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  1. Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge (1940 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The bridge was destroyed when its central span, the third longest in the world at the time, went into oscillation in a high wind. Dramatic shots of the disaster itself are preceded by brief scenes of the...

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  2. Oscillations of a Model Suspension Bridge in Wind & The Story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge 1938-1940 (Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. st. b&w. 15 min.

    To assist the designers of the proposed Severn bridge, experiments were carried out by the National Physical Laboratory on behalf of the Ministry of Transport. Followed by THE STORY OF THE TACOMA NARROWS...

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  3. Bridge over the Bosporus (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The bridge, opened at the end of October 1973 to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, is the longest single span suspension bridge in Europe. The film covers the project from...

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  4. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse, The (1940 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. st. b&w. 4 min., 2005 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    The Tacoma Narrows is near Seattle, Washington, and is exposed to westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean. The construction of a suspension bridge across the narrows began in Novermber 1938 and in July 1940...

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  5. Willems Bridge (New Generation) Rotterdam, The (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £65.00 (inclusive)

    The new Willems bridge is a cable stayed bridge across the River Meuse in Rotterdam. It is, in fact, a bascule bridge which cannot be opened. Shows all phases in the building from the foundations to the...

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  6. Story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, The (1940 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Tacoma Narrows is near Seattle, Washington, and is exposed to westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean. The construction of a suspension bridge across the narrows began in November 1938 and in July 1940 the...

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  7. Failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, The (1940 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Tacoma Narrows is near Seattle, Washington, and is exposed to westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean. The construction of a suspension bridge across the narrows began in Novermber 1938 and in July 1940...

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  8. Science Shack: The Millennium Bridge (2004)

    aka: Building Blocks

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), off air recording under licence

    Adam Hart-Davis investigates why the Millennium Bridge wobbled and how it was fixed by building his own wobbling bridge.

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  9. Britannia - A Bridge (1973 Film)

    Director
    David C Lockner
    Producer
    John Shearman
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1970. Shows the reconstruction of the bridge, with steel arches supporting and eventually replacing...

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  10. Bridging the World (2010)

    Subject
    Architecture; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    This documentary looks at some of the most famous bridges in the world and, with the help of a team of experts and the use of archive footage, shows how they were built and how they remain upright. Amongst...

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