Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach. Episode 17, Stress Corrosion: The Silver Bridge.
In 1967, the Silver Bridge in West Virginia collapsed into the Ohio River, killing 46 people. For 39 years, the bridge had been hailed as an engineering triumph with its cost-saving, innovative structural concept. Follow this fascinating story of forensic engineering as investigators eventually dete...
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2022.
Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
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In 1967, the Silver Bridge in West Virginia collapsed into the Ohio River, killing 46 people. For 39 years, the bridge had been hailed as an engineering triumph with its cost-saving, innovative structural concept. Follow this fascinating story of forensic engineering as investigators eventually determined that the 1,965-foot bridge failed because one eyebar in a suspension chain fractured.
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