'Galloping Gertie': Looking back at the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940. The ...
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Why the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapsed
The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering and physics classrooms across the world. Both resonance from vortex shedding and aeroelastic ...
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (1940)
In 1998, The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically ...
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Was it wind? How a bridge’s failure may shed light on fatal Boise Airport hangar collapse
We need an in-depth investigation to see what caused the failure.” Wind caused 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse Ibrahim and Yang Lu, an associate professor of civil engineering at Boise State ...
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The Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse was a true disaster, but it did have a silver lining. It motivated the engineering community to do extensive testing and research to make suspension bridges safer.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge commuters likely to pay toll through at least 2033
The bulk of that increase is pushing out tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge through 2033, which is projected to increase revenue by $17.7 million. According to Barry, November revenue projections ...