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245 10 a| To forgive design :b| understanding failure /c| Henry Petroski.;

300 a| xii, 410 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure.;

520 a| Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.;

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To forgive design : understanding failure / Henry Petroski.

Author/creator	Petroski, Henry
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ©2012.
Description	xii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	System failures (Engineering)

Contents	By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure.
Abstract	Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011044194
ISBN	9780674065840 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN	0674065840 (hc : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	7206411

To forgive design : understanding failure / Henry Petroski.

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