Ep 72 Mount Polley Tailings Pond Breach

<p>Engineering News – Moving Objects with Ultrasound Waves (3:45)</p> <p>This week's engineering failure is the Mount Polley Tailings Pond Breach (6:05). After years of ad hoc embankment expansion (9:30), the tailing pond breached on August 4, 2014. Following an independent investigation panel review (17:10) geoscientists and engineers were found liable for the failure (28:35).</p> <p>Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes -<a href='https://www.patreon.com/failurology'> https://www.patreon.com/failurology</a></p> <p>Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode -<a href='https://www.failurology.ca/'> https://www.failurology.ca/</a></p> <p>Ways to get in touch</p> <p>Twitter -<a href='https://twitter.com/failurology'> https://twitter.com/failurology</a></p> <p>Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com</p> <p>Linked In -<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast'> https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast</a></p> <p>YouTube -<a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg'> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg</a></p>