America is filled with many wonders. From the exquisite Grand Canyon to the never-ending stretches of crystal clear beaches. The United States truly has something for everyone to experience, and this ...

This video explains how design flaws and overlooked wind effects caused the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to twist apart and fall ...

Thanks to his reputation as a skilled bridge engineer, Othar Ammann was one of the three engineers tasked with investigating the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Near the end, the bridge twisted in ways the designers had never anticipated. This twisting stressed the bridge until the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed.

This interplay between assumptions and limitations is at the heart of all models. Engineers working on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge assumed no wind-driven vertical movement, which led to a limitation: ...

Near the end, the bridge twisted in ways the designers had never anticipated. This twisting stressed the bridge until the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed.