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    Design paradigms : case histories of error and judgment in engineering / Henry Petroski.
    by Petroski, Henry
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    Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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  • Engineering design -- Case studies
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  • System failures (Engineering) -- Case studies
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    xii, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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    Introduction -- Paconius & the pedestal for Apollo : a paradigm of error in conceptual design -- Virtuvius's auger & Galileo's bones : paradigms of limits to size in design -- Galileo & the marble column : a paradigm of a design change for the worse -- Galileo's confirmation of a false hypothesis : a paradigm of logical error in design -- The design & collapse of the dee bridge : a paradigm of success masking error -- The Britannia Tubular bridge : paradigm of tunnel vision in design -- Failure as a source of engineering judgement : John Roebling as a paradigmatic designer -- Design climate for the Tacoma Narrows bridge : paradigm of the selective use of history -- Historic bridge failures & caveats for future designs -- Conclusion.
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