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Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.

To Forgive Design

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  • Author : Henry Petroski
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Genre : Science
  • Total Pages : 427 pages
  • ISBN : 0674065433
  • PDF File Size : 43,7 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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To Forgive Design

To Forgive Design
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • File Size : 26,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 13 April 2012
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Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the

To Forgive Design

To Forgive Design
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • File Size : 45,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 30 March 2012
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections.

Success Through Failure

Success Through Failure
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • File Size : 28,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 29 May 2018
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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.

To Engineer is Human

To Engineer is Human
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • File Size : 35,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 October 2018
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“Though ours is an age of high technology, the essence of what engineering is and what engineers do is not common knowledge. Even the most elementary of principles upon which

Design Paradigms

Design Paradigms
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • File Size : 49,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 27 May 1994
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Case histories of engineering success and failure are presented to enrich understanding of the design process.

Small Things Considered

Small Things Considered
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • File Size : 43,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 18 December 2007
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Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and

The Road Taken

The Road Taken
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • File Size : 53,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 February 2016
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A renowned historian and engineer explores the past, present, and future of America's crumbling infrastructure. Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary

Practical Engineering Failure Analysis

Practical Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • File Size : 39,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 30 August 2004
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Filling a gap in the literature, Practical Engineering Failure Analysis vividly demonstrates the correct methodology to conduct successful failure analyses, as well as offering the background necessary for these investigations.

Forgive and Remember

Forgive and Remember
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • File Size : 50,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 09 September 2011
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The landmark study of how medical errors are managed among surgeons and other hospital staff—now in an updated edition with a new preface and epilogue. When it was first

An Engineer's Alphabet

An Engineer's Alphabet
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • File Size : 36,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 10 October 2011
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Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture and