Design Paradigms

Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4019425
AutoresEugene S Ferguson, Henry Petroski
Año1995
Volumen36
Número3
Páginas696
Fecha de publicación1995-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTechnology and Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3107264
OpenAlexW1968643848
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14

1. Introduction 2. Paconius and the pedestal for Apollo: a paradigm of error in conceptual design 3. Vitruvius's Auger and Galileo's Bones: paradigms of limits to size in design 4. Galileo and the marble column: a paradigm of a design change for the worse 5. Galileo's confirmation of a false hypothesis: A paradigm of logical error in design 6. The design and collapse of the Dee Bridge: a paradigm of success masking error 7. The Britannia Tubular Bridge: A paradigm of tunnel vision in design 8. Failure as a source of engineering judgment: John Roebling as a paradigmatic designer 9. The design climate for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: a paradigm of the selective use of history 10. Historic bridge failures and caveats for future designs 11. Conclusion References and bibliography Index

Industrial engineering · Management science · Computer Science · Engineering · Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis