Henry Petroski: Design Paradigms

Cover: 9780521466493 | Design Paradigms | Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering

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Case histories of engineering success and failure are presented to enrich understanding of the design process.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Paconius and the pedestal for Apollo: a paradigm of error in conceptual design; 3. Vitruvius's Auger and Galileo's Bones: paradigms of limits to size in design; 4. Galileo and the marble column: a paradigm of a design change for the worse; 5. Galileo's confirmation of a false hypothesis: A paradigm of logical error in design; 6. The design and collapse of the Dee Bridge: a paradigm of success masking error; 7. The Britannia Tubular Bridge: A paradigm of tunnel vision in design; 8. Failure as a source of engineering judgment: John Roebling as a paradigmatic designer; 9. The design climate for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: a paradigm of the selective use of history; 10. Historic bridge failures and caveats for future designs; 11. Conclusion; References and bibliography; Index.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Genre:	Importe , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521466493
ISBN-10:	0521466490
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Petroski, Henry Henry, Petroski Henry Petroski
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Henry Petroski (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.10.2010
Gewicht:	0,371 kg