Petroski, Henry.

Success through failure : the paradox of design / Henry Petroski.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2006.

xii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Examines many of the failed designs and inventions that led to greater improvements siting as examples the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the space shuttle disasters.

0691122253 ((hardcover) ; alk. paper)
9780691122250 ((hardcover) ; alk. paper)
9780691136424
0691136424

Engineering design Case studies.
System failures (Engineering) Case studies.
Conception technique Études de cas.
Pannes Études de cas.
Engineering design
System failures (Engineering)
Entwurf
Fehler
Planung
Technik

Case studies
Études de cas.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 244647
Cote: TA174 .P4739 2006
Statut: Disponible