University of Central Florida Quality of Engineering Probe Paper

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A critical skill for any engineer is the ability to learn from failures. In particular, case studies exist all around us that should be studied and understood in order to improve the outcome of our future engineering practice. Not all failures are the same, nor do they have the same implications for corrective engineering. Consider the following quality value stream:


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A critical skill for any engineer is the ability to learn from failures. In particular, case studies exist all around us that should be studied and understood in order to improve the outcome of our future engineering practice. Not all failures are the same, nor do they have the same implications for corrective engineering. Consider the following quality value stream: Quality engineers are concerned with the entire value stream. The steps we have to take when failure is occurring, or when we are trying to anticipate and avoid failures, are different depending upon the nature of what went wrong. Most system failures are caused by a) the production of a system or component not conforming to specifications, b) the specifications not conforming to the requirements, or c) the requirements not being adequate to ensure the system's fitness for use. Avoiding failures requires effective engineering to preempt all three categories of failure. The case for this assignment can be any ONE of the following: • • • • The Dee Bridge collapsed in 1847 almost immediately after being specifically reinforced to reduce vibration. The Britannia Tubular Bridge was described as inhospitable to human travelers when it opened in 1850. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed after extreme oscillation in a storm in 1940 . A suspended walkway collapsed in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel in 1981. For this assignment, you must research and analyze a particular engineering failure in history and submit a write-up that: 1. Briefly describes the system in the case, 2. Describes its notable failure, including its severity and impact, 3. Analyzes the failure in terms of the above quality value stream to identify/classify the primary type of the failure involved, 4. Describes any secondary failure types (if any) from the quality value stream that help explain the case, 5. Reflects on what went wrong in the engineering or what could have been done differently to avoid the problem. A successful submission must • • • • • • • • • start with an effective title include roughly 1,000 - 1,500 words use consistent margins and formatting throughout use several headings to separate key sections use proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar use only academically appropriate sources use your own words (avoid quotations from sources) properly cite any sources used provide correct references to all cited sources (Mendelay offers a useful APA Format Citation Guide (Links to an external site.).)
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Running Head: QUALITY OF ENGINEERING PROBE: DEE BRIDGE

Quality of Engineering Probe: Dee Bridge
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QUALITY OF ENGINEERING PROBE: DEE BRIDGE

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Quality of Engineering Probe: Dee Bridge
Engineering mishaps can be of detrimental impacts, and the role of quality engineers is to
ensure that there is no breakdown in the value stream to prevent accidents such as those that have
been experienced in the past. The collapse of the Dee Bridge in 1847 is one of the most
remarkable quality engineering catastrophes that contemporary designers can draw valuable
lessons from and ensure that a repeat of what happened in avoided. To understand the case, it is
critical to expound on the happenings that preceded the breakdown of the bridge and the
probable engineering mistakes that played a hand in the collapse. Analyzing the issue based on
the part of the quality stream that the designers failed to uphold is also critical while also
identifying what ought to have to be done differently to prevent a recurrence of the issue in the
future.
Dee Bridge Case
The Dee Bridge was designed to facilitate the movement of goods across the Dee River
by renowned engineer Robert Stephenson who would be later be faulted for the accident that
claimed five fatalities. The bridge was launched in 1846 through a remarkable celebration, but
this would soon be cut short in 1847 as it collapsed after a passenger train passed over it ("Dee
Bridge | Failure Case Studies", 2013). Robert Stephenson had just reinforced the bridge with
track ballast not so long before its collapse, thus giving quality engineers a hard time determining
what would have caused the failure of such a well-strengthened structure...


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