In the wake of Tacoma
Subtitle: suspension bridges and the quest for aerodynamic stability
By: Richard Scott.
Publisher: ASCE Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Reston, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Suspension bridges -- Design and construction -- History; Bridges -- Aerodynamics; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash. : 1940) -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-374) and index.
Table of contents: title: Turbulent beginnings; title: A new found confidence; title: The plate girder suspension bridge; title: Epiphany at the Tacoma Narrows; title: A difficult rebirth; title: Retrenchment in America; title: The legacies of two giants; title: European reconstruction and revolution; title: A renaissance of ideas; title: The twilight of American dominance; title: The box girder comes of age; title: The box girder; title: problems, politics, and pseudo-boxes; title: The Scandinavian experience; title: Japan's remarkable evolution; title: China's meteoric rise; title: New bridges; title: the near future; title: Ultralong-span suspension bridges and aerodynamic stability; title: The legacy of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.