Engineering failure analysis is at the forefront of our minds this week, as heavy rain throughout the United Kingdom has caused mass flooding affecting thousands of residents.
Oxford, UK (PRWEB) June 30, 2007 -- Ensuring structures are safe and secure is something we take for granted on a daily basis, but recent events in Britain have brought to light the importance of engineers who strive each day to ensure structural integrity is not overlooked.
One such example is the Ulley Dam, South Yorkshire, England which is currently being investigated by a team of engineers after areas of weakness were identified, causing concern. With mounting pressure from rising waters in the Ulley Reservoir engineers have been working to change the flow of water, with 17 huge pumps re-directing 11 million gallons of water an hour, to help reduce the risk of collapse.
In Shropshire, England the Burway Bridge collapsed due to the River Corve rising by 1.6 metres in just three hours. Local officials are looking to get a temporary bridge as the Burway Bridge forms part of the main link into the town centre. The floods in the area also caused street lights to collapse causing several small explosions.
These current examples highlight the importance of engineering failure analysis in the cause and prevention of structural collapse. Environmental issues causing structural and mechanical failure is just one of many topics that will form the Third International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (ICEFA-III) in 2008. Taking place on 13-16 July in Sitges, Spain, this year's conference is perfectly located near the headquarters of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS).
In 2008, ICEFA-III will be concentrating on the Analysis of Engineering Disasters, Accidents and Failures; Designing, Manufacturing, Operating and Maintaining Artefacts to Avoid Failure; Examples of Technology Transfer; and the Structure, Properties and Behaviour of Engineering Materials. These topics include a variety of presentations from all aspects of engineering failure analysis from aerospace to structural failures and medical equipment to historical disasters.
If you would like to contribute to this international conference and be kept up to date with the latest developments in engineering failure analysis then please visit www.icefa.elsevier.com. Here you will find further information and the opportunity to submit a presentation for the 2008 conference.
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