Alexandra Reeves explores the physics behind the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, explaining how 40-mph winds created aeroelastic flutter that destroyed the structure in four months. Learn how solid plate girders, vortex shedding, and torsional oscillation turned a moderate breeze into a catastrophic feedback loop in this detailed engineering disaster analysis.

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