Microscopic Fractures: The Structural Collapse of the Silver Bridge : Rust, Tension, and the Fatal Engineering Negligence in American Infrastructure, 1967.DE

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Epubli, 2026

3565470615 / 9783565470617

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - How can a massive, heavily trafficked steel suspension bridge suddenly and violently disintegrate into a freezing river in a matter of seconds The terrifying collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967 remains one of the deadliest and most consequential structural failures in American history.Connecting Ohio and West Virginia, the Silver Bridge was built using a unique, cost-saving 'eyebar' chain design. What engineers failed to realize was that this architecture was non-redundant; if a single link failed, the entire bridge would instantly fall. Over forty years, a microscopic, 0.1-inch stress crack formed inside one of the steel joints, hidden entirely from visual inspection. During rush hour traffic just before Christmas, that single tiny crack finally gave way, plunging forty-six people into the deadly currents of the Ohio River.This gripping engineering forensic analysis explores the lethal intersection of physics and negligence. It documents the harrowing rescue efforts, the painstaking metallurgical reconstruction of the steel, and the immediate, panicked creation of the national bridge inspection standards.Witness the fragile threads of modern infrastructure. The Silver Bridge disaster is a chilling reminder of how a microscopic chemical flaw can effortlessly destroy thousands of tons of steel.…

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Titolo
Microscopic Fractures: The Structural Collapse of the Silver Bridge : Rust, Tension, and the Fatal Engineering Negligence in American Infrastructure, 1967.DE
Autore
Nathaniel Patterson
Editore
Epubli
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
Neu
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Taschenbuch
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
3565470615
ISBN 13
9783565470617
Peso dell'articolo
389 grammi
Dimensioni
297x210x9 mm

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