controlled the keel, which caused the catastrophic failure of the keel. When this failure caused the yacht to nearly capsize
Loss of control (aeronautics) (1,979 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
serving the flight crash-landed at Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, which led to the loss of many flight
Preston Pals (917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
by this time, it was apparent that the initial assault had been a catastrophic failure, which brought about a cancellation of further attacks. Thus, the
WHBO (1,024 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
August 2006, tower number one of the three WHBO towers sustained a "catastrophic failure." The guy-wires were clipped during construction in the neighborhood
Strata (novel) (1,526 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
machinery has exceeded the capacity of its advanced robotic maintenance. Catastrophic failure threatens the disc’s further existence. The machines offer to exchange
Slip-critical joint (299 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
slippage failure of a slip-critical connection is not necessarily a catastrophic failure. However, slippage of a slip-critical connection in columns may lead
Culvert (2,457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
restoration. Long-term benefits of this practice include reduced risk of catastrophic failure and improved fish passage. If best management practices are followed
Database administration (1,391 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
database suffers a failure, ranging from a simple failure to a full catastrophic failure. The failure may be data corruption, media failure, or user induced
Takeover (2,932 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
will lead to high profits if circumstances go well but can lead to catastrophic failure if they do not. This can create substantial negative externalities
MV Kulshan (976 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
board. On February 13, 1979, a powerful, winter windstorm caused a catastrophic failure of the floating Hood Canal Bridge. With the sustained winds at 85 mph
Henderson High School (Pennsylvania) (1,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
would later be named after him. Onlookers to the fire witnessed catastrophic failure of the roof and flames estimated at 100 feet high. The community
World of Ptavvs (1,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Power (mind control). Eons ago, Kzanol's spaceship had suffered a catastrophic failure; its reactive drive system failed and the navigation computer automatically
Bulk loaded liquid propellants (895 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
nitric-acid/hydrocarbon gun. At one point, "too fine" a mixture caused a catastrophic failure. In 1981, under a DARPA contract, Pulse Power Systems Inc. performed
TACAMO (808 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
new wing-loading characteristics; the tail was redesigned after a catastrophic failure of the vertical stabilizer during flight tests. The cockpit was copied
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso (1,660 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
concern in the U.S., by October 1802 it was clear the expedition was a catastrophic failure; its leader, General Charles Leclerc died of yellow fever, along
Matchstick Productions (596 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
attempting a ski-BASE jump when one of his skis did not release causing a catastrophic failure and ultimately his death. In 2013, MSP and Red Bull Media House released
Fuel tank (1,830 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The flammability of fuel makes stress cracking a possible cause of catastrophic failure. Emergencies aside, HDPE plastic is suitable for short term storage
Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failures Led to September 11 (152 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
March 2013. Roberts, Sam (20 November 2002). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; A Catastrophic Failure To Think the Unthinkable". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March
Orthogonality (2,571 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
method in need of redundancy to safeguard the total system against catastrophic failure. In neuroscience, a sensory map in the brain which has overlapping
Steady state (1,597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
an interconnected power system, these random variations can lead catastrophic failure as this may force the rotor angle to increase steadily. Steady state
Pan Am Flight 843 (897 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
39 flight hours. The cause of the explosion was revealed to be a catastrophic failure of the engine's third-stage turbine disc, resulting from a loss of
Austin, Pennsylvania (1,403 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was the largest dam of its type in Pennsylvania at the time. The catastrophic failure of the dam on September 30, 1911, destroyed much of the town and
Izod impact strength test (599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and may develop cracks that, over time, propagate to a point where catastrophic failure would result. Impact tests are used in comparing the shear fracture
Train ferry (1,927 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1890, its construction delayed in part by repercussions from the catastrophic failure of Thomas Bouch's Tay Rail Bridge. The largest train ferry ever built
Rokot (1,380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
2nd stage main engine was not shut down properly, resulting in a catastrophic failure and automatic termination of the launch mission by the on-board computer
Ford SHO V8 engine (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sprocket failures, the engine acquired a reputation for potentially catastrophic failure. Soon after the introduction of the SHO V8 engine, widespread problems
1989 in aviation (2,539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Airlines Flight 232, a Douglas DC-10, suffers decompression in and catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, knocking out all its flight controls
Tomy (1,452 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
team followed these with Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer) (which was a catastrophic failure). It became common wisdom within the industry that Tomy could not
February 13, 1979, windstorm (309 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
on the Hood Canal Bridge stressed the structure enough to cause catastrophic failure. It is suspected that a severe list in the bridge exposed pontoon
Short S.8 Calcutta (902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
seven people on board. The City of Khartoum (G-AASJ) suffered a catastrophic failure of all three engines shortly before the end of its flight between
CONTOUR (1,280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
burn. Alternate possible but less likely causes determined were catastrophic failure of the solid rocket motor, collision with space debris, and loss
Swaged sleeve (363 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
gauging. Adhering to the manufacturer's instructions will avoid catastrophic failure. The round stop sleeve is intended to be pressed on single wire or
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (2,233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
internal escape slide was added behind the flight deck in case of catastrophic failure mid-flight. In the event of a bail-out, explosives would be detonated
Belvidere, Illinois (2,811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
unnoticed, in one of the crystal-growing autoclaves, leading to the catastrophic failure. They also found that NDK management had been warned multiple times
AGM-69 SRAM (1,455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hot/cold cycling year after year. Cracks in the propellant could cause catastrophic failure once ignited. Length: 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) with tail fairing, 14 ft
2021 Monaco Grand Prix (1,769 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
blame for Leclerc missing Monaco race". 24 May 2021. "What caused 'catastrophic failure' of Bottas's wheelnut?". 24 May 2021. "2021 Monaco Grand Prix race
Dielectric strength (1,413 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
failure of insulating material causing a short circuit, resulting in a catastrophic failure of the equipment. The sudden drop in resistance causes a high current
Space elevator safety (1,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cable. The challenge of preventing fiber breakage from initiating a catastrophic failure cascade seems to be unaddressed in the current literature on terrestrial
Helikopter Service Flight 451 (821 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The cracks had been developing slowly for several days before the catastrophic failure occurred, and if HUMS data had been systematically retrieved and
Dam failure (1,849 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
2019-01-25 Brumadinho, Minas Gerais Brazil 270 Tailings dam suffered a catastrophic failure releasing 12 million m3 of tailings slurry. Spencer Dam 2019-03-14
Squak Mountain (1,331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the southwest side of Squak Mountain, his rigging experienced a catastrophic failure that caused him to fall to his death in a pasture. The well-signed
Center for Auto Safety (990 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Retrieved October 5, 2017. Jensen, Christopher (2008-03-16). "'Catastrophic' Failure Leads to Child Seat Recall". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331
Metal-induced embrittlement (638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Crack velocities in SMIE are much slower than LMIE velocities. Catastrophic failure of a material via SMIE occurs as a result of the propagation of cracks
Brugmann's law (1,279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
first-person singular, jajāna third-person singular. Whether that is a catastrophic failure of the theory or just levelling is uncertain, but after all, those
46th (North Midland) Division (1,682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Gommecourt on the first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, which was a catastrophic failure resulting in heavy losses. The event dogged the division afterwards
