The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering and physics classrooms across the world. Both resonance from vortex shedding and aeroelastic ...

In November of 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington collapsed when high winds caused an aeroelastic flutter. It had opened just 4 months prior as the world's largest suspension bridge ...

On November 7, 1940, the main span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed, killing a dog and injuring several people in the vicinity. To build the bridge before its collapse cost nearly $1 billion ...

This twisting stressed the bridge until the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. By assuming no vertical movement from wind, the engineers didn’t study how parts of the bridge would flutter in the ...

Tacoma Bridge collapseIn November of 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington collapsed when high winds caused the bridge to sway, twist and tear itself apart. Luckily, there were no injuries.