Structural failure

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Mechanical failure modes
Buckling
Corrosion
Creep
Fatigue
Fracture
Melting
Thermal shock
Wear

Structural failure refers to loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations. The ultimate failure strength of the material, component or system is its maximum load-bearing capacity. When this limit is reached, damage to the material has been done, and its load-bearing capacity is reduced permanently, significantly and quickly. In a well-designed system, a localized failure should not cause immediate or even progressive collapse of the entire structure. Ultimate failure strength is one of the limit states that must be accounted for in civil engineering and structural design.

Year Structure Location
1847 Dee bridge disaster Chester, England
1879 Tay Rail Bridge Dundee, Scotland
1907 Quebec Bridge Quebec City, Canada
1940 First Tacoma Narrows Bridge Tacoma, Washington, United States
1968 Ronan Point collapse London, England
1978 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1979 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri, United States
1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse Kansas City, Missouri, United States
1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
1987 L'Ambiance Plaza collapse Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
1993 Highland Towers collapse Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse Seoul, South Korea
2000 Pier No. 34 Philadelphia, United States
2001 Versailles wedding hall collapse Jerusalem, Israel
2001 Collapse of the World Trade Center New York City, United States
2004 Collapse of the Terminal 2E roof, Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris, France

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