All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
- Written by Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering
When engineers design things, they use models to predict how the things will work in the natural world. But all models have limitations. MTStock Studio/E+ via Getty ImagesNicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now infamous failure,...