Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach. Episode 17, Stress Corrosion: The Silver Bridge
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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Imprint:
The Great Courses, 2022.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2022.
Performers:
Stephen Ressler
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
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482222
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