Class "Secret Materials: Deductive Welding. Forensic Metallurgy" of the "Carousel of Directions" club of the Children's and Youth Scientific University
On October 4, the Law and Engineering-Physics Faculties held a class for Lawyer’s Day – “Secret materials: Deductive welding. Forensic metallurgy” — where engineering combined with law.
Students became real jurors in a court session where the loudest man-made disasters of the century were considered – through the prism of science, logic and… metal.
Associate Professor of the Department of Integrated Welding Technologies and Structural Modeling, Hanna Lapteva spoke about amazing innovative welding technologies that can save thousands of lives during earthquakes.
Together with Olga Sergienko, associate professor of the department of machines and technology of foundry production, schoolchildren solved the riddles of fatal plane crashes related to square windows and the mysterious “fatigue strength” of metal.
Senior teacher of the Department of Physical Materials Science Elizaveta Fasol revealed the stunning truth about the steel of the Titanic, which became a key factor in the most famous maritime tragedy!
Under the leadership of a charismatic “judge” – associate professor of the Department of Criminal, Civil and International Law Olga Shiyan – the jury found the real culprits of the disasters.
At the Polytechnic, even the most complicated stories become an inspiration for new discoveries!