Runway safety (688 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Safety Statistics “Multiaxis Thrust Vectoring Flight Control Vs Catastrophic Failure Prevention”, Reports to U.S. Dept. of Transportation/FAA, Technical
BeamNG.drive (1,832 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
driveshaft, clutch, and other important components that can result in catastrophic failure to the vehicle. Tires can be blown out and fuel tanks may explode
Muzzle-loading rifle (1,355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
muzzle loader hung fire and was subsequently double-loaded (causing catastrophic failure when fired again), motivated the Admiralty to re-consider the rifled
Powerglide (1,710 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
overshoot L and go into R, possibly causing permanent damage and/or catastrophic failure, although it was necessary to lift up on the shift lever in order
Criticism of the Space Shuttle program (4,157 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Micro-Meteoroid Orbital Debris (MMOD) strikes RS-25-induced or RS-25 catastrophic failure (the Space Shuttle Main Engine) Ascent debris strikes to TPS leading
Droitwich Transmitting Station (811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
manufacture more, because "slightly faulty" replacements could cause catastrophic failure. In 2023, the BBC announced that it would close down longwave transmissions
Captains Flat (1,400 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
with impermeable clay and vegetation designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic failure of the dumps. The owners of the mine were not held accountable for
HMS Turbulent (S87) (689 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
just after sailing from Fujairah on 26 May, Turbulent suffered a catastrophic failure of her air-conditioning systems, while on the surface. Internal temperatures
Resonance (7,856 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
other frequencies. It may cause violent swaying motions and even catastrophic failure in improperly constructed structures including bridges, buildings
Engine knocking (2,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
damage caused by hydraulic cavitation. Severe knocking can lead to catastrophic failure in the form of physical holes melted and pushed through the piston
Aaron Fechter (1,589 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as safer and less polluting than propane. On September 26, 2013, catastrophic failure of high-pressure carbon steel canisters led to an explosion at a
LK (spacecraft) (1,670 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
July 3, 1969, just 13 days prior to the launch of Apollo 11, was a catastrophic failure which destroyed both the rocket and the launch complex. Subsequently
MV Northern Adventure (934 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Sonia. During the construction period, one of the engines suffered a catastrophic failure. The ship was first chartered by the Port Authority of Trinidad and
Gjøa (1,494 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
land could sustain only a tiny crew (this had been a cause of the catastrophic failure of John Franklin's expedition fifty years previously). Her shallow
84th Mixed Brigade (1,254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
disgraced unit to take the strategic hill known as El Muletón ended in catastrophic failure. The Division Commander Andrés Nieto, a Communist who had once been
The Intuitionist (550 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
first black female inspector in the city. The story begins with the catastrophic failure of an elevator which Watson had inspected just days before, leading
WSBE-TV (1,243 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
On January 16, 2009, the analog transmitter for WSBE suffered a "catastrophic failure". The old RCA transmitter developed a leak in the water cooling system
Rocket engine (11,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
can lead to unstable resonant "screeching" that commonly leads to catastrophic failure due to thinning of the insulating thermal boundary layer. Acoustic
SAR 21 (1,998 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that protects the shooter in the event of a chamber explosion or catastrophic failure. The integral 1.5x optical scope that is built into its carrying
West Point, Georgia (1,192 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
released through the spillway of the dam. Whereas this prevented the catastrophic failure of the West Point Dam, the city endured a flood much more severe
Chilbolton Observatory (492 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
being commissioned the azimuth bearing of the antenna suffered a catastrophic failure. GEC were contracted to repair the bearing and devised a system to
Anik (satellite) (2,412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
longer than its design life of 12 years. On March 26, 1996, another catastrophic failure occurred. A critical diode on Anik E1's solar panel shorted out,
Bill Gertz (851 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
real? Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Geoff Metcalf A Catastrophic Failure To Think the Unthinkable The New York Times November 20, 2002 Author
Fusible plug (2,015 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the firebox itself runs completely dry, which could result in catastrophic failure of the boiler. The temperature of the flue gases in a steam engine
Astra 28.2°E (1,887 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Kazakhstan on September 30, 2013 following a 10-week delay caused by the catastrophic failure of a previous launch. When Astra 2E became operational in February
Ebullism (1,704 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
levels of protection against decompression, and systems allowing non-catastrophic failure with sufficient time of useful consciousness to take effective countermeasures
Carnival Splendor (1,937 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
voyage from Long Beach to the Mexican Riviera, the ship experienced a catastrophic failure of the No. 5 diesel generator which started a fire in her aft engine
Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling (731 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
nothing short of disastrous. His restaurant The Frog and Peach was a catastrophic failure, owing to its location in the middle of a bog in the heart of the
Goldwater–Nichols Act (1,907 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rivalry, which had emerged during the Vietnam War, contributed to the catastrophic failure of the Iranian hostage rescue mission in 1980, and which were still
Cynefin framework (3,185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"buildup of biases", complacency or lack of maintenance can cause a "catastrophic failure": a clockwise movement from simple to chaotic, represented by the
MS GNV Aries (684 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
lifeboat launching equipment at No 3 lifeboat station suffered a catastrophic failure during operational tests. The damage was very serious, to both the
Hitomi (satellite) (2,726 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
stuck-open thruster caused the satellite to start rotating, rather than a catastrophic failure. JAXA announced on 1 April 2016 that Hitomi had lost attitude control
Bomb (3,710 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
small explosions can be produced by pressurizing a container until catastrophic failure such as with a dry ice bomb. Technically, devices that create explosions
Triumph 1300 (1,538 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
alternative engineering design answer to the E/W Mini configuration, was a catastrophic failure. Although the FWD 1300 was something of a disappointment, the basic
Manual memory management (1,417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
over time; when it is finally exhausted, the program then crashes. Catastrophic failure of the dynamic memory management system may result when an object's
Sisson Mine (1,272 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
worldwide is between 1/700 and 1/1500 per dam per year. After the 2014 catastrophic failure of the Mount Polley tailings dam in the province of British Columbia
Bullpup (2,802 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
P90, Kel-Tec RDB) or forward (FN F2000, Kel-Tec RFB). In case of a catastrophic failure, a bullpup weapon is more dangerous because both the barrel and the
Bill Bonner (author) (385 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the US economy since the 1950s, will inevitably fail, leading to catastrophic failure of the banking system. "Bill Bonner, Author at LewRockwell LewRockwell
Dodge Intrepid (2,452 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engine oil passages become clogged with sludge, and often result in catastrophic failure of the engine. An unknown number of Intrepid owners have been affected
Nuclear thermal rocket (7,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dispersion and break-up of radioactive fuel elements in the event of a catastrophic failure. As of 2013, an NTR for interplanetary travel from Earth orbit to
Piper PA-25 Pawnee (1,533 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
be retrofitted with a rubber fuel cell to minimize the chance of catastrophic failure and fire resulting from a crash. In 1974, the Pawnee D was introduced
Ocean Shores, New South Wales (1,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
| Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022. "'Catastrophic failure': fury among NSW northern rivers locals 'forgotten' by authorities"
Steel dam (875 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
steel is more flexible than concrete, they are more resistant to catastrophic failure due to ground settling Frost does not affect them the way it does
40 principles of invention (280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
would require thinner material, which is more likely to undergo catastrophic failure), solutions can be created. And this is actually the simplification
.45 Super (964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the envelope in this critical area with too much pressure risks a catastrophic failure, resulting in a case bursting in the chamber. To rule out such a
Ground proximity warning system (2,139 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
