The Collapse of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Summary: An exploration about the concepts relating to the impact of a mechanical system’s resonance through the specific example of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Incident. Attached in the PowerPoint include a YouTube video footage of the incident as well as concepts explained in the following slides as well as a brief mention about the usage of tuned-mass damper in modern day skyscrapers as a prevention method.