DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES
May 1, 1994

Discussion of “Failure as Source of Engineering Judgment: Case of John Roebling” by Henry Petroski (February, 1993, Vol. 7, No. 1)

Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 8, Issue 2
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Volume 8Issue 2May 1994
Pages: 168 - 171

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Satinder P. S. Puri, Member, ASCE
Struct. Engrg., Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, One World Trade Center, Floor 72‐N1, New York, NY 10048

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