Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) Billah and Scanlan (1991) reported that in fact, many physics textbooks (for example Resnick et al. and Tipler et al.) wrongly explain that the cause of the failure of the Tacoma Narrows bridge was externally forced mechanical resonance. Resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate at larger amplitudes at certain frequencies, known as the system's natural frequencies. At these frequencies, even relatively small periodic driving forces can produce large amplitude vibrations, because the system stores energy. For example, a child using a swing realizes that if the pushes are properly timed, the swing can move with a very
Devils to Some, Angels to Others Devils to Some, Angels to Others Devils to Some, Angels to Others is the debut studio album by American industrial band Fashion Bomb. The album was originally released in August 2006 through independent label Superdead Records. Jamie Duffy of Acumen Nation and DJ Accuccrack? produced. In addition, Trevor Sadler of Mastermind Studios (NIN, SOiL) mastered the tracks, and Stephen Jensen of F3 Studios was brought on board to create the challenging album art. After signing with Detroit and Los Angeles based Full Effect Records, the album was re-released with a bonus track re-mixed by DJ Asrock of Final Cut in