Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster - for iPad/Mac/PC

by The Open University

On December 28th 1879, the Tay Bridge collapsed as a train passed over it, killing all 75 passengers on board. At the time of this tragedy, the Tay Bridge was the longest bridge in the world, and to this day the accident remains the worst structural disaster the UK has ever seen. This album attempts to unlock the mystery of this catastrophe, through several plausible explanations and expert opinions. This material forms part of the course T173 Engineering the future.

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  • Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
    Feb 11, 2010 – 00:00:48
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    Feb 11, 2010 –
  • The history of the Tay Bridge
    May 11, 2009 – 00:04:45
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  • The Tay Bridge Disaster
    May 11, 2009 – 00:02:12
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  • The Tay Bridge Investigation
    May 11, 2009 – 00:04:19
  • Transcript -- The Tay Bridge Investigation
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  • Bill Dow's theory
    May 11, 2009 – 00:03:38
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    May 11, 2009 –
  • Tom Martin's Tay Bridge analysis
    May 11, 2009 – 00:04:22
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  • Forensic Engineering
    May 11, 2009 – 00:06:42
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    May 11, 2009 –
  • The Hatfield accident
    May 11, 2009 – 00:02:25
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