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245 10 a| To forgive designh| [electronic resource] :b| understanding failure /c| Henry Petroski.;

260 a| Cambridge, Mass. :b| Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,;

300 a| xii, 410 p. :b| ill. ;c| 22 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| System failures (Engineering)=| ^A159266;

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To forgive design understanding failure / Henry Petroski.

Author/creator	Petroski, Henry
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
Description	xii, 410 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	System failures (Engineering)

Contents	By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure.
Abstract	Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011044194
ISBN	9780674065840 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN	0674065840 (hc : alk. paper)

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