Henry Petroski | Scholars@Duke

Henry Petroski
Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering

Henry Petroski received his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before coming to Duke in 1980, he had taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Texas at Austin and was a group leader at Argonne National Laboratory, where he was responsible for research and development efforts in fracture mechanics. He is a professional engineer registered in Texas, and a chartered engineer registered in Ireland. At Duke, he has a secondary appointment as a professor of history. From 2004 through 2012 he held a Presidential appointment as a member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.

Professor Petroski's current research activity focuses on the interrelationship between success and failure in design. He also has a strong interest in the nature of invention and in the history of technology. His research has been sponsored by the Corps of Engineers, the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and other organizations. He has published, in addition to nineteen books and hundreds of articles in newspapers, magazines, and trade journals, over seventy-five refereed journal articles in such places as International Journal of Fracture, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Structural Safety, and Research in Engineering Design.

Professor Petroski is author of the book, To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1985), and is the writer and presenter of the 1987 BBC-television documentary, "To Engineer Is Human," which has been broadcast on PBS. He is also the author of The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance (1990), The Evolution of Useful Things (1992), Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering (1994), Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America (1995), Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (1996), Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering (1997), The Book on the Bookshelf (1999), Paperboy: Confessions of a Future engineer (2002), Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design (2003), Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering (2004), Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design (2006), The Toothpick: Technology and Culture (2007), The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems (2010), An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession (2011), To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure (2012), The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship (2014), and The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure (2016). He writes the engineering column for American Scientist and a column on the profession for ASEE Prism. He also lectures widely and is interviewed frequently on radio and television.

Among his honors are a Guggenheim Fellowship (1990-1991); honorary degrees from Clarkson University (1990), Trinity College (1997), Valparaiso University (1999), Manhattan College (2003), Missouri University of Science and Technology (2011), and McGill University (2016); the Ralph Coats Roe Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1991), the Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (1993), the Washington Award from the Western Society of Engineers (2006), the John P. McGovern Award for Science from the Cosmos Club Foundation (2014), among others. He is the recipient of a Centennial Award as an Outstanding Engineering Graduate of Manhattan College (1992) and an Alumni Award for Distinguished Service from the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1994). Professor Petroski is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 1993
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 1987
Professor in the Department of History, History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006

Contact Information

133 Engineering Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
petroski@duke.edu (919) 660-5203

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign 1968
- M.S., University of Illinois 1964
- B.S.M.E., Manhattan College 1963
Duke Appointment History
- Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 1991 - 2000
- Professor, History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1995 - 1998
- Associate Professor with Tenure, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 1982 - 1987
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 1980 - 1982
Recognition
In the News
- AUG 2, 2017 National Post
  
  Luxury toothpicks are due for a comeback and this Toronto company is making that happen
- APR 29, 2016 from the Wall Street Journal
  
  Why Cities Aren’t Ready for the Driverless Car
- APR 25, 2016 The Wall Street Journal
  
  Henry Petroski: Why cities aren’t ready for the driverless car
- APR 7, 2016 C-SPAN2
  
  Book discussion on Henry Petroski’s ‘The Road Taken’
- MAR 24, 2016 The New York Times
  
  Book Review: Getting there
- MAR 23, 2016 WUNC
  
  A conversation with author Henry Petroski about America's infrastructure
- MAR 16, 2016 The Washington Post
  
  Henry Petroski: Beware America's crumbling roads and bridges
- FEB 25, 2016 The Wall Street Journal
  
  Book Review: The bridge to somewhere
- FEB 25, 2016 KERA-Dallas
  
  Henry Petroski: The future of U.S. infrastructure
- FEB 17, 2016 NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show”
  
  Henry Petroski: ‘The Road Taken’
- FEB 16, 2016
  
  New Book Takes Stock of America's Roads and Bridges
- FEB 12, 2016 Los Angeles Times
  
  Review of Henry Petroski’s book: The freeway that looked like the future in 1940? Now, not so much
- NOV 24, 2015 The New York Times
  
  Henry Petroski: Let states finance and maintain roads and bridges
- SEP 16, 2015 Wired
  
  Henry Petroski: How foul weather and physics can turn a crane into a tragedy
- NOV 19, 2014 The Conversation
  
  How to Fix America’s Crumbling Bridges
- JUN 27, 2014 The New York Times
  
  Henry Petroski: They don't make 'em like they used to
- JUN 27, 2014 the New York Times
  
  They Don’t Make ’Em Like They Used To
- JUN 5, 2014 The New York Times
  
  Henry Petroski: Coaxing a history from board and beam
- JUN 2, 2014 News & Observer
  
  Henry Petroski: The history of a handmade house in Maine
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- (96-0915) Engineering Models for Everyday Things awarded by National Science Foundation 1997 - 2000
- Soil Mechanics Laboratory Equipment 1998 - 1999
- (97-0954) Renovation of Soil Mechanics Laboratory 1997 - 1998
- (96-1004) Renovation of Civil & Environmental Engineering Basement Area 1996
- (95-0802) Stress Analysis of a Paper Clip 1995 - 1996
- (92-0088) Introducing Engineering Through Case Histories awarded by National Science Foundation 1992 - 1994
- (91-0747) Cautionary Paradigms for Engineering Design awarded by National Science Foundation 1990 - 1992
- (89-0258) Paradigms for Engineering Design- Exploratory Research awarded by National Science Foundation 1989 - 1990
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Petroski, H. “Crossing the valley of death.” Mechanical Engineering 139, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 26–29.
  - Glazik, J. L., and H. J. Petroski. “DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF CRACKED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology E (January 1, 2017).
  - Petroski, H. J. “EFFECTS OF CRACKS ON THE RESPONSE OF SHELL STRUCTURES.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology E (January 1, 2017).
  - Petroski, H. J., J. L. Glazik, and J. D. Achenbach. “STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS FOR IRRADIATION-EMBRITTLED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS.” Struct Anal of React Fuel Elem D (January 1, 2017).
  - Petroski, H. J., and H. Yamada. “FRACTURE EXPERIMENTS WITH CRACKED AND EMBRITTLED HEXCAN SECTIONS.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology E (January 1, 2017).
  - Petroski, H. J., and J. D. Achenbach. “STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CORNER-CRACKED SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS.” Proc of the Int Meet on Fast React Saf and Relat Phys 3 (January 1, 2017): 1409–18.
  - Petroski, H. “The road ahead.” American Scientist 104, no. 4 (July 1, 2016): 236–41. https://doi.org/10.1511/2016.121.236.
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  - Petroski, H. “How paperweights emerged from the desk of necessity.” American Scientist 104, no. 4 (July 1, 2016): 216–19. https://doi.org/10.1511/2016.121.216.
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  - Petroski, H. “Traffic signals, dilemma zones, and red-light cameras.” American Scientist 104, no. 3 (May 1, 2016): 150–53. https://doi.org/10.1511/2016.120.150.
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  - Petroski, H. “The merritt parkway and other drivinq respites.” American Scientist 104, no. 2 (March 1, 2016): 86–89. https://doi.org/10.1511/2016.119.86.
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  - Petroski, H. “The lines on the road: Infrastructure in perspective.” Mechanical Engineering 138, no. 2 (February 1, 2016): 42–47.
  - Petroski, H. “The bridge that united two cities.” American Scientist 104, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 20–23. https://doi.org/10.1511/2016.118.20.
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  - Petroski, H. “Words instead of dollars.” Enr (Engineering News Record) 274, no. 43 (October 26, 2015).
  - Petroski, H. “An incubator for cooperation across the disciplines.” American Scientist 103, no. 5 (September 1, 2015): 318–21. https://doi.org/10.1511/2015.116.318.
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  - Petroski, H. “Second life of a tied-arch bridge.” American Scientist 103, no. 2 (March 1, 2015): 94–97. https://doi.org/10.1511/2015.113.94.
