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mk  ·  4822 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Solving the motorway problem using soapy water
I love analogous engineering solutions. I once learned that before bridges were built, electrical circuit models were used to be tested for resonance. Looking for Galloping Gertie, I just now learned that it wasn't simply resonance, but 'areoelastic flutter'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_dest...