In 1999, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America published “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” — an investigation into the prevalence of medical errors ...

As buildings age, the demand for effective monitoring of their structural integrity has grown significantly. A breakthrough in nano-optical sensor technology now enables precise, real-time measurement ...

Structural fire engineering and safety represent a critical interdisciplinary field focused on ensuring that buildings and infrastructure maintain their integrity and functionality during fire ...

Q: I have heard that there will be efforts to change the new condominium law about inspections and reserves. Can you shed any light on what the proposals might be and their chances of passing? (S.G., ...

The integrity of commercial buildings and infrastructure, including bridges, roads and public transportation, has always been vital to the U.S., but it has become a more prominent issue in recent ...

Aging commercial and multi-family buildings face structural stress from corrosion, water intrusion, and material fatigue. Strategic restoration goes beyond surface repairs.

Structural reliability and risk management are critical in ensuring that concrete structures and infrastructure systems remain safe, functional and economically viable over their intended lifespans.

Staten Island’s elected officials want the city Department of Transportation to conduct a structural safety inspection of the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan after the Advance/SILive.com ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - City of Charleston leaders have set deadlines for specific details about the structural safety of a now-evacuated downtown condominium building. The city ordered the ...

Hyderabad: Teams from multiple govt departments on Monday inspected the fire-ravaged Batcha's Furniture Castle showroom at Nampally to assess the building's structural safety and determine the cause ...

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 ...