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Tag: Engineering Failures

The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse: A small change, a big disaster, and the lessons that still save lives

In 1981, firefighters work to free people trapped under the fallen walkway at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City. (Bettman Archive via Getty)

If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook, you’ve probably seen our post that had thousands of engineers talking. This is the deep dive you asked for, the full story behind one of the most infamous engineering failures in U.S. history. The Night Joy Turned to Silence On Friday night, July 17, 1981, the Hyatt […]

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