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Author Topic: Explosion near Grand Central Terminal  (Read 6323 times)

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shardian

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Re: Explosion near Grand Central Terminal
« Reply #40 on: August 03, 2007, 02:27:01 pm »
Quote from: Samstag on August 03, 2007, 02:23:46 pm
Quote from: shardian on August 03, 2007, 01:02:35 pm
It could have been much worse. I'm sure some of you have heard of this accident:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

Which in turn is nothing compared to the Hyatt walkway collapse.

I saw an engineering presentation on that one in my senior seminar class.
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Re: Explosion near Grand Central Terminal
« Reply #41 on: August 06, 2007, 07:34:45 pm »
Can't have a bridge collapse discussion without good old Galloping Gertie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge#Galloping_Gertie

Great example of natural frequencies in physics....
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Re: Explosion near Grand Central Terminal
« Reply #42 on: August 11, 2007, 08:29:10 pm »
Quote from: boykster on August 06, 2007, 07:34:45 pm
Can't have a bridge collapse discussion without good old Galloping Gertie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge#Galloping_Gertie

Great example of natural frequencies in physics....
It's not the same as watching it!  :cheers:
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