Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
by Henry Petroski
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Author: Henry PetroskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-05-27
ISBN: 0521466490
Number of pages: 221
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
Petroski illustrates the real-life risks of novel technologies with this selection of classic failures in structural engineering. Petroski argues that design assumptions from old technologies are extrapolated to novel technogies. The fact that the old designs were successful lends weight to the usefulness of the design assumptions. However, new design principles manifest unanticipated failure modes that are not prevented or ameliorated by the conventional wisdom. Here are several cautionary tales and the book should be read by anyone involved in risk analysis - especially those benighted in naively quantitative approaches.
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