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  - Abou-Ras, D., M. Edoff, T. Minemoto, D. Mitzi, and A. Romeo. “Preface.” Thin Solid Films 582 (January 1, 2015): 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.01.001.
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  - Petroski, H. “Can an engineer appreciate art?” American Scientist 103, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 14–17. https://doi.org/10.1511/2015.112.14.
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  - Petroski, H. “Anonymous design.” American Scientist 102, no. 6 (November 1, 2014): 414–17. https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.111.414.
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  - Petroski, H. “Impossible points, erroneous walks.” American Scientist 102, no. 2 (March 1, 2014): 102–5. https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.107.102.
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  - Petroski, H. “In memory of the offprint.” American Scientist 102, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 14–17. https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.106.14.
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  - Petroski, H. “Rise and fall of the pocket protector.” American Scientist 102, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 182–85. https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.108.182.
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  - Petroski, H. “The story of two houses.” American Scientist 102, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 258–61. https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.109.258.
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  - Petroski, H. “Aspirants, apprentices, and student engineers.” American Scientist 102, no. 5 (January 1, 2014): 334–37. https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.110.334.
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  - Petroski, H. “Tappan zee bridge.” American Scientist 101, no. 3 (May 1, 2013): 172–76.
  - Petroski, H. “Unbuilding a maine landmark.” American Scientist 101, no. 6 (January 1, 2013): 414–17. https://doi.org/10.1511/2013.105.414.
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  - Petroski, H. “Engineering in the abstract.” American Scientist 101, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 22–26. https://doi.org/10.1511/2013.100.22.
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  - Petroski, H. “An anthropomorphic model.” American Scientist 101, no. 2 (January 1, 2013): 103–7. https://doi.org/10.1511/2013.101.103.
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  - Petroski, H. “Geothermal energy.” American Scientist 101, no. 4 (January 1, 2013): 251–55. https://doi.org/10.1511/2013.103.251.
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  - Petroski, Henry. “The Evolution of Eyeglasses Applying the principles of optics to a basic human need required both imagination and skill.” American Scientist 101, no. 5 (2013): 334–37. https://doi.org/10.1511/2013.104.334.
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  - Petroski, H. “Overarching problems.” American Scientist 100, no. 6 (November 1, 2012): 458–62. https://doi.org/10.1511/2012.99.458.
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  - Petroski, H. “A bridge too far [bridge design].” Engineering and Technology 7, no. 3 (April 1, 2012): 84–86. https://doi.org/10.1049/et.2012.0314.
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  - Petroski, H. “Things happen.” Mechanical Engineering 134, no. 3 (March 1, 2012): 38–41.
  - Petroski, H. “Portrait of the artist as a young engineer.” American Scientist 100, no. 5 (January 1, 2012): 368–73. https://doi.org/10.1511/2012.98.368.
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  - Petroski, H. “The washington monument.” American Scientist 100, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 16–20.
  - Petroski, H. “Opening doors.” American Scientist 100, no. 2 (January 1, 2012): 112–15. https://doi.org/10.1511/2012.95.112.
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  - Petroski, H. “Backseat designers.” American Scientist 100, no. 3 (January 1, 2012): 192–96. https://doi.org/10.1511/2012.96.192.
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  - Petroski, H. “Government bridge.” American Scientist 100, no. 4 (January 1, 2012): 288–92. https://doi.org/10.1511/2012.97.288.
