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Henry Petroski

HP

44

Publications

2.1K

Citations

20

H-Index

1968

Active since

Affiliations

Duke University(Current)

Argonne National Laboratory

Henry Petroski is an author at Duke University specializing in engineering, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering.

Top concepts

EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics Of MaterialsMechanicsStructural MechanicsDesignSocial SciencesSolid MechanicsFracture MechanicsDesign Thinking

Publications per year

1968–2023

44

Publications

44

Computation of the weight function from a stress intensity factor

Henry Petroski, J. D. Achenbach · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1978 · 332 citations

Stress Intensity Factor, Engineering, Mechanics +8

To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design

Emory L. Kemp, Henry Petroski · Technology and Culture · 1986 · 326 citations

Architectural Design, Industrial Design, Philosophy Of Engineering +14

Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering

Eugene S. Ferguson, Henry Petroski · Technology and Culture · 1995 · 229 citations

Design Decision, Design Climate, Engineering +18

Robert Collin - Foundations for Microwave Engineering 2e (IEEE Wiley).pdf

Query, Form Dear, Query References et al. · 2004 · 175 citations

Microwave Device Modeling, Engineering, Physics +6

The Engineer Is Human

Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski · Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology · 1986 · 167 citations · Full text

Engineering, Engineer Is Human, Mechanical Engineering +18

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