A common type of self-heating involves agricultural products, such as hay or silage. Under certain storage conditions, hay will self-heat, ignite, and cause damage to buildings and property.
There are a variety of failure modes for automobile tires. The failure mode from under-inflation can be a result of tire penetration by a foreign object.
Block walls have been used in basement construction for years. In unsupported basement block walls, concrete blocks are laid to form the wall, which supports the building structure (Figure 1).