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  - Petroski, H. “Moving obelisks.” American Scientist 99, no. 6 (November 1, 2011): 448–52.
  - Petroski, H. “Engineering spelled out.” Mechanical Engineering 133, no. 11 (November 1, 2011).
  - Petroski, H. “An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession.” Civil Engineering Magazine Archive 81, no. 10 (October 1, 2011): 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1061/ciegag.0000371.
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  - Petroski, H. “Silver bridge.” American Scientist 99, no. 5 (September 1, 2011): 368–72.
  - Petroski, H. “A round pie in a square box.” American Scientist 99, no. 4 (July 1, 2011): 288–92. https://doi.org/10.1511/2011.91.288.
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  - Petroski, H. “Controlled demolition.” American Scientist 99, no. 3 (January 1, 2011): 195–99. https://doi.org/10.1511/2011.90.195.
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  - Petroski, H. “Arches and domes.” American Scientist 99, no. 2 (January 1, 2011): 111–15. https://doi.org/10.1511/2011.89.111.
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  - Petroski, H. “Bridges of the mediterranean.” American Scientist 99, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 15–19.
  - Petroski, H. “Engineering science.” Ieee Spectrum 47, no. 12 (December 1, 2010): 8. https://doi.org/10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5644761.
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  - Petroski, H. “Rereading vitruvius.” American Scientist 98, no. 6 (November 1, 2010): 457–61.
  - Petroski, H. “Hoover dam bypass.” American Scientist 98, no. 5 (September 1, 2010): 373–77.
  - Petroski, H. “Technology plus.” American Scientist 98, no. 4 (July 1, 2010): 280–84.
  - Petroski, H. “Challenges and prizes.” American Scientist 98, no. 2 (March 1, 2010): 112–16.
  - Petroski, H. “Great achievements & grand challenges.” Civil Engineering 80, no. 2 (January 1, 2010): 48–57.
  - Petroski, H. “Reusing infrastructure.” American Scientist 98, no. 3 (January 1, 2010): 191–95.
  - Petroski, H. “Occasional Design.” American Scientist 98, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 16–19.
  - Petroski, H. “Great achievement, grand challenges.” Civil Engineering, no. FEBRUARY (January 1, 2010): 48–57.
  - Petroski, H. “The beginnings of the American Society of Civil Engineers.” Proceedings of 2009 Ieee Conference on the History of Technical Societies, December 1, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1109/HTS.2009.5337832.
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  - Petroski, H. “Infrastructure.” American Scientist 97, no. 5 (September 1, 2009): 370–74. https://doi.org/10.1511/2009.80.370.
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  - Petroski, H. “Once an engineer.” American Scientist 97, no. 4 (July 1, 2009): 282–85. https://doi.org/10.1511/2009.79.282.
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  - Petroski, H. “Akashi kaikyo bridge.” American Scientist 97, no. 3 (May 1, 2009): 192–96. https://doi.org/10.1511/2009.78.192.
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  - Petroski, H. “Tacoma narrows bridges.” American Scientist 97, no. 2 (March 1, 2009): 103–7. https://doi.org/10.1511/2009.77.103.
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  - Petroski, H. “The minneapolis bridge.” American Scientist 97, no. 6 (January 1, 2009): 444–48. https://doi.org/10.1511/2009.81.444.
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  - Petroski, H. “Machu Picchu.” American Scientist 97, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 15–19. https://doi.org/10.1511/2009.76.15.
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  - Petroski, H. “Tower cranes.” American Scientist 96, no. 6 (November 1, 2008): 458–61. https://doi.org/10.1511/2008.75.458.
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  - Petroski, H. “Scientists as inventors.” American Scientist 96, no. 5 (September 1, 2008): 368–71. https://doi.org/10.1511/2008.74.368.
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  - Petroski, H. “William Barclay Parsons.” American Scientist 96, no. 4 (July 1, 2008): 280–83. https://doi.org/10.1511/2008.73.3825.
