Join us as we lay bare the lessons learned from the bridge failure ethical issues that arose from one of the most significant engineering failures in history: the 1940 collapse of the giant Tacoma Narrows Bridge. While there was, fortunately, no loss of human life and minimal property damage (other than the structure itself) the bridge collapse happened less than a year after it was built, bringing to light serious bridge failure ethical issues for engineers.
So what lessons can we learn from this engineering failure? In particular,
- At what point is the profession’s theoretical and experiential knowledge insufficient to justify moving forward with a project or design scheme?
- Is there a practical way to supplement a lack of experiential knowledge in order to safely and effectively move an engineering project forward?
In this webinar, we'll explore the vital insights the engineering profession gained in terms of the importance of aerodynamics in bridge design as a result of the ethical dilemmas the designers of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge faced.
Date: Wednesday. November 6, 2024 | 2 - 4 pm ET
Credits: 2 PDH Units
This webinar is designed specifically for engineers, architects, and other design and construction professionals who are interested in learning about the
ethical issues that were raised and the lessons engineers learned from this major engineering catastrophe.
Learning Objectives
At the successful conclusion of this webinar, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:
- The history of the project and the economic, commercial and national security issues that shaped its development
- Two unique engineering design approaches recommended by different teams
- Ominous oscillations observed both prior to and after bridge construction
- Previously unobserved mode of oscillation that occurred on the day the bridge collapsed
- Real-life photos and live coverage at the time of bridge failure
- The ins and outs of the technical investigation that followed the collapse
- How the vortex-shedding/resonance theory and aerodynamic flutter theory apply to the engineering incident
- Tacoma Narrows bridge failure ethical issues and lessons learned
- The current tool used by engineers to address and mitigate the bridge failure ethical issues that arose after the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse
Special Webinar Instructions
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Excellent Presentation On The Collapse Of The Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
great course
A really interesting and informative presentation. The needed to be faster so that some interesting slides at the end would not have to have been skipped.
Some of the slides at the end were rushed through because of the slow pace of the presentation.
The instructor didn’t have a grasp on how ZOOM works, multiple times the presentation was delayed as either the slides were inoperative, he muted himself, or knocked himself off of the meeting. NCITE, you have to do better than this.
Very interesting topic
GOOD MATERIALS.
The subject was excellent and provided good advice for engineering ethical dilemmas. The mechanics of conveying the information via Zoom were much less than desirable. It would seem that NCITE would have addressed this since the 2023 presentation also had presentation glitches?
This was a factual review of the situation, with background, main players, proposed designs and costs. Very satisfying summary and ethical dilemmas described regarding designs at the edge of theoretical knowledge without adequate scale testing.
Course got back Wi-Fi and instructor was lost to the class
Started late and then presenter lost connection 40 minutes in.
Content was satisfactory but the Presenter was having health problems (sniffling & coughing) as well as unfamiliarity in the use of Zoom Technology.
Good information. Sometimes voice was garbled
Great presentation
The course involve and navigate you thru the history of the collapse in a very interesting way.