A video showed a key support beam bending on the Charlotte-based Carowinds' popular Fury 325 roller coaster, leading to the ride being closed last week. The chief of the state's Department of Labor’s ...

In civil engineering, flexural beams are used to control the effect of vibrations that can cause cracks to appear in surfaces (concrete slabs) and beams. This is particularly important in buildings ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)–A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam. According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325. The ...

Miami Beach officials ordered the evacuation of the 14-story Port Royale Condominium building on Oct. 27, after a structural engineer determined the 50-year-old building to be unsafe due to the ...