μ: When Materials Failure Leads to Wildfire
Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast - En podcast af Taylor Sparks and Andrew Falkowski
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When you hear of massive wildfires you probably think of the usual suspects: lightning, a campfire carelessly left unattended, maybe a cigarette butt thrown from a vehicle? What you probably don't think of is materials fatigue of a steel hook. This micro episode centers on the story of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California that took 85 lives, decimated the land, and was the biggest insured disaster that year. A look at what mistakes PG&E made ranging from their lack of records keeping to materials incompatibility and testing methods that led to the deadliest fire in California's recorded history. References: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1306359385656946688
https://www.electricaleasy.com/2016/10/insulators-used-in-overhead-power-lines.html
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2004.01.004
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