some major engineering blunders that were results of faulty measurements were that people had the wrong information,didnt know if it was right or wrong.
the iffel tower is 6 inches shorter all because the construction bulider read the measurments wrong
blunders in technology
I've not comfirmed these yet, but I have a feeling that there was a possibility of the Channel Tunnel, which was dug from each side toward the middle, not meeting properly at one point.Isn't there also something about the Space Shuttle booster rockets' O-rings and a mix up with metric and imperial units?And then there's the main reflector on the Hubble Space Telescope which was incorrectly ground and had to be subsequently corrected.And, of course, who could forget Spinal Tap's stage props for the song 'Stonehenge' being completely wrong? (Like I just did). Not exactly engineering though - see links.
So far, no one has identified any major errors that were the results of faulty measurement.Two common misconceptions are actually errors of a different sort -- the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Hubble Space Telescope.
No it is not.
There is no certain way to prevent your Chrysler dashboard from cracking. The cracking is typically a result of a defective plastic being used to make the dashboard, a faulty manufacturing process, or an engineering flaw.
Cut off mark for engineering
Faulty construction practices can result in major loss of life. This is because faulty buildings may collapse, or easily flood, or even move in a landslide.
About 30%
the term used to describe how consistently several measurements of the same quantity give same result is
The precision of a calculated answer is limited by the least precise measurements used in the calculation.
Because if the measurements is just a little bit off, the result can become terribly wrong.
The precision of a calculated answer is limited by the least precise measurements used in the calculation.