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Author | : Richard S. Hobbs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
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Download Catastrophe to Triumph Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1940, just months after opening, "Galloping Gertie" captured worldwide attention when it plunged to a watery grave. Richard Hobbs recounts the catastrophe and its aftermath, including the harrowing escapes, the subsequent investigation, the scandals, and the triumph of the replacement spans.
Author | : Donald R. Tjossem |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467106275 |
Download Tacoma Narrows Bridge Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, the bridge was in use for 130 days before it collapsed due to faulty engineering and high winds. A decade later, following World War II, the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened, and it is still in use today. However, due to a population increase over the bridge's 57 years of use, an additional bridge was opened in 2007 to alleviate increasingly high traffic. The completion of the third bridge allowed vehicle speed to increase from less than 25 miles per hour to the present speed of 60 miles per hour during commuting times. Today, sections of the original bridge that was opened in 1940 and is pictured on the cover are still submerged in Puget Sound and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Author | : Amanda Abler |
Publisher | : Sasquatch Books |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2021-08-17 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1632172631 |
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This compelling nonfiction picture book captures the story of the infamous collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State. The story of Galloping Gertie, the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, is captured through the eyes of a young boy who not only watches the bridge being built, but also witnesses its spectacular collapse not long after the bridge is opened. Author Amanda Abler tells the bridge's dramatic story in a factual and engaging way that makes the science behind the collapse approachable to young readers. In addition to the narrative, the book concludes with a deeper look into why the bridge collapsed and how engineers continue to learn from this infamous engineering failure.
Author | : Richard Scott |
Publisher | : Amer Society of Civil Engineers |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780784405420 |
Download In the Wake of Tacoma Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the Wake of Tacoma is the first comprehensive treatment of the changes that the 1940 collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge has imposed on the design of suspension bridges. Written as a historical narrative, this heavily illustrated book describes design trends before the collapse, the collapse itself, and the investigations to determine its cause. The book then examines subsequent aerodynamic and other design developments and their application in suspension bridges worldwide in the decades following the collapse. In the Wake of Tacoma is a comprehensive reference work on suspension bridges in general, examining virtually every suspension bridge of note built in the past sixty years and highlighting overall development of the state of the art today. It goes beyond the major, well-known bridges to examine many small and mid-span suspension bridges worldwide that have contributed significantly to the modern development of the form. Also covered are the engineering debates and engineers involved; discussions of bridges under construction and under design; and new design concepts and materials to conquer the huge distances envisaged for such crossings as the Messina and Gibraltar straits. Presented in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language, this book, which received the 2006 Publication Award from the Japan Association for Wind Engineering, should appeal to both engineers and nonengineers with an interest in bridges and engineering in general. About the Author Richard Scott is a waterway heritage planner for Parks Canada, where he is currently responsible for palnning along the Trent-Severn waterway. He is also the editor of History of the Modern Suspension Bridge: Solving the Dilemma between Economy and Stiffness (ASCE Press, 2010). Product Reviews ...An outstanding history of suspension bridges focusing on post-Tacoma spans... In the Wake of Tacoma is extremely visual and written in a style that makes it accessible, exciting and interesting to both engineers and the general public. It is a masterful study- well researched, written, and illustrated. --Eric DeLony, Chief, Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
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Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash. : 1950- ) |
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Author | : Board of Engineers Appointed to Report on the Failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Bridge failures |
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Author | : Washington Toll Bridge Authority |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Suspension bridges |
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Author | : University of Washington Structural Research Laboratory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Bridge failures |
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Download Aerodynamic Stability of Suspension Bridges with Special Reference to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: The investigation of models of the original Tacoma Narrows bridge under the action of wind Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : J. Paul Guyer |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2013-06-29 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781490564036 |
Download Ethical Issues from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge was completed in 1940 in Washington State. It was constructed to cross the Tacoma Narrows, part of Puget Sound, between the city of Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. It was the third longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. Less than a year after its completion it collapsed catastrophically. This is the story of what happened, and the ethical issues that arose from it.
Author | : Coverdale and Colpitts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1940 |
Genre | : Bridges |
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Download Report on Traffic and Revenues, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle