severe economic downturn of 2008, formerly known as the housing bubble collapse. We will mainly focus our discussion on the effects the financial crisis had on Canada and the U.S and examine why both countries were affected differently. Although the collapse of the housing bubble is the most identifiable cause, it is extremely difficult to pinpoint one specific defining moment or event triggering the global financial collapse. There are many factors involved, due to the complex nature of the financial…

INTRODUCTION In 1940 one of the most modern with the most advanced design suspension bridge Tacoma Narrows collapsed. According to the Board of Experts, the pivotal event in the bridge’s collapse, was the change from the vertical waves to the destructive twisting, torsional motion. This event was associated with the slippage of cable bands at mid span. Normally, the main cables are of equal length where the mid-span cable band attaches them to the deck. When the cable band slipped, the north cable…

This report goes into detail the collapse of the Westgate Bridge, located in Melbourne, Australia. What was meant to be a bridge that joined two sides of the city of Melbourne, lead to Australia’s worst workplace disaster in history, with a death toll of 35. Included in this report is a history of the planning of the bridge, the events that lead to the collapse, as well as the collapse itself and how it happened. Also covered are the ethical issues portrayed by the companies working on the construction…

QUEBEC BRIDGE COLLAPSE -1907 1.1 INVESTIGATE ALLOCATED EXAMPLES OF ENGINEERING FAILURE: The Quebex Bridge was a long time in planning, the original design come from the Quebec Bridge Company in 1887, of which Hon. N. S. Parent is president and M. P. Davis, of Ottawa, was the leading contractor for the masonry and the Phoenix Bridge company for the steelwork [2]. The Quebec Bridge was estimated to cost $8,000,000 USD and have a span of approximately 550 meters this was the longest bridge by 30 meters…

The Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge; it is one of the longest bridges in the world, an influential and graceful human structure in an evenly gorgeous natural site, built between the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and Sausalito on the south-facing Marin County headlands. The construction of the bridge started on January 5, 1933 under the support of the Works Projects Administration (WPA), a program commenced by Franklin Delano…

Running Head: Progressive Learning Progressive Learning Progressive Learning Continuous learning is what individuals incorporate in their daily activities to learn with the experiences they acquire from their daily work. Everything is changing around us with the change in technology, change in people, equipment and procedures. With this, individuals need to understand the concept of continuous learning and apply it into their lives to enhance their skills. Everything that is associated with the…

The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is perhaps the most notorious failure in the world of engineering. It collapsed on November 7, 1940 just months after its opening on July 1, 1940. It was designed by Leon Moisseiff and at its time it was the third largest suspension bridge in the world with a center span of over half a mile long. The bridge was very narrow and sleek giving it a look of grace, but this design made it very flexible in the wind. Nicknamed the…

Phil 251 Professor Wilson 15 January 2013 Maccabiah Bridge Collapse Recap The Maccabiah bridge collapse occurred on July 14, 1997. This tragedy happened in Israel. It took place in the town of Aviv. The bridge collapsed over a large river called the Yarkon River. The bridge was constructed primarily of wood material. Also, some of the bridge was assembled of rusty metal pipes that were tied together with wire. The bridge was designed for the Maccabiah Games. The Maccabiah Games…

This essay will review major bridge collapses, and how they were resolved to improve the design of future bridges. The two main causes of bridge failure, wind loads and improper design or design flaws, will be discussed with examples like the Tacoma bridge collapse of 1940 and the I-35 Mississippi River bridge collapse of 2007 later on in the paper (4, 1). Although these are the two usual causes of bridge collapse there are also many other reasons for bridge failure such as, corrosion by environment…

Silver Bridge 4.1 Background The Point Pleasant Bridge or so called the Silver Bridge was designed by the J.E. Greiner Company and built by the Gallia County Ohio River Bridge Company to connect Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Gallipolis, Ohio. It was designed as a two-lane eye-bar suspension type bridge, measuring 2,235 feet in total length, including the approaches. The bridge was the first eye-bar suspension bridge of its type to be constructed in the United States. [26] Figure 4.1: The…