Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach. Episode 6, Vehicle Collisions: Land and Sea [eFilm]
2024
Streaming Video
When an unexpected squall limited visibility to near zero, the Summit Venture freighter collided with Tampa's Sunshine Skyway Bridge on May 9, 1980, shearing off a reinforced concrete pier and toppling 1,300 feet of the bridge into the bay. Was this an engineering failure? Or was it just an accident? Discover how high-quality engineering design can account for and minimize accidental catastrophe.
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The Great Courses, 2022.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2022.
Performers:
Stephen Ressler
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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English
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820321
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