the Wayback Machine "Multiaxis Thrust Vectoring Flight Control Vs Catastrophic Failure Prevention", Reports to U.S. Dept. of Transportation/FAA, Technical
Conditioner (farming) (826 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
something and a gear tooth broke, the whole gearbox would suffer a catastrophic failure, and there would be nothing worth fixing. If anything broke, everything
River (4,477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
deteriorate with age, and levees and dams may suffer seepage or catastrophic failure. The benefits sought through managing rivers may often be offset
Stephen Coughlin (1,033 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
which publishes "counter-jihadist" documents, and his 2015 book Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad has also been "very influential"
Flight (2012 film) (2,384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
In that incident, an ungreased jackscrew came loose and caused a catastrophic failure from which recovery was impossible, though pilot Ted Thompson and
Balloon tank (635 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
however, retains this feature, yet it has not undergone a single catastrophic failure since the Atlas V's first flight. "ATLAS-CENTAUR AC-12 FLIGHT PERFORMANCE
Fast N' Loud season 7 (292 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
deadline. They also don't know if the Hoff will show up. 70 Special "Catastrophic Failure" December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15) 0.654 Richard and Aaron are joined
Lake Atna (1,844 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
glacial dam failures. One such possible flood originated from a catastrophic failure of a glacial dam 61 m (200 ft) in height at Tahneta Pass, located
Thrillville (1,371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tricked into stealing Mortimer's idea and creating Lice Land, whose catastrophic failure leads Garrison to file for bankruptcy. The player is then given access
Supersam (755 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
real estate and would make the building structure vulnerable to catastrophic failure due to accidents or vandalism. Through progressive designs, a method
Evacuation slide (3,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
relief device per inflation chamber. This protects the chamber from catastrophic failure due to over pressurizing. (Typically, modern slides are made of at
Geomagnetically induced current (1,982 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
corrosion during major geomagnetic storms. GIC risk is not a risk of catastrophic failure, but a reduced service life of the pipeline. Pipeline networks are
Natural Bridges National Monument (1,427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
impact the bridges at Natural Bridges National Monument causing catastrophic failure of one or more of the bridges. The main attractions are the natural
Safe mode in spacecraft (1,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
atmosphere cleared in October, but it did not, suggesting either a catastrophic failure or that a layer of dust has covered its solar panels. On February
Whittier Narrows Dam (790 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Jackson, Sarah; McGill, John (2019-02-20). "California dam at risk of 'catastrophic failure' in mega-storm, climate scientist says". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2019-02-20
Spaceport (2,185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
order to mitigate risk to bystanders should a rocket experience a catastrophic failure. In many cases a launch site is built close to major bodies of water
Nuclear graphite (2,231 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
designed and used at the time) during a mishandled test caused the catastrophic failure of the reactor vessel and a near-total loss of coolant supply. The
Callide Power Station (1,100 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
increased power prices for weeks. The hydrogen-filled generator had a catastrophic failure, resulting in significant damage. Despite speculation that the plant
Nagant M1895 (2,131 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
excessive pressures produced by some .32 ammunition could also cause catastrophic failure of the cylinder or frame. Proper fitting ammunition can be reloaded
War of the Second Coalition (3,426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
000 troops with many experienced and elite veterans, but ended in catastrophic failure; by the end of 1802, an estimated 15,000–22,000 had died of disease
Charles Peter Berkey (762 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
not yet in use. The new field's name came to exist only after the catastrophic failure of the St. Francis Dam in Los Angeles County, California, in 1928
Rocket propellant (3,883 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rate of combustion. This positive feedback loop can easily lead to catastrophic failure of the case or nozzle. Solid rocket propellant was first developed
Airworthiness (2,718 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
later came to be described as the "Cumulative Probability of all Catastrophic Failure Conditions" or (PCumCat). Here, two outcomes are addressed. First
2019 in Brazil (2,898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
by Vale, collapses in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, after suffering a catastrophic failure. 259 people are officially declared dead and 11 others are reported
Valve job (658 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and burning that will prevent proper operation and could lead to catastrophic failure. Pitting is permissible in small amounts, but should not be present
British Airways Flight 2276 (1,701 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
incident occurred. After noticing what the pilot later described as a "catastrophic failure of the engine" well before take-off speed, the flight crew aborted
Lubricant (4,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rate to protect the lubricant from thermal stress is susceptible to catastrophic failure during sudden system shut downs. An automotive oil-cooled turbocharger
Rogers Commission Report (4,380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sloppy science but by the fact that NASA claimed that the risk of catastrophic failure was "necessarily" 1 in 105. As the figure itself was beyond belief
Case-hardening (2,455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
while toughness is required to maintain durability and resistance to catastrophic failure. Flame hardening uses direct impingement of an oxy-gas flame onto
Convention of 1800 (1,940 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Congress, but by October 1802, it was clear the expedition was a catastrophic failure; its leader, General Charles Leclerc died of yellow fever, along
Easterwood Airport (1,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Airport rolled to the right and crashed right after take-off due to a catastrophic failure of the No. 2 engine, killing 2 out of the 3 onboard. Fatigue in the
East River (9,218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
effort in 2007 to tap the river for tidal power. On May 7, 2017, the catastrophic failure of a Con Edison substation in Brooklyn caused a spill into the river
11001001 (2,124 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
amazed by the simulation. Meanwhile, the Bynars discreetly create a catastrophic failure in the ship's warp core. Lt. Cmdr. Data (Brent Spiner) and Geordi
List of industrial disasters (9,484 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
disaster, Minas Gerais, Brazil. An iron ore tailings dam suffered a catastrophic failure. The resultant flooding destroyed the village of Bento Rodrigues
Dubuque Regional Airport (1,911 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N86SD, owned by the state of South Dakota, suffered a catastrophic failure of the propeller hub on its left engine and crashed, while on approach
Skyscraper design and construction (2,084 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
designs, but particularly for skyscrapers since even a small chance of catastrophic failure is unacceptable given the high prices of construction and potential
Water turbine (4,049 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
end of its life showing pitting corrosion, fatigue cracking and a catastrophic failure. Earlier repair jobs that used stainless steel weld rods are visible
2021 in Turkey (2,924 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"Turkish operation to rescue intelligence operatives in Iraq ends in catastrophic failure |". AW. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved
BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia (1,139 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Hills. Shortly after passing through Chilworth, 70000 suffered a catastrophic failure of its right side crosshead which fractured into two pieces. Following
Polyoxymethylene (2,652 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
often suitable for the majority of glassware work, it can succumb to catastrophic failure. An example of this would be using the polymer clips on hot areas
Deaths at Deepcut army barracks (6,119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
treated military trainees. Senior army officers presided over a 'catastrophic' failure in their duty of care towards recruits, an influential Commons committee
Roll-on/roll-off (4,024 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1890, its construction delayed in part by repercussions from the catastrophic failure of Thomas Bouch's Tay Rail Bridge. Train-ferry services were used
Class-D amplifier (2,121 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
much linear mode operation result in excessive losses and sometimes catastrophic failure of the MOSFETs. With fixed-frequency PWM modulation, as the (peak)
Vladimir Triandafillov (390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
simultaneously throughout the depth of his ground force to induce a catastrophic failure in his defensive system. Highly mobile formations would then exploit
Selenium rectifier (1,115 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
allowing reverse voltage to leak through the rectifier. During catastrophic failure they produced significant quantities of malodorous and highly toxic
Holmenkollen Line (2,544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fatal accident occurred when one of the old HkB 600 units suffered a catastrophic failure of its braking system, and rolled down the Holmenkollen Line, finally
