Henry Petroski

3.9k citations
170 papers · 2.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20
Topics
Elasticity and Material Modeling (14 papers)Fatigue and fracture mechanics (12 papers)Elasticity and Wave Propagation (10 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesMalaysia

In The Last Decade

Henry Petroski

153 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful D...19852026199820121985100200300

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Henry Petroski
Comparison fields: 5 of 179
  • Civil and Structural Engineering 505
  • Mechanics of Materials 497
  • Mechanical Engineering 424
  • Biomedical Engineering 261
  • Media Technology 185
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Fields of papers citing papers by Henry Petroski

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henry Petroski

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All Works

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The Importance of Historic Preservation
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The Fixed Link
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Designed to Fail
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The Petronas Twin Towers
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The Iron Ring
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Success Syndrome: The Collapse of the Dee Bridge
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The Channel Tunnel
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Engineers as Writers
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The Evolution of Artifacts
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History and Failure
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Learning From Failure
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On the Dynamic Response of Ductile Piping Containing Stable Cracks
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About Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski is a scholar working on Archeology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 170 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Elasticity and Material Modeling (14 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (12 papers) and Elasticity and Wave Propagation (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Architecture (104 citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (505 citations) and Media Technology (185 citations). Henry Petroski has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Malaysia. Frequent co-authors include J. D. Achenbach, Emory L. Kemp, Eugene S. Ferguson, Rasko P. Ojdrovic, Robert B. Gordon, Donald E. Carlson, Stefan A. Maier, John E. Morris, Sanjeev Kumar and Charles Tilly. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

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