Tacoma Narrow Bridge Collapse
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge became famous for its dramatic wind-induced structural collapse in 1940, It is one of the most well-known cases of structural collapse and signalled the need for a rigorous aerodynamic design of long bridges.
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