THE
FAILURE
OF
THE
TACOMA
NARROWS
BRIDGE
,.,.
.
.
MARCH
28,
19-41
BOARD
OF
ENGINEERS
Othmar
H.
Ammann
Theodore
von
Karman
Glenn
B.
Woodruff
Compliments
of
BOARD
OF
ENGINEERS
Othmar
H.
Ammann
Theodore
von
Karman
Glenn
B.
Woodruff
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THE
F
AlLURE
OF
THE
TACOMA
NARROWS
BRIDGE
A
Report
to
the
Honorable
John
M.
Carmody
Administrator,
Federal
Works
Agency
Washington,
D.
C
.
•
MARCH
28
,
1941
BOARD
OF
ENGINEERS
Othmar
H .
Ammann
Th
e
odor
e
von
Karman
Glenn
B.
Woodruff
Pasadena,
California
March
28,
1941
The
Hono
rable
John
M.
Carmody,
Administrator,
Federal
Wo
r
ks
Agency,
Washington,
D.
C.
Sir:
The
Boa
rd
of
Engineers
appointed
by
you
to
report
on
the
Failure
of
the
Tacoma
Narrows
Bridge
have
made
a
complete
investigation
of
the
design,
the
behaviour
after
completion
and
the
f
ailure
of
the
structure
.
Our
r
epo
rt
covering
this
investigation
follows.
Respectfully
submitted,
BOARD
OF
EUGINEERS
Theodore
von
Karman