{"product_id":"built-to-fail-rick-stupart-9798231330553","title":"Built to Fail: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster Why Engineers Shouldn't Design for Wind by Guessing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey called it \"Galloping Gertie.\" Four months later, it was gone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted itself to death in a moderate wind-and changed engineering forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wasn't an act of God. It was an act of arrogance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilt to Fail\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how a \"prettier\" design, ignored warnings, and mathematical shortcuts created one of history's most spectacular engineering disasters. Engineer and author Rick Stupart dissects the deadly combination of aesthetic ambition and scientific negligence that turned a revolutionary suspension bridge into a cautionary tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside, discover: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy engineers dismissed wind as \"just air\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe critical calculations they skipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow eyewitness testimony exposed design hubris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons that reshaped modern bridge engineering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't just history-it's a warning. When engineers guess instead of calculate, gravity always wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor readers fascinated by engineering failures, structural disasters, and the thin line between innovation and catastrophe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Stupart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798231330553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elc Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Rick Stupart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454279004415,"sku":"9798231330553","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e957df45-d6b3-436e-becf-9d2c220cd54c.jpg?v=1777305242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/built-to-fail-rick-stupart-9798231330553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}