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class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Building_and_structure_collapses" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Building_and_structure_collapses" title="Category:Building and structure collapses">Building and structure collapses</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 8 subcategories, 4 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(8 C, 4 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>C</h3> <ul><li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Chemical_disasters" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Chemical_disasters" title="Category:Chemical disasters">Chemical disasters</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 3 subcategories, 18 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(3 C, 18 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeEmptyBullet"></span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Collapsed_oil_platforms" title="Category:Collapsed oil platforms">Collapsed oil platforms</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 0 subcategories, 10 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(10 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Computer_errors" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Computer_errors" title="Category:Computer errors">Computer errors</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 3 subcategories, 87 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(3 C, 87 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Computer_security_exploits" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Computer_security_exploits" title="Category:Computer security exploits">Computer security exploits</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 9 subcategories, 154 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(9 C, 154 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Construction_accidents" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Construction_accidents" title="Category:Construction accidents">Construction accidents</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 2 subcategories, 17 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(2 C, 17 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>D</h3> <ul><li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Dam_failures" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Dam_failures" title="Category:Dam failures">Dam failures</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 3 subcategories, 4 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(3 C, 4 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Disaster_recovery" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Disaster_recovery" title="Category:Disaster recovery">Disaster recovery</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 1 subcategory, 18 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(1 C, 18 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>E</h3> <ul><li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeEmptyBullet"></span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Engine_problems" title="Category:Engine problems">Engine problems</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 0 subcategories, 13 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(13 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>M</h3> <ul><li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeEmptyBullet"></span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Maritime_incidents_involving_engineering_failures" title="Category:Maritime incidents involving engineering failures">Maritime incidents involving engineering failures</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 0 subcategories, 9 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(9 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Mechanical_failure" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Mechanical_failure" title="Category:Mechanical failure">Mechanical failure</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 3 subcategories, 22 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(3 C, 22 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>S</h3> <ul><li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Space_accidents_and_incidents" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Space_accidents_and_incidents" title="Category:Space accidents and incidents">Space accidents and incidents</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 8 subcategories, 3 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(8 C, 3 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div> </div><div id="mw-pages"> <h2><span class="anchor" id="Pages_in_category"></span>Pages in category "Engineering failures"</h2> <p>The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization#Why_might_a_category_list_not_be_up_to_date?" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization">This list may not reflect recent changes</a>. </p><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="mw-category mw-category-columns"><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>*</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Engineering_disasters" title="Engineering disasters">Engineering disasters</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>0–9</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/26_blocks_scandal" title="26 blocks scandal">26 blocks scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Boston_water_emergency" title="2010 Boston water emergency">2010 Boston water emergency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_Kingdom_reinforced_autoclaved_aerated_concrete_crisis" title="2023 United Kingdom reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis">2023 United Kingdom reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>A</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annualized_failure_rate" title="Annualized failure rate">Annualized failure rate</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>B</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bathtub_curve" title="Bathtub curve">Bathtub curve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Dig_ceiling_collapse" title="Big Dig ceiling collapse">Big Dig ceiling collapse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_dock_disaster" title="Birkenhead dock disaster">Birkenhead dock disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_building_and_structure_collapses" title="List of building and structure collapses">List of building and structure collapses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buncefield_fire" title="Buncefield fire">Buncefield fire</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>C</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cache_stampede" title="Cache stampede">Cache stampede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casco-class_monitor" title="Casco-class monitor">Casco-class monitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cave_Creek_disaster" title="Cave Creek disaster">Cave Creek disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_flood" title="Chicago flood">Chicago flood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Arc" title="Clyde Arc">Clyde Arc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crevice_corrosion" title="Crevice corrosion">Crevice corrosion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Critical_system" title="Critical system">Critical system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CTQ_tree" title="CTQ tree">CTQ tree</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>D</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Downtime" title="Downtime">Downtime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dye-and-pry" title="Dye-and-pry">Dye-and-pry</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>E</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eckwersheim_derailment" title="Eckwersheim derailment">Eckwersheim derailment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_fault" title="Electrical fault">Electrical fault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster" title="Eschede train disaster">Eschede train disaster</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>F</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fail-fast_system" title="Fail-fast system">Fail-fast system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failing_badly" title="Failing badly">Failing badly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failure_analysis" title="Failure analysis">Failure analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failure_modes,_effects,_and_diagnostic_analysis" title="Failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis">Failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failure_of_electronic_components" title="Failure of electronic components">Failure of electronic components</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failure_rate" title="Failure rate">Failure rate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failure_reporting,_analysis,_and_corrective_action_system" title="Failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action system">Failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flixborough_disaster" title="Flixborough disaster">Flixborough disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forensic_engineering" title="Forensic engineering">Forensic engineering</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>G</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerrards_Cross_Tunnel" title="Gerrards Cross Tunnel">Gerrards Cross Tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood" title="Great Molasses Flood">Great Molasses Flood</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>H</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Head-in-pillow_defect" title="Head-in-pillow defect">Head-in-pillow defect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster" title="Hindenburg disaster">Hindenburg disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Humber_Refinery_explosion" title="2001 Humber Refinery explosion">2001 Humber Refinery explosion</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>K</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karlino_oil_eruption" title="Karlino oil eruption">Karlino oil eruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Karrada_bombing" title="2016 Karrada bombing">2016 Karrada bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Kharkiv_drinking_water_disaster" title="1995 Kharkiv drinking water disaster">1995 Kharkiv drinking water disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_Mine_disaster" title="Knox Mine disaster">Knox Mine disaster</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>L</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Peigneur" title="Lake Peigneur">Lake Peigneur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laufenburg,_Germany" title="Laufenburg, Germany">Laufenburg, Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levee_breach" title="Levee breach">Levee breach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusser%27s_law" title="Lusser's law">Lusser's law</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>M</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maneuvering_Characteristics_Augmentation_System" title="Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System">Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mean_down_time" title="Mean down time">Mean down time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mean_time_between_failures" title="Mean time between failures">Mean time between failures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTTFd" title="MTTFd">MTTFd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mean_time_to_first_failure" title="Mean time to first failure">Mean time to first failure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mean_time_to_repair" title="Mean time to repair">Mean time to repair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechanical_overload" title="Mechanical overload">Mechanical overload</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melcom" title="Melcom">Melcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Tower_(San_Francisco)" title="Millennium Tower (San Francisco)">Millennium Tower (San Francisco)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_critical" title="Mission critical">Mission critical</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>N</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_River_(Mexico%E2%80%93United_States)" title="New River (Mexico–United States)">New River (Mexico–United States)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicoll_Highway_collapse" title="Nicoll Highway collapse">Nicoll Highway collapse</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>P</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Penistone_rail_accidents" title="Penistone rail accidents">Penistone rail accidents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_fruit_juice_flood" title="Pepsi fruit juice flood">Pepsi fruit juice flood</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>Q</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quantum_Byzantine_agreement" title="Quantum Byzantine agreement">Quantum Byzantine agreement</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>R</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reliability_engineering" title="Reliability engineering">Reliability engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Residual_stress" title="Residual stress">Residual stress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robb_Engineering" title="Robb Engineering">Robb Engineering</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>S</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Safety-critical_system" title="Safety-critical system">Safety-critical system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salton_Sea" title="Salton Sea">Salton Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_7" title="Samsung Galaxy Note 7">Samsung Galaxy Note 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juanico_disaster" title="San Juanico disaster">San Juanico disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serviceability_failure" title="Serviceability failure">Serviceability failure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_point_of_failure" title="Single point of failure">Single point of failure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SL-1" title="SL-1">SL-1</a></li> <li><a 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