Collapse at Kinzua: Acknowledgements

By: The Forensic Engineering team (The Open University)

Posted under Engineering

Acknowledgements to those who helped in the making of this feature

12 Feb

2009

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Dundee Central Library One of the piers left standing after the Tay Bridge collapsed

We wish to thank:

Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tourism Office
Gannett Fleming Inc.
NOAA National Weather Service
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
WM Brode Inc.

Photographic archives
Dundee City Council Central Library
Arts & Heritage Department
John Marconi Collection

Bridge animation
© Pennsylvania Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources

Selected scenes from Tracks across the Sky
© Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau, Bradford PA USA
http://visitANF.com
Produced by Main Street Media Inc.

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The Forensic Engineering team (The Open University)

Focusing mainly on The Tay Bridge and other notable disasters, Forensic Engineering explained how understanding what went wrong is essential to preventing repetitions of terrible events.

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Originally published:

Wednesday, 08th August 2007

Last Updated on:

Thursday, 12th February 2009

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• Image 'One of the piers left standing after the Tay Bridge collapsed' - Copyrighted: Dundee Central Library

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