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Worse mistakes have been made https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940) Pretty sure every bridge engineer knows that one. Amusing that the lesson didn't generalize.
Worse mistakes have been made https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940) Pretty sure every bridge engineer knows that one. Amusing that the lesson didn't generalize.
Every engineer, not just the ones building bridges. I was required to take an Engineering Ethics course that covered Tacoma Narrows as well as other incidents, such as the famous Hyatt Regency walkway.
This sounds so beautiful and desolate, reminding me of a combination of the first two tracks from Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Vol 2, disc 2, in particular "Blue Calx" and "Parallel Stripes" starting from 40 seconds. [0] Thank you for sharing. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXBAU8HsAqk
It took me and my neighbours a month to find the source of a hum that was resonating with our windows. It was torture, with midnight walks and lurking around potential sources, mapping nearby industrial sites, and questioning our sanity, while our windows were vibrating without a stop. We were very lucky to track it down to a badly installed air conditioning vent 200 m away.
This sounds so beautiful and desolate, reminding me of a combination of the first two tracks from Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Vol 2, disc 2, in particular "Blue Calx" and "Parallel Stripes" starting from 40 seconds. [0] Thank you for sharing. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXBAU8HsAqk
People who live nearby don't notice it (strange looks if you point it out) but I think it's sad that it's impossible to escape the constant noise in certain places.
i found a couple more video examples of accidental acoustic wind effects in architecture -- but it looks like these aren't as ever-present and loud as the Golden Gate Bridge is right now.
Beetham Tower - Manchester, UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8-MrU6lpwg
Freedom Tower - NYC, USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=nkjA3BvvOuw
in the Beetham Tower case, apparently the architect lives in the tower's penthouse. i bet they're frustrated that none of the fixes have completely remedied the problem.
links from: https://gizmodo.com/when-buildings-howl-a-primer-on-architec...
Should be glorious