Landmines have been used extensively in conflict zones throughout the world. Though wars may come to a close, subterranean landmines stay active and threaten to kill anyone who walks across the surface above the explosives. The HALO Trust estimates that fifty-eight countries, including Cambodia, Laos, Zimbabwe, and Afghanistan, have undetected landmines buried in the earth. [...]
What has 50,000 spot welds and a mile’s worth of weld seams? The answer is an 85-foot-long train car coach that will soon begin service in Central and South Florida. The car shells are made with 301LN stainless steel and a little ASTM A588 carbon steel. Each of the five colorful trains has two bright [...]
Why inspect tanks? Why indeed. On January 15, 1919, a crowded section of this city was rocked by a massive tidal wave, not of water but of molasses. The spill occurred when a holding tank lost structural integrity and burst. Over two-million gallons of sticky, brown syrup inundated the city’s streets, killed citizens and horses, [...]
