The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

Under Philippine laws, the primary culpability for defective or failed structures and site safety violations falls on the ...

A dramatic piece of cockpit footage out of China is making the rounds this week, and it’s the kind of video that reminds you ...

Due to their lightweight and high strength, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite bonded components had been increasingly used in the aerospace and automotive industries. Currently, the two ...

Pipe-framed solar greenhouses are susceptible to structural failure under extreme snow loads due to their inherent structural asymmetry. This study investigated the failure mechanisms of a 10 m-span ...

Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods—most notably, they don't use any propellant. But, how exactly do they turn? In traditional sailing, a ship's captain can ...

With the growing demand for resilient, efficient, and low carbon infrastructure, increasing attention has been directed toward novel materials and ...

The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...