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Index
Preface
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
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