hindenburg disaster assignment

1. Analyze the causes of failure in the case of the Hindenburg disaster (materials/human/design/poor maintenance/extreme conditions). Which causes were most important? Defend your answer with specific arguments. (at least 400 words)

2. How are current airships different from historical airships, in terms of materials and design? Describe how understanding the causes of failure of the Hindenburg (and similar ones, such as the failure of the airships Macon or Shenandoah) are helping engineers to create better designs. (at least 400 words)

3. Pick one of the types of materials analysis techniques discussed in the videos, and explain how it could be used to help engineers determine the cause of failure in another case (either hypothetical or a real case you look up). What sort of information can it provide? (at least 250 words)

Please try to add an image or two to your answer – and be sure to include any and all references you used in your responses. Please add a brief reflection to this as well — your reflection should describe both how you connect this assignment with other knowledge gained in the courses, and what you feel is most interesting to you in the videos, or what you found most surprising. Your reflections should be at least 4 or 5 sentences (a paragraph).