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In the wake of Tacoma : suspension bridges and the quest for aerodynamic stability /

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This book focuses on the design changes that were implemented for many suspension bridges after the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Richard, 1956 February 10-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Reston, Va. : ASCE Press, 2001.
Series:Engineering case studies online (text)
Subjects:
Suspension bridges > Design and construction > History.
Suspension bridges > Aerodynamics.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash. : 1940) > History.
Ponts suspendus > Conception et construction > Histoire.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash. : 1940) > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Suspension bridges > Design and construction.
Washington (State) > Tacoma > Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book focuses on the design changes that were implemented for many suspension bridges after the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 392 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-374) and index.
ISBN:9780784470732
0784470731