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  - Petroski, H. “Twists, tag and ties.” American Scientist 96, no. 3 (May 1, 2008): 188–92.
  - Smith, D. R., and C. M. Soukoulis. “Preface.” Photonics and Nanostructures Fundamentals and Applications 6, no. 1 (April 1, 2008): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.photonics.2008.01.003.
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  - Petroski, H. “Thomas Telford.” American Scientist 96, no. 2 (January 1, 2008): 99–103. https://doi.org/10.1511/2008.70.99.
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  - Petroski, H. “A bridge and observatory.” American Scientist 96, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 14–18. https://doi.org/10.1511/2008.69.14.
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  - Petroski, H. “The simplest thing.” American Scientist 95, no. 6 (November 1, 2007): 482–85.
  - Petroski, H. “The cantilever.” American Scientist 95, no. 5 (September 1, 2007): 394–97.
  - Petroski, H. “What's in a name tag?” American Scientist 95, no. 4 (July 1, 2007): 304–8. https://doi.org/10.1511/2007.66.3750.
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  - Petroski, H. “Why things break.” American Scientist 95, no. 3 (May 1, 2007): 206–9. https://doi.org/10.1511/2007.65.375.
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  - Petroski, H. “Lab notes.” American Scientist 95, no. 2 (January 1, 2007): 114–17. https://doi.org/10.1511/2007.64.114.
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  - Petroski, H. “Long crossings.” American Scientist 95, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 16–19. https://doi.org/10.1511/2007.63.16.
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  - Petroski, H. “When failure strikes.” New Scientist 191, no. 2562 (July 29, 2006).
  - Petroski, H. “Patterns of failure.” Modern Steel Construction 46, no. 7 (July 1, 2006): 43–46.
  - Petroski, H. “Appreciating engineering.” Asee Prism 15, no. 9 (June 1, 2006).
  - Petroski, H. “Can't we do better than this?” New Scientist 190, no. 2547 (April 15, 2006): 52.
  - Petroski, H. “Being mistaken.” Asee Prism 15, no. 7 (March 1, 2006).
  - Petroski, H. “On the road.” American Scientist 94, no. 5 (January 1, 2006): 396–99. https://doi.org/10.1511/2006.61.3494.
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  - Petroski, H. “Waldo-Hancock bridge.” American Scientist 94, no. 6 (January 1, 2006): 498–501. https://doi.org/10.1511/2006.62.3501.
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  - Petroski, H. “A great profession.” American Scientist 94, no. 4 (January 1, 2006): 304–7. https://doi.org/10.1511/2006.60.3490.
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  - Petroski, H. “Things small and large.” American Scientist 94, no. 3 (January 1, 2006): 212–15. https://doi.org/10.1511/2006.59.3485.
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  - Petroski, H. “Celebrating bicentennials.” Asee Prism 15, no. 5 (January 1, 2006).
  - Petroski, H. “Past and future bridge failures.” History of Technology 26 (December 1, 2005).
  - Petroski, H. “Raising grades.” Asee Prism 15, no. 3 (November 1, 2005).
  - Petroski, H. “Discarding the library.” Asee Prism 15, no. 1 (September 1, 2005).
  - Petroski, H. “Teaching for posterity.” Asee Prism 14, no. 9 (June 1, 2005).
  - Petroski, H. “Erratum: "Industrial origami" (American Scientist).” American Scientist 93, no. 2 (March 1, 2005): 100.
  - Petroski, H. “Keeping things in perspective.” Asee Prism 14, no. 7 (March 1, 2005).
  - Petroski, H. “Look first to failure.” Ieee Engineering Management Review 33, no. 1 (March 1, 2005): 4–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMR.2005.25170.
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  - Petroski, H. “Shopping by design.” American Scientist 93, no. 6 (January 1, 2005): 491–95. https://doi.org/10.1511/2005.56.3469.
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  - Petroski, H. “Technology and the humanities.” American Scientist 93, no. 4 (January 1, 2005): 304–7. https://doi.org/10.1511/2005.54.3460.
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  - Petroski, H. “Painful design.” American Scientist 93, no. 2 (January 1, 2005): 113–17. https://doi.org/10.1511/2005.52.3450.
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  - Petroski, H. “Being different.” Asee Prism 14, no. 5