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books about failures
Thomas Bouch: The Builder of the Tay BridgeThomas Bouch: The Builder of the Tay Bridge by John Rapley
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fascinating bio of Thomas Bouch, builder of the first Tay bridge (which fell down)
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay: Reinvestigating the Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879 (Revealing History)Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay: Reinvestigating the Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879 (Revealing History) by Peter R Lewis
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How the frst Tay bridge really fell down!
Disaster on the Dee: Robert Stephenson's Nemesis of 1847Disaster on the Dee: Robert Stephenson's Nemesis of 1847 by Peter R Lewis
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One of the first disasters on the early railways: gripping
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful DesignTo Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski
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Great classic of what makes products fail, and how engineers learn from their disasters
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down (Penguin Science)Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down (Penguin Science) by J E Gordon
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Another great classic in structural engineering
Why Buildings Fall DownWhy Buildings Fall Down by M Levy
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An american view of structural failure
Success through Failure: The Paradox of DesignSuccess through Failure: The Paradox of Design by Henry Petroski
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another lassic on design from Petroski
The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor (Penguin Science)The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor (Penguin Science) by J E Gordon
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Interesting vew of falure froma materials viewpoint
Eiffel: The Man Who Rebuilt BabelEiffel: The Man Who Rebuilt Babel by David I. Harvie
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Biography of a great engineer
Forensic Materials Engineering: Case StudiesForensic Materials Engineering: Case Studies by Peter Rhys Lewis
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Case studes from practising engineers