.450/400 Nitro Express (607 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
while an oversized bullet fired in an undersized bore may cause a catastrophic failure in the firearm. The .450/400 31⁄4-inch Nitro Express fires a 400
Shutdown valve (982 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engine causing overspeed or over revving, potentially leading to a catastrophic failure and explosion. When actuated, ESD valves stop the flow of air and
Cleanroom (3,473 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
lower costs of scaling the technology, and to be less susceptible to catastrophic failure. With such a wide area of application, not every cleanroom is the
Alexander Puzrin (327 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
modeling of geomaterials and on the analysis of progressive and catastrophic failure in soils, with applications to creeping terrestrial and tsunamigenic
BR Battle of Britain class 34073 249 Squadron (309 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
valve gear to sibling engine 34067 Tangmere (which had suffered a catastrophic failure while hauling a mainline excursion, causing its valve gear oil-bath
Outburst flood (2,440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
950 ft). Altai flood – Prehistoric event in Central Asia Dam failure – Catastrophic failure of dam barrier by uncontrolled release of water Flood myth – Motif
Pistonless pump (929 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the unit, engineering and test costs are less and the chance for catastrophic failure is lower. This pump has the advantage over pressure-fed designs in
Intervertebral disc arthroplasty (1,937 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
informed, and clinically and radiologically assessed”. Unfortunately, catastrophic failure of the M6-C prosthesis has also been reported. "Recovery After Cervical
Northwest Passage (song) (1,129 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Expedition suffered from lead poisoning, possibly contributing to the catastrophic failure of the men to survive, although a more recent study suggested zinc
Zippe-type centrifuge (2,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
frequency of mechanical resonances, which increases the danger of catastrophic failure during start-up (as happened during the Stuxnet event in Iran). Interrupting
Port Hedland, Western Australia (2,865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
10 minutes before landing at Port Hedland. The aircraft suffered catastrophic failure of the spar in the right wing. The wing suddenly separated from the
Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B (1,646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the train cab in the event of a collision that could cause a catastrophic failure. They also feature rubber guards to prevent people from falling between
Ulyanovsk (3,213 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reservoir, protected from flooding by a dam: it is estimated that its catastrophic failure would submerge parts of the city comprising around 5% of its total
Jonathan Haidt (3,170 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
American democracy will fail, that in the next 30 years we will have a catastrophic failure of our democracy". Haidt was named one of the "top global thinkers"
Whyalla Airlines Flight 904 (1,724 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The report found that the aircraft's left engine first suffered a catastrophic failure after the crankshaft failed as a result of fatigue cracking. It suggested
European Service Module (2,644 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
overweight and prone to dangerous vibration, and in the case of a catastrophic failure its blast radius exceeded the escape system's ejection range.[citation
Drum brake (4,139 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
springs or self-adjusters) break and become loose inside the drum. Catastrophic failure of hardware such as springs and adjusters can also cause unintended
Antifreeze (3,339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
voids (pockets of steam), leading to localized hot spots and the catastrophic failure of the engine. If plain water were to be used as an engine coolant
Lichtenberg figure (2,417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
conductive paths ultimately bridge the insulating space, the result is catastrophic failure of the insulating material. Some artists purposely apply salt water
Reactor pressure vessel (2,658 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
increasing brittleness, is dangerous in RPVs because it can lead to catastrophic failure without warning. When ductile materials fail, there is substantial
Nappe (water) (1,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
structure, and may lead to cracks or air cavitation which cause catastrophic failure. The phenomenon results from Kelvin–Helmholtz instability, the shear
Canadair CL-84 Dynavert (2,026 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
instruments. On 8 August 1973, the first CL-84-1 was lost when a catastrophic failure occurred in the left propeller gearbox in a maximum power climb.
OS T2000 (1,641 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fatal accident occurred when one of the old HkB 600 units suffered a catastrophic failure of its braking system, and rolled down the Holmenkoll Line, finally
Thermowell (2,640 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(high-velocity liquids or high-velocity, high-pressure gases and vapors) catastrophic failure may occur with bending stresses exceeding the ultimate strength of
Gemini 6A (2,596 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fired at the six-minute mark in the flight, telemetry was lost. A catastrophic failure apparently caused the vehicle to explode, as Range Safety was tracking
Heym SR 30 (1,207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was however retained in the rifle during these tests avoiding a catastrophic failure of parts unintentionally moving backwards towards the user type.
National Airlines Flight 27 (1,605 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(starboard) engine fan assembly disintegrated in an uncontained catastrophic failure. Smoke was reported to fill the cabin before the fragments of the
Sioux City Air National Guard Base (2,539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the emergency landing site for United Airlines Flight 232 after a catastrophic failure of the plane's hydraulic system. The emergency landing happened to
Young's modulus (3,639 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
linear material for most applications, it is not in such a case of catastrophic failure. In solid mechanics, the slope of the stress–strain curve at any
China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (2,817 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engineers are required to produce a design which safeguards against catastrophic failure of the fusion reactor which will require evacuation. As of November
FG 42 (3,237 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The weapons experienced serious malfunctions: one rifle suffered a catastrophic failure after firing only 2,100 rounds, a soldier was injured when attempting
Tarakhil Power Plant (345 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Lindsay. "Watchdog: U.S.-funded power plant in Afghanistan at risk of 'catastrophic failure'". mcclatchydc.com. "Paying Off The Warlords". www.cbsnews.com. EDT
Wear (2,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is the more serious of the two phenomena because it can lead to catastrophic failure of the bearing. An associated problem occurs when the small particles
Treaty of Aranjuez (1801) (1,353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
in the US, but by October 1802, it was clear the expedition was a catastrophic failure; its leader, General Charles Leclerc died of yellow fever, along
1935 in aviation (4,299 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Calcutta flying boat City of Khartoum (registration G-AASJ) suffers a catastrophic failure of all three engines shortly before the end of its flight between
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (3,661 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
greater wear and require much more frequent maintenance to prevent catastrophic failure. UHMWPE are also used for reserve parachute closing loops when used
Catastrophe theory (2,763 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sudden changes in the rotational position of an attached wheel. Catastrophic failure of a complex system with parallel redundancy can be evaluated based
2015 in Brazil (3,507 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Bento Rodrigues, a subdistrict of Mariana, Minas Gerais, suffers a catastrophic failure, causing flooding, killing 19 and injuring over 16. This would become
Emergency bleeding control (2,391 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
raised blood pressure or sudden movements could cause a sudden catastrophic failure. This is one of the most serious medical emergencies a patient can
Delahaye (2,988 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
production of the Type 175. However, suspension components underwent catastrophic failure, and Delahaye was obliged to buy back a number of its vehicles to
Delahaye (2,988 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
production of the Type 175. However, suspension components underwent catastrophic failure, and Delahaye was obliged to buy back a number of its vehicles to
Davy lamp (3,295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of 204 miners in the Hartley Colliery disaster of 1862 where the catastrophic failure of a pump beam both destroyed the ventilation and blocked the only
1935 in aviation (4,299 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Calcutta flying boat City of Khartoum (registration G-AASJ) suffers a catastrophic failure of all three engines shortly before the end of its flight between
Rack railway (3,734 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
soften it enough to give way under the boiler pressure, leading to a catastrophic failure. On rack systems with extreme gradients, the boiler, cab, and general
Saorview (2,657 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
national backup coverage on satellite in the event of an emergency or catastrophic failure of the DTT system [dubious – discuss]. Approval for the revised National
