Saturday, September 15, 2007

Tacoma Bridge





A wind-induced structural collapse. A physical phenomenon known as mechanical resonance, which is the tendency of a mechanical system to absorb more energy when the frequency of its oscillations matches the system's natural frequency of vibration (its resonance frequency) than it does at other frequencies.
Vale mesmo a pena ver as imagens, é incrível! Linked on the words Galloping Gertie above.

1 comment:

zaok said...

inha visto.. é brutal !