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To engineer is human : the role of failure in successful design /

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Topics include airplane accidents, bridge collapses, and fatigue cracks. Case studies include the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Kansas City) skywalk, the Crystal Palace, the de Havilland Comet, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petroski, Henry
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, [1985]
Edition:[1st ed.].
Subjects:
Engineering design.
System failures (Engineering)
Description
Summary:Topics include airplane accidents, bridge collapses, and fatigue cracks. Case studies include the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Kansas City) skywalk, the Crystal Palace, the de Havilland Comet, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Physical Description:xiii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-240) and index.
ISBN:0312806809 :
9780312806804