DO-178B (1,877 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
categorized by their effects on the aircraft, crew, and passengers. CatastrophicFailure may cause a crash. Error or loss of critical function required to
Corrosion engineering (6,167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engineered structure. Pitting, like crevice corrosion can cause a catastrophic failure with very little loss of material. Pitting corrosion happens for
Z-pinning (923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
does suffer from a minor crack, the Z-pinning will prevent it from catastrophic failure.  Z-pins can also be used for automotive applications. The pins can
Vickers Valiant (9,088 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Metals condemned the material DTD683 as being unstable and capable of catastrophic failure when stressing the airframe close to its design limits. The "Safe-Life"
Life After People (638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Springs is consumed by the desert, its aerial tramway suffers a catastrophic failure, and its wind turbines shatter. In Detroit, Aldrige's Always Christmas
Boiler (power generation) (3,601 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
life and an operation which is unreliable. At worst, it can lead to catastrophic failure and loss of life. While variations in standards may exist in different
Mangonel (4,160 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
up huge amounts of energy even in resting state and were prone to catastrophic failure when in use." At the same time, the late Roman Empire seems to have
Atlas LV-3B (3,748 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the following conditions, all of which could be indicative of a catastrophic failure: The booster flight path deviated too far from the planned trajectory
Don Garlits (2,164 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
front-engined slingshot rail dragster, when the vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure. The two-speed transmission Garlits was developing exploded and took
Orly Airport (3,124 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shell doors broke off striking the horizontal stabilizer, causing a catastrophic failure of the empennage. All six occupants were killed. On 24 November 1956
Y. V. Reddy (2,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
decisions in a fog of uncertainty, dealing with the constant risk of catastrophic failure. Later while talking with Martin Wolf during his lunch with the Financial
Diesel particulate filter (4,143 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
structural integrity threshold of the filter material, which can cause catastrophic failure of the substrate. Various strategies have been developed to limit
The Very Light Car (1,067 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Reports. Retrieved on 30 April 2013. "A $2.5 million software problem: Catastrophic failure eliminates local supercar from competition", "The Daily Progress"
Design-basis event (771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the structures, systems and components, possibly resulting in a catastrophic failure. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was caused by a "beyond-design-basis
Offshore Helicopter Services (1,466 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
killing all sixteen on board. Preliminary cause was attributed to a catastrophic failure in the main gearbox. 10 May 2012 – G-REDW, a Bond Eurocopter EC225
Phillips disaster of 1989 (1,750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the 20,000 U.S. gal (76,000 L) isobutane storage tank, then by the catastrophic failure of another polyethylene reactor, and finally by other explosions
Zip fuel (1,456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the blades and reduced their effectiveness and sometimes caused catastrophic failure of the engine. Finally, the exhaust plume is filled with particulates
Van Norman Dams (1,104 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
due to liquefaction of the hydraulic fill. To reduce the risk of catastrophic failure, the water level was lowered as rapidly as possible, 13.5 feet (4
Qara Qoyunlu (2,822 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
from the Aq Qoyunlu ("White Sheep Turkomans"), however, this was a catastrophic failure resulting in Jahān Shāh's death and the collapse of the Qara Qoyunlu
Sodium-vapor lamp (3,171 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
are not designed to handle this much power, this would result in catastrophic failure. Similarly, an anomalous drop in current will drive the lamp to extinction
DO-178C (2,616 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
categorized by their effects on the aircraft, crew, and passengers. Catastrophic - Failure may cause deaths, usually with loss of the airplane. Hazardous -
Mauser M 98 (1,566 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
primer or cartridge rupture or detonation. When the action suffers a catastrophic failure it is designed to deflect the debris away from the operator's face
Nimrod (6,237 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
201 years after the biblical event of the Great Flood. After the catastrophic failure of that most ambitious endeavour and in the midst of the confusion
China Airlines Flight 611 (2,916 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
July 2020. Bhandari, Amit; Ananthanarayanan, Ravi (26 May 2002). "Catastrophic failure, but how?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16
YTMND (2,493 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
partially came back online, with a page stating that there had been a "catastrophic failure" in its database, and stating that whether the site will be restored
Cyclone Seth (2,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023. "Maryborough CBD evacuated as 'catastrophic failure' of gates under levee threatens major flooding". Australian Broadcasting
Fontenelle Dam (1,682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
grout curtain, leaving it weak and fissured. As a result of the catastrophic failure of the closely similar Teton Dam under much the same circumstances
Long March (rocket family) (3,331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
satellites and damaged AsiaSat 2. The Long March 3B also experienced a catastrophic failure in 1996, veering off course shortly after liftoff and crashing into
Blade inspection method (928 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
intended to alert operators to cracking rotor blades in advance of a catastrophic failure, allowing for replacement blades to be installed in advance of such
National Conservatory of Music of America (2,012 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Conservatory of Music of America started to fade, not from a single catastrophic failure such as bankruptcy, but more through the declining energies of its
Spatial disorientation (2,995 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
may exceed the structural strength of the airframe, resulting in catastrophic failure. One of the most infamous mishaps in aviation history involving the
Storm (5,813 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The flood, caused by the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam after days of extremely heavy rainfall, prompted
Bridge maintenance (537 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engineers can locate the exact anomalous areas that could lead to catastrophic failure of concrete and its supporting soil and backfill systems. Ground-penetrating
Laminated steel blade (814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
resulting steel becomes too hard and brittle, which can result in a catastrophic failure of a sword; too little carbon and the sword will not hold an edge
Prediction of volcanic activity (3,257 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
this landslide "uncorked" the shallow magmatic intrusion causing catastrophic failure and an unexpected lateral eruption blast. Rock falls often occur
Virginia Intermont College (2,358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
academic year. However, her overly aggressive leadership led to catastrophic failure and the ultimate collapse of the beloved institution after 130 years
Desmodromic valve (2,486 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
can also overheat the valve, possibly warping it and leading to catastrophic failure. Second, and most damaging, the piston collides with the valve and
Pit River Bridge (387 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
September 26, 2015. "Pit River Bridge Impact Study of I-5 Closure From a Catastrophic Failure" (PDF). Caltrans. September 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2015. "Sightseeing
Jack Want (2,112 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
about the structural inadequacies of the yacht that led to such a catastrophic failure in routine weather. The crew were adrift for 24 days and resorted
SpaceX rocket engines (2,653 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pumping system, increasing life span and further reducing risk of catastrophic failure ability to increase the combustion chamber pressure, thereby either
Dennis Nielsen (610 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Iowa, killing 112 people on board, 44 minutes after suffering a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, which led to the loss of many flight
Echo Bridge (653 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
used to carry clean water to parts of 38 communities affected by a catastrophic failure elsewhere in the MWRA system. Aerial view of the bridge and Hemlock
Coal pollution mitigation (3,189 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
from up to 90 percent of the flue gas that it emits. Following the catastrophic failure of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan that resulted from
Firearms enquiry officer (1,029 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
February 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023. The jury said: "There was a catastrophic failure in the management of the firearms and explosives licensing unit,
Emmerdale plane crash (2,218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
wide-body airliner travelling to Canada from Eastern Europe suffers a catastrophic failure at altitude and burning debris crashes into the village and surrounding
