Henry Petroski, Petroski Henry, Henry Petroski

Design Paradigms

Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780521466493
• ISBN-10: 0521466490
• Artikelnr.: 21153619

Inhaltsangabe

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.