Tacoma Narrows Bridge

So he took a new tack, studying the way vibrations caused by the wind led to the collapse in 1940 of Washington’s Tacoma Narrows Bridge aka Galloping Gertie.

Windbelt: Small-Scale Wind Power To Help Power Third World | Impact Lab 2009

A certain three-legged cocker spaniel named Tubby found out about torsional waves the hard way: Tubby was the only fatality when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state collapsed in 1940, wrecked by torsional (twisting) waves and resonances.

Going With the Flow 2010

Right now, the economic landscape looks like that movie of the swaying Tacoma Narrows Bridge you might have seen in a high school science class.

Allison Kilkenny: David Brooks: Protecting Us From Poor People 2009

Yesterday, Newt Gingrich's group American Solutions for Winning the Future released a grainy, black-and-white ad comparing the national economy to the infamous wobbling Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

The Progress Report: Clean Economy For 48 Cents/Day 2009

In the physical world, one of the most famous examples is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which collapsed in the face of a moderate wind.

Jeff Schweitzer: From Death Panel to Death Spiral 2009

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge sways because of a force of nature.

Allison Kilkenny: David Brooks: Protecting Us From Poor People 2009

It was this kind of unanticipated harmonious vibration that brought down the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.

Tempo of change Daniel Little 2008

It was this kind of unanticipated harmonious vibration that brought down the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.

Archive 2008-11-01 Daniel Little 2008

Mechanical resonance, such as that produced in bridges by wind or by marching soldiers, is known to have built up to proportions large enough to be destructive, as in the case of the destruction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (q.v.) in 1940.

Proposed Cause Of The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: Resonant Frequency From Freight Train Passing Below 2007

The new Tacoma Narrows Bridge is open to traffic this morning after a big debut this weekend.

CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2007 2007