Roaming user profile (4,176 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
potential for considerable data loss if the local hard drive suffers a catastrophic failure during these long periods of not logging off the roaming account
Judith Resnik (5,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
minute later it broke up, torn apart by aerodynamic forces after a catastrophic failure of an O-ring seal on the starboard solid rocket booster. The cabin
Type safety (3,647 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
necessary for memory safety or for the prevention of any kind of catastrophic failure. Allocations are given a type describing its contents, and this type
Stanley Spencer (aeronaut) (1,638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
from deforming. A further safety feature was that in the event of a catastrophic failure of the envelope, Spencer claimed that it was designed to collapse
The Great War and Middle-earth (3,418 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the critical importance of timing in Middle-earth battles, the catastrophic failure of units to co-ordinate effectively in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears
Penistone rail accidents (2,446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in the metal, a problem again caused by metal fatigue. Unexpected catastrophic failure of axles (and wheels) was a problem on all railway vehicles at the
Beretta 92 (4,267 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Italian, due to the design's improved and safer slide in case of a catastrophic failure. This was in response to reported defective slides during U.S. military
Notting Hill Carnival (5,118 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
November 2016 said: "Each year … we come exceptionally close to a major catastrophic failure of public safety where members of the public will suffer serious
Truss bridge (5,451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
multiple independent tension elements reduces the likelihood of catastrophic failure. The structure was also easy to assemble. Wells Creek Bollman Bridge
Oroville, California (4,426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
structure began to show signs of being undermined, raising fears of catastrophic failure. Owing to their inability to predict the continued safety of this
Diving hazards (9,175 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reduce performance, but are unlikely to result in a total or sudden catastrophic failure. Sintered bronze filters can also gradually clog with corrosion products
Solid-propellant rocket (5,405 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(0.78 km/s). The grain is sensitive to fracture and, therefore, catastrophic failure. Black powder does not typically find use in motors above 40 newtons
Pine Mountain Observatory (1,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Universe. Unfortunately, around the year 2000 the Sigma suffered a catastrophic failure of its primary motor drive. Due to the unique nature of the telescope
Resonance method of ice destruction (1,102 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
applied to a sheet of ice it will flex slightly before suffering a catastrophic failure. Since the ice will bend slightly when any capable vehicle travels
Small-world network (4,646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
targeted attack of hubs, whereas random networks cannot be targeted for catastrophic failure. The main mechanism to construct small-world networks is the Watts–Strogatz
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 (5,924 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
present to carry the loads placed on it; therefore, the effects of catastrophic failure of this system were not considered, and no "fail-safe" provisions
Rebar (5,317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Turner voiced strong objections to this system as it could cause catastrophic failure to concrete structures. He rejected the idea that Kahn's reinforcing
Plug-in electric vehicle fire incidents (15,008 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
much smaller amounts of flammable solvent released and burning in a catastrophic failure situation. The NHTSA in 2021 opened a new Battery Safety Initiative
Project Azorian (4,184 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
received by the CIA during recovery operations, Clementine suffered a catastrophic failure, causing two-thirds of the already raised portion of K-129 to sink
British Rail Class 56 (3,735 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
for their own 56040 Oystermouth after the latter had suffered a catastrophic failure. 56040 was subsequently stripped of spares and scrapped at Barrow
Los Angeles Aqueduct (4,742 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
city of Los Angeles if the St. Francis Dam had not collapsed. The catastrophic failure of the St. Francis Dam in 1928 killed an estimated 431 people, flooded
Baker–Barry Tunnel (1,684 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
exceeding 100 feet (30 m) long, the tunnel was closed in February 1989. Catastrophic failure was not likely, but chunks of concrete had spalled and fallen to
Landing at Pontian (1,393 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
assault Labis in the night of 1–2 September. Though the raid was a catastrophic failure, with one of the transport planes crashing en route, and the remainder
George of Antioch (2,315 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the 300 ships they had sailed from Sicily with. Despite this catastrophic failure in the infancy of his military career, George did not seem to fall
Moral hazard (5,565 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
financial crisis for three main reasons. First, in the event of a catastrophic failure, a government bailout would only come after major losses for the
Cameron Health (1,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Every ICD is designed to detect heart rhythms consistent with a catastrophic failure of the body's natural regulation of the heartbeat, which, untreated
Computer fan (3,679 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
considerably and end in a progressively higher power losses and eventual (catastrophic) failure.[citation needed] Due to the low pressure, high volume air flows
Eufaula Air Force Station (691 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
609th Radar Squadron was inactivated on 8 September 1968 following a catastrophic failure of the main bearing of the AN/FPS-24 radar set that damaged the steel
Oxygen sensor (4,236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
catalytic converter. Prolonged operation at rich mixtures can cause catastrophic failure of the catalytic converter (see backfire). The ECU also controls
Earthen manure storage (605 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
above ground concrete or steel manure storage which can suffer from catastrophic failure due to the large head pressure encountered. Below ground concrete
Power assembly (1,545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
operation and the inability of the piston to compress the liquid caused catastrophic failure. Complete power assembly replacements, where all of the assemblies
Coal Creek (Washington) (1,029 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
sedimentation problems from stream bank erosion and the occasional catastrophic failure of tailing slopes that remain from the old coal mining activities
Remote laboratory (1,793 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
at lab by rehearsal Improved safety and security, as no risk of catastrophic failure Learning Management systems this technology can be integrated into
CZ 550 (2,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
primer or cartridge rupture or detonation. When the action suffers a catastrophic failure it is designed to deflect the debris away from the operator's face
Storage virtualization (3,819 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
important to be able to reconstruct the meta-data in the event of a catastrophic failure. The metadata management also has implications on performance. Any
Uncontrolled decompression (4,554 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
at high altitude, a spacecraft, or a hyperbaric chamber. For the catastrophic failure of other pressure vessels used to contain gas, liquids, or reactants
CZ 550 (2,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
primer or cartridge rupture or detonation. When the action suffers a catastrophic failure it is designed to deflect the debris away from the operator's face
Another Time, Another Place (Space: 1999) (2,615 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
story would highlight the cyclic nature of human experience—the catastrophic failure of the 20th Century 'techno-man' resulting in a new beginning of
BHP (6,952 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and operated by Samarco, a subsidiary of BHP and Vale, suffered a catastrophic failure, devastating the nearby town of Bento Rodrigues with the mudflow
DCVG (959 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
accepted as a pipeline tool to determine potential leaks before catastrophic failure in steel pipelines transporting flammable gas and fluid. Water utilities
Copy protection (6,399 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
missions. If the answer were incorrect, the mission would suffer a catastrophic failure. Manuals containing information and hints vital to the completion
Ferry Fiasco (Scotland) (4,394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
2020 after a 12-month inquiry. The report branded the situation a "catastrophic failure" of management. Further inquiries are being made by the parliament's
Master of Orion III (2,767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Rock, Paper, Shotgun describes the game as both important and a catastrophic failure. The developers are commended for attempting to innovate in the genre
Incidents at Universal parks (3,504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
attacks. On September 30, 2016, at around 10:00 a.m. local time, a "catastrophic" failure knocked out power to the entire Universal Studios Florida theme
Adelbert Ames (3,957 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Butler's) investment in it, but their attempt to rob it ended in catastrophic failure. Ames next headed to New York City, then later settled in Tewksbury
