Tag Archives: failure

Shackleton – Success under failure

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Mike Osborn CEng

In late 1914 Ernest Shackleton and a team of 27 men sail towards the South Pole to be the first to cross the Antartic continent but unfortunately the expedition became a failure very early on as the ship Endurance became … Continue reading →

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Integrity in engineering & governance

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Mike Osborn CEng

   Jet Engine under test Recent events in the UK and US led me to think about integrity in our world today, especially in places of leadership and governance, and even within our own professions – mine being engineering. Their … Continue reading →

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3D CAD FEA – Finite Element Analysis

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Mike Osborn CEng

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as a ‘bolt on’ software for 3D CAD software has been around a while to aid mechanical engineering design. The software over this time has improved in leaps & bounds and it’s price has also come … Continue reading →

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Trust me I’m an Engineer #2 !

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Mike Osborn CEng

A sample of images of how we sometimes get things wrong – enjoy !     Plus a link below of a video clip of  The Two Ronnies – Four Candles sketch, as a light way to end the year … Continue reading →

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Tragedy of Italian Bridge Collapse

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Mike Osborn CEng

The Italian port city of Genoa experienced a terrible bridge collapse just one day before Italy’s major summer holidays on 14 August. A large section of the Morandi bridge collapsed amid heavy rainfall. Dozens of vehicles plunged 45m amid heavy … Continue reading →

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It is not personal but business data !

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Mike Osborn CEng

   Business data is being used in our factories and services industry to decrease maintenance costs. There are two types of maintenance: ‘condition based’ and ‘predictive’. The former tends to be reactive, repairing faults & failures as they occur over … Continue reading →

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Engineering Oversights !

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Mike Osborn CEng

Trains Too Wide !   In France 341 new trains intended to be rolled out over two years were too wide for the platforms in nearly 1,300 stations because railway network engineers “forgot to go and measure the actual distance … Continue reading →

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Trust me I’m an Engineer !

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Mike Osborn CEng

A sample of images of how we sometimes get things wrong – enjoy !   Plus below a link to video clip of Peter Kay as a light way to end the year ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5vSHiAOAE Happy & Prosperous 2017 All … Continue reading →

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HSE get wind of turbine failures !

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Mike Osborn CEng

Five wind turbines crashed to the ground during unexceptional weather conditions leading to an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. The fifth collapse at Winsdon Farm in north Petherwyn, Cornwall triggered the inquiry in 2013, a 40m Gaia Wind … Continue reading →

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