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Examines many of the failed designs and inventions that led to greater improvements siting as examples the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the space shuttle disasters.
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6 editions- Paperback · English · 2018Princeton University Press · 256 pages · 9780691180991
- Paperback · English · 2008Princeton University Press · 256 pages · 9780691136424
- Other · English · 2018Princeton University Press · 256 pages · 9781400889686
- Other · English · 2013Princeton University Press · 251 pages · 9781299758551
- Other · English · 2013Princeton University Press · 256 pages · 9781400849116
- Other · English · 2006Princeton University Press · 235 pages · 9780691122250
Case studiesEngineering designSystem failures (Engineering)Conception techniqueEtudes de CasPannes