BMP-2 (6,785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stored near or even inside the compartment, which can lead to a catastrophic failure in case of a hull breach.[citation needed] The BMP-1 and BMP-2 share
Helicopter (10,944 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the disc is unloaded, the main rotor could strike the tail causing catastrophic failure. Dynamic rollover in which the helicopter pivots around one of the
Engineered cementitious composite (1,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(as in conventional concrete.) This allows ECC to deform without catastrophic failure. This microcracking behavior leads to superior corrosion resistance
Bicycle wheel (8,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stiffnesses is spoke tension. Too much spoke tension, however, can lead to catastrophic failure in the form of buckling. The "most significant factor affecting the
Lulu (Lou Reed and Metallica album) (3,974 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
2003 album St. Anger, wrote on Blabbermouth.net that "Lulu is a catastrophic failure on almost every level, a project that could quite possibly do irreparable
Jim Risch (3,654 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
emphasized it as a legislative and foreign policy priority, given the "catastrophic failure at every level" of global health security infrastructure. The bill's
Reginald Warneford (1,215 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a climb to 200 feet, the righthand wings collapsed leading to a catastrophic failure of the airframe. Accounts suggest that neither occupant was harnessed
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma (6,079 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The AAIB's initial report found that the crash was caused by a "catastrophic failure" in the aircraft's main rotor gearbox epicyclic module. 11 November
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (5,899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
not all were so well designed, and there were many examples of catastrophic failure in the years to come, resulting in the Dee bridge disaster of 1847
Viking (rocket) (2,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
altitude.: 236  Viking 6 11 December 1950 64 km (40 mi) Suffered catastrophic failure of the stabilizing fins late in powered flight causing loss of attitude
Condition monitoring (3,112 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
debris is being generated it is possible to detect faults prior to catastrophic failure of rotating equipment such as gearbox's, turbines, etc. The Criticality
Richard Feynman (14,485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
managers claimed that there was a 1 in 100,000 probability of a catastrophic failure aboard the Shuttle, but Feynman discovered that NASA's own engineers
2017 in spaceflight (4,493 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
September 2018. Tomlinson, Lucas (28 July 2017). "Iran rocket suffered 'catastrophic failure,' likely blew up, US official says". Fox News. Archived from the
Manchester Arena bombing (9,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and the police force. The report was critical of Vodafone for the "catastrophic failure" of an emergency helpline hosted on a platform provided by Content
Space Shuttle program (8,015 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advertised by NASA engineers and management predicted the chance of a catastrophic failure resulting in the death of the crew as ranging from 1 in 100 launches
Apollo 13 (13,527 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
post-flight investigation revealed the engine was one cycle away from catastrophic failure. The four outboard engines and the S-IVB third stage burned longer
Dam (11,127 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
infrastructure. The resulting lakes often flood inhabited areas, while a catastrophic failure of the dam could cause even greater damage, such as the failure of
Ferrography (1,131 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
preventative maintenance alone would not be an effective control to prevent catastrophic failure. The military reached out to Westcott to find a way to solve this
Jeddah Tower (8,590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
integrated steel frame and shear walls, is also intended to prevent catastrophic failure of the structure in the event of a terrorist attack. Traditionally
Skyscraper (11,983 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
design, but particularly for skyscrapers since even a small chance of catastrophic failure is unacceptable given the tremendous damage such failure would cause
Mississippi River (14,397 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
capacity than they had in 1973, which further reduces the risk of a catastrophic failure in this area during other major floods, such as that of 2011. Because
CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241 (3,122 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
initiated from a micro-pit at the surface and developed subsurface to a catastrophic failure without being detected. 12 recommendations were made, one of the
Powerhouse Museum (4,650 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a building of such fragile materials would be an expensive and "catastrophic" failure. Powerhouse Parramatta is due to open in 2025. In December 2023
Space Shuttle (12,119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advertised by NASA engineers and management predicted the chance of a catastrophic failure resulting in the death of the crew as ranging from 1 in 100 launches
Alaric I (6,414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
commenting: But for Alaric the sack of Rome was an admission of defeat, a catastrophic failure. Everything he had hoped for, had fought for over the course of a
Flight recorder (7,573 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crash-landed in a cornfield near Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a catastrophic failure of one engine and most flight controls. Survivor, a novel by American
Libya (19,386 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
October 2011). "If the Libyan war was about saving lives, it was a catastrophic failure | Seumas Milne". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the
Space Race (TV series) (2,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
difficulties and failures on both sides, including a side story about a catastrophic failure of one of the first Russian ballistic missiles, the Soviets succeed
Cyc (5,782 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Machine-learning scientist Pedro Domingos refers to the project as a "catastrophic failure" for several reasons, including the unending amount of data required
Stealth technology (6,945 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Benjamin (1990). "Multiaxis Thrust Vectoring Flight Control vs Catastrophic Failure Prevention". Vectored Propulsion, Supermanoeuvreability, and Robot
Cathodic protection (5,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
resulting in failure. The failure of too many wires will result in catastrophic failure of the PCCP. To implement ICCP therefore requires very careful control
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (15,044 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
drawing specifications, which led to fatigue cracks and finally a catastrophic failure of the remaining support structures and breakup of the aircraft in
New Waddell Dam (2,193 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
exacerbated on March 12, 1928 when the St. Francis Dam in California had a catastrophic failure. In 1929, after a series of hearings and debates, which eventually
Alternative air source (3,144 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dive, but requires skilled and immediate reaction in the event of a catastrophic failure, as it does not fail safe. If diving as part of a team, the risk
BMP-1 (7,174 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stored near or even inside the compartment, which can lead to a catastrophic failure in case of a hull breach.[citation needed] The 300 horsepower (224 kW)
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (4,106 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
monitored remotely with sensors to detect leaks that could lead to catastrophic failure. The bridge's 58 anchors all feature 3-inch-thick (7.6 cm), 1,000-foot-long
Mississippi River Basin Model (1,326 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was put on standby. The last use was in 1973, when a potentially catastrophic failure arose at the Old River Control Structure. The model was used to show
Murray Levin (992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
socialism, if the U.S. economic system were ever again to suffer a catastrophic failure such as that of the Great Depression, the U.S. might be imperiled
Trebuchet (9,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
up huge amounts of energy even in resting state and were prone to catastrophic failure when in use." At the same time, the late Roman Empire seems to have
Euripides (9,729 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Macedonian winter).[clarification needed] In an account by Plutarch, the catastrophic failure of the Sicilian expedition led Athenians to trade renditions of Euripides'
Phil Angelides (3,963 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
completion, the development at Laguna West has been described as a "catastrophic failure" that replicates many of the features of conventional suburban sprawl
Cache River (Illinois) (1,581 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
levee dividing the Post Creek Cutoff and the Lower Cache suffered a catastrophic failure during the spring flood season. The failure of the levee has resulted
Pallet racking (3,252 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
recommended load specifications for a racking system may cause a catastrophic failure of your storage rack system. Rack audits (safety checks) must be
Kelowna (8,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
bridge was completed in 2008. On July 12, 2021, a crane suffered a catastrophic failure while being dismantled at a construction site located at St. Paul
Theories about Stonehenge (4,927 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
below the vessel would be much more stable and reduce the risk of catastrophic failure. Naturally, this would apply only for transportation over water.
