In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom

[Bethany Beightol]

In the book "What Really Sank the Titanic," the researchers Jennifer Hooper McCarty and Tim Foecke argue that the rivets were the Achilles' heel of the Titanic and that the problem was worsened by poor manufacturing; high variability, because of the large number of suppliers; and a rush to complete the ship.
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[Volitzer]

Yeah the majority of the money went into the ergonomics and not the engineering.