An engine does not have to quit to bring down an airplane; sometimes it only has to come loose. That distinction matters most ...

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 ...

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Mechanical parts are more frequently subjected to cyclic loads than solely static loads. Fatigue issues are commonly observed in turbine blades, aerospace components, locomotive systems, large ...

With the concrete panels reportedly cracking and shifting under the weight of construction machinery, serious concerns have been raised over the structural integrity of the newly constructed ...

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 ...