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Could Baltimore bridge disaster happen to Tacoma Narrows spans? Here’s what we know
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 3 months agoBaltimore has now joined Tacoma as a city inextricably linked with monumental bridge collapses. But...
On this date: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
WHTM via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTACOMA, Wash. (WHTM) — The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to...
These Eight U.S. Bridges Are Vulnerable to a Repeat of the Baltimore Crash
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoU.S. NEWS Fewer than 10 bridges in the U.S. have the clearance of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in...
Was it wind? How a bridge’s failure may shed light on fatal Boise Airport hangar collapse
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSeveral hours before an unfinished building collapsed near the Boise Airport, killing three and...
Unbelievable Engineering Blunders That Could Have Been Much Worse
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agoWith engineering, as with life, not everything goes according to plan. From collapsing bridges and...
How would engineers build the Golden Gate Bridge today?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhat could be better? Uladzik Kryhin via Shutterstock.com.Ever since the Golden Gate Bridge opened...
Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” Too Rhythmic for Microsoft, Crashed Laptops
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to Microsoft, "The song contained one of the natural resonant frequencies for the model of...