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Re: [Phys-l] Fwd: So it is not vortex shedding?



From: WC Maddox

You can do your own demonstration of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse
using this Physics Teacher article: A Simulation of the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge Oscillations by Harriet Slogoff and Bill Berner in the Oct. 2000
issue.

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-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
[mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Nord
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 3:47 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Fwd: So it is not vortex shedding?

It's nice that they just quickly brush aside an engineering failure study
that took months (or years?).

If this is true, this video has not conclusively made the case.

Paul


On Dec 14, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Larry Smith wrote:



Begin forwarded message:

Is this video correct?


http://youtu.be/6ai2QFxStxo


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