To Forgive Design

To Forgive Design
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 427
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ISBN-10 : 9780674065437
ISBN-13 : 0674065433
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Download or read book To Forgive Design written by Henry Petroski and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.


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