wind-induced vibrations
1Stockbridge damper — Stockbridge dampers on an overhead power line A Stockbridge damper is a tuned mass damper used to suppress wind induced vibrations on taut cables, such as overhead power lines.[1] The dumbbell shaped device consists of two masses at the ends of a …
2Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco — San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge (eastern span replacement) Artistic rendition of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge seen from Treasure Island (ca. 2014) Official name To be determ …
3Fallturm Bremen — is a drop tower at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen in Bremen. It has a 123 meter high drop tube (actual drop distance is 110 m), in which for 4.74 seconds (with release of the drop capsule), or… …
4Solar Observatory Tower Meudon — Infobox Observatory name = Solar Observatory Tower Meudon background = caption = Solar Observatory Tower Meudon organization = location = Meudon coords = coord|48|48|16|N|2|13|38|E|region:FX type:landmark source:dewiki altitude = weather =… …
5Galloping Gertie — This article is about the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which collapsed in 1940. For the article on the current bridge, see Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Infobox Bridge bridge name = Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Galloping Gertie) caption = The first Tacoma… …
6Lift (force) — For other uses, see Lift. Boeing 747 8F landing A fluid flowing past the surface of a body exerts a surface force on it. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the …
7Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) — This article is about the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which collapsed in 1940. For the article on the current bridges, see Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Tacoma Narrows Bridge The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge roadway twisted and vibrated violently… …
8Aéroélasticité — L aéroélasticité étudie les vibrations des structures élastiques dans un écoulement d air. Une structure souple comme une aile d avion ou un grand pont comme celui de Millau, peut se mettre à vibrer à cause de l écoulement d air. Celui ci est dû… …
9bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… …
10Fouling — This article is about fouling in engineering. For uses of the term foul outside technology, see Foul (disambiguation). Not to be confused with fowling. Heat exchanger in a steam power plant, fouled by macro fouling …