List of accidents and incidents involving general aviation (6,377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
death of 2 crew and 14 passengers. The cause of the accident was the catastrophic failure of the main rotor gearbox, which caused the main rotor to detach
Environmental stress cracking (2,745 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
under the harsh environmental conditions. It has also been seen that catastrophic failure under stress can occur due to the attack of a reagent that would
Antares (rocket) (4,681 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
at sea level and 3,630 kN (816,100 lbf) in vacuum. Following the catastrophic failure of an AJ26 during testing at Stennis Space Center in May 2014 and
Glaze defects (1,751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
too soon above 100 °C can cause crazing and dunting. Above 200 °C catastrophic failure can occur due to the volume changes at the cristobalite inversion
Mechanism of diving regulators (13,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reduce performance, but are unlikely to result in a total or sudden catastrophic failure. Sintered bronze filters can also gradually clog with corrosion products
Catastrophic optical damage (1,140 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
absorption by the surface, and decreases the COD threshold. A sudden catastrophic failure of the laser due to COD then can occur after many thousands hours
Iran hostage crisis (11,903 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
have been used to continue the mission and that its likelihood of catastrophic failure would have been low for many hours, especially at lower flying speeds
Randa rockslides (1,809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rockslide.ethz.ch/ http://www.quanterra.org/guide/guide1_18.htm The 1991 catastrophic failure events http://www.planat.ch/en/images-details/datum/2011/06/21/bergsturz-randa-1991/
Rockwell B-1 Lancer (12,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The accident investigation determined that the engine had suffered catastrophic failure, engine blades had cut through the engine mounts, and the engine
Bhopal disaster (14,367 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
planned response would not be timely or effective enough to prevent catastrophic failure of the tanks". This report was never forwarded to the Bhopal plant
Burrinjuck Dam (3,001 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
evacuation plans would never have to be used. In the event of a catastrophic failure of the dam wall, it was anticipated that flood waters would reach
Claire Sotinel (951 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
approach understands a 'transformation' of late antiquity rather than a catastrophic failure. At l'Université de Paris-Est Créteil she is a Director of Research
Apollo 1 (11,776 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
out of your mind. There's always a possibility that you can have a catastrophic failure, of course; this can happen on any flight; it can happen on the last
Nanolattice (910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Nanolattices are able to undergo 80% compressive strain without catastrophic failure and then still recover to 100% original shape. Nanolattices can possess
Mars Exploration Rover (9,727 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
storm subsided but the rover remained silent, possibly due to a catastrophic failure or a layer of dust covering its solar panels. A press conference
Reservoir safety (1,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in the United Kingdom. Although failure is often portrayed as a catastrophic failure of the dam wall to contain the mass of water held up behind the dam
Doctor Neo Cortex (4,342 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
escape pod after Uka Uka accidentally causes the space station's catastrophic failure. Their pod lands in a frozen Antarctic wasteland, stranding them
Edmund Falconer (1,949 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
massive cutting, it managed to run until 30 November, but was still a catastrophic failure. By now desperately short of money, he decided to travel to America
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 (3,236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
vertical and horizontal flight controls (rudder and elevator), and a catastrophic failure of numerous systems of the aircraft. The sudden loss of control of
Sicilian Expedition (5,907 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
judged that by far the biggest single reason for the expedition's catastrophic failure was the incompetence of Nicias, aggravated by the recall of Alcibiades
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (5,387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
after the accident. Soon after the accident, it was suggested that catastrophic failure of the tailplane (for example, a stabilizer problem) and sabotage
Lockheed A-12 (7,708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
over-temperature and low fuel flow on the starboard engine had contributed to a catastrophic failure and subsequent aircraft break-up. 21 June 1968: Final A-12 flight
Brake-by-wire (2,671 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
brake pedal is used only as a sensor input to the computer unless a catastrophic failure occurs including a loss of 12-volt electrical power. The brake actuator
Ford Power Stroke engine (5,553 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sufficed in an unmodified engine, but would become a potentially catastrophic failure point if aftermarket tuning pushed the engine above 450 hp (336 kW)
History of the potato (5,517 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
western and southern parts of Ireland between 1845 and 1849 was a catastrophic failure in the food supply that led to approximately a million deaths from
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 (4,544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a new type of latch to seal the cargo hatch. This possibility of catastrophic failure as a result of this overall design was first discovered in 1969 and
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 (7,662 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fast escape of crew or technicians from pad in case of imminent catastrophic failure of the rocket. The system included seven baskets suspended from seven
Yan Lift (2,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
speed quad La Roca, located at Espot Esqui in Spain, suffered a catastrophic failure leading to one of the chairs falling off the line. This chairlift
World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories (7,374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
collapsed, weakening a critical steel support column that led to catastrophic failure, and extreme heat caused some steel beams to lose strength, causing
Nancy Storace (3,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
concert aria as a starting point. On 1 June 1785, Storace suffered a catastrophic failure of her voice during a performance of her brother's opera Gli sposi
N1 (rocket) (7,927 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
launches, while four N1 development launch attempts all resulted in catastrophic failure, with two payload losses. February 21, 1969: serial number 3L – Zond
C&C Yachts (4,515 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
41-foot boat, designed with the aim of winning the trophy. The catastrophic failure of the mast during a "stiff breeze" on Lake Ontario while on a shakedown
LED street light (2,670 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
“burn out” in a way comparable to other technologies, and barring catastrophic failure of other mechanical or electronic components of the LED fixture,
Hurricane Agnes (6,530 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
had placed charges to blow out a section of the dam to prevent a catastrophic failure. The towns along the Susquehanna below the canal, Port Deposit, Perryville
2016 Formula One World Championship (9,565 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reset the gearbox and to avoid using seventh gear or else risk a catastrophic failure, which prompted an investigation by the stewards for providing him
New Orleans (25,149 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
city. On August 29, 2005, storm surge from Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic failure of the federally designed and built levees, flooding 80% of the city
Glossary of motorsport terms (14,075 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(i.e. a blown engine). Alternatively, an engine that has suffered catastrophic failure, is no longer running, or has sustained irreparable damage. blowover
PAVE PAWS (6,372 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
backup to the SDC, and an interim backup plan for use in the event of catastrophic failure prior to availability of the AN/FPS-85. An interim backup plan was
H. P. Lovecraft (20,063 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the spring of 1904, Whipple's largest business venture suffered a catastrophic failure. Within months, he died at age 70 due to a stroke. After Whipple's