A catastrophic failure is a sudden and total failure from which recovery is impossible. Catastrophic failures often lead to cascading systems failure. The term is most commonly used for structural failures, but has often been extended to many other disciplines in which total and irrecoverable loss occurs. Such failures are investigated using the methods of forensic engineering, which aims to isolate the cause or causes of failure.
For example, catastrophic failure can be observed in steam turbine rotor failure, which can occur due to peak stress on the rotor; stress concentration increases up to a point at which it is excessive, leading ultimately to the failure of the disc.
In firearms, catastrophic failure usually refers to a rupture or disintegration of the barrel or receiver of the gun when firing it. Some possible causes of this are an out-of-battery gun, an inadequate headspace, the use of incorrect ammunition, the use of ammunition with an incorrect propellant charge, a partially or fully obstructed barrel, or weakened metal in the barrel or receiver. A failure of this type, known colloquially as a "kaboom", or "kB" failure, can pose a threat not only to the user(s) but even many bystanders.
Betras said Trump’s success was a symptom of the Democrats’ failure to address the catastrophic impact of international trade agreements on manufacturing jobs in the US – a failure he pins on Bill...
Officials are bracing for even more powerful winds early next week, a development that could push the situation from catastrophic to apocalyptic ... Firefighters faced water pressure failures at hydrants, ...
Betras said Trump’s success was a symptom of the Democrats’ failure to address the catastrophic impact of international trade agreements on manufacturing jobs in the US – a failure he pins on Bill...
A full year and numerous military adventures later, the dual military operations—“ProsperityGuardian” and “PoseidonArcher”—have proved to be catastrophic failures ... failure to achieve its goals.
The report found the crash was caused by the seizure of a key component located in the tail rotor, which Leonardo had identified in the design phase as being critical, and its failure catastrophic.
... in the political environment for Hollywood, Los Angeles, and the state of California after the massive failures that cascaded these wildfires from disasters into catastrophes for so many families.
“The report found the crash was caused by the seizure of a key component located in the tail rotor, which Leonardo had identified in the design phase as being critical, and its failure catastrophic.
I have seen catastrophic failures in all areas and, after all these years of feminists fighting to improve the system, the fact that the likes of Stuart Hogg are still, effectively, getting away with it incenses me.
Sen ... Sen ... Other Republicans previously cited concern with how the UW System spent down the fund so quickly, which they said raised questions about the UW System’s preparedness for catastrophic building failures.
A catastrophic dam failure could cause water to flow out and flood vast areas of farmland, villages and areas along the Euphrates River from Tabqa to Raqqa and all the way to Iraq.
For more than a decade, the Democratic figures who run the state of California have bleated on about the perils of global warming and the failure of their Republican opponents to prevent a climate catastrophe ...Last month, Bass had promised ... .
Pathologist Dr William Edwards, who led the study, concluded that Jesus' death was 'related primarily to hypovolemic shock, exhaustion asphyxia [suffocation], and perhaps acute heart failure.
That's what Newsom will say,' O'Leary told Daily Mail in an exclusive interview, anticipating that the green-energy obsessed Democrat will look for any excuse to justify the state's failure to prevent this catastrophe.
County and city governance, has failed Angelinos, and the cost of that failure won't be fully realized for a long time to come. ...Republicans are blaming Dem policies for the catastrophic wildfires tearing through Los Angeles.
