Science Busts The Biggest Myth Ever About Why Bridges Collapse - Forbes
网页2017年5月24日 · The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on the morning of November 7, 1940, is the most iconic example of a spectacular bridge failure in modern times. As the third largest suspension...
Tacoma Bridge Collapse: The Wobbliest Bridge in the World?
网页Was Tacoma Narrows Bridge the wobbliest bridge in the world? Check out this amazing footage of the collapse of the world's third largest suspension bridge (a...
Why Do Soldiers Break Stride On A Bridge? - Live Science
网页2013年5月22日 · In April 1831, a brigade of soldiers marched in step across England's Broughton Suspension Bridge. According to accounts of the time, the bridge broke apart beneath the soldiers, throwing...
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) - Wikipedia
网页The bridge's main span finally collapsed in 40-mile-per-hour (64 km/h) winds on the morning of November 7, 1940, as the deck oscillated in an alternating twisting motion that gradually increased in amplitude until the deck tore apart.
How can resonance collapse bridges? - How It Works
网页2012年12月16日 · One of the most famous examples of a resonance disaster is the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in Washington, USA. This came about not simply as a result of mechanical resonance, but also aeroelastic flutter – a process that occurs when complex, varying oscillations are caused by passing winds.
Why the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapsed - Practical Engineering
网页2019年3月9日 · In July 1940, the Tacoma Narrows bridge opened to traffic between Tacoma, Washington and the Kitsap Peninsula. At the time, it was the third-longest suspension bridge in the world. Financing construction of the bridge was a major obstacle, which led the state to pursue an innovative design.
Risks of bridge collapses are real and set to rise — here’s why
网页2024年5月28日 · The catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on 26 March stunned the public and engineers alike. Six workers lost their lives after a container ship lost...
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse | Physics Today - AIP …
网页On 7 November 1940 the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State collapsed during a gale. The remarkable oscillations of its long and slender center span in the months leading up to the catastrophe earned the bridge the moniker “Galloping Gertie.” The disaster is especially well known because of dramatic film footage taken the day of the collapse.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (Sound Version) (Standard 4:3)
网页2014年12月31日 · In November, 1940, the newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge, opened barely four months before, swayed and collapsed in a 42 mile-per-hour wind. There were no casualties except a dog trapped in a car stranded on the bridge. A rescue was attempted (by the man with the pipe), but the frightened animal would not leave the car.
A new detailed explanation of the Tacoma collapse and some …
网页2022年7月29日 · We give a new full explanation of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, occurred on November 7, 1940. Our explanation involves both structural phenomena, such as parametric resonances, and sophisticated mathematical tools, such as …