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Legacy of "galloping gertie" 25 years after
Review of Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure tells how moderate gale on Nov 7 1940, caused undulations in bridge deck resulting in slippage of cable tie at midspan, said to have triggered collapse; real cause was aerodynamic instability of structure; shallow stiffening girders used have now been replaced by deeper stiffening truss on new Tacoma Narrows Bridge and other structures.
Legacy of "galloping gertie" 25 years after
Review of Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure tells how moderate gale on Nov 7 1940, caused undulations in bridge deck resulting in slippage of cable tie at midspan, said to have triggered collapse; real cause was aerodynamic instability of structure; shallow stiffening girders used have now been replaced by deeper stiffening truss on new Tacoma Narrows Bridge and other structures.
Legacy of "galloping gertie" 25 years after
Civ Eng (NY)
Goller, R.R. (author)
1965
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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