Read “Failure Is Always An Option,” a short essay by civil engineer Henry Petroski. Draft and revise your own essay on a structural and ethical failure for an audience of curious but non-technical readers.

Choose a structural failure (buildings, bridges, dams, tunnels, etc.) that can be used to explain Statics to a general audience. Explain how the structure failed by incorporating your knowledge of Statics concepts like equilibrium, moments, and forces.

Discuss the ethical factors that contributed to the failure (for example, undetected design flaws or an absence of safety regulations). Reflect on the broader ethical challenges engineers face in the design and maintenance of structures.

Use clear, straightforward language (“The cables lift the deck of the bridge, causing a downward force…”). Include at least one figure (with caption and citation) to illustrate statics concepts. Cite at least three credible sources (not Wikipedia) in APA format.

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