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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster
edited by Alan Champneys
This site, from the University of Bristol, contains a series of photographs and video clips from the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge.  Images and captions depict the wind-induced vibrations and torsion that led to failure of the bridge.  Links are also provided to a video of the bridge failure and to scale model tests.
http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html
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Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
Other Sciences
- Engineering
Waves and Pendula
- Oscillations
- Wave Motion
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- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
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Keywords: Tacoma Narrows, oscillation, suspension bridge, torque, torsion, vibration, wave
Record Creator: Metadata instance created May 3, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: May 03, 2007 by Ann Deml
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster, edited by A. Champneys, WWW Document, (http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html).
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster, edited by A. Champneys, <http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html>.
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Champneys, A. (Ed.). (n.d.). Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster. Retrieved May 18, 2013, from http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html
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Champneys, Alan, ed. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster. http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html (accessed 18 May 2013).
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Champneys, Alan, ed. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster. 18 May 2013 <http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html>.
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