MET313 Unit 1 Discussion – Structural Safety

The introduction to this week discusses the failure of Saint Anthony’s Falls Bridge. There are several events that occur due to the material failure of a component or assembly within a structure, vehicle, or tools.

Reflect on the bridge failure and complete the discussion post below.

In your original post, answer the following:

Find a failure similar to the Saint Anthony’s Falls Bridge failure and provide the details of the failure.

Describe the structural failure that led to the incident.

Suggest some ways an engineer could plan for and prevent this failure through a different design technique.

Approximately 250 words, Word document, APA 6/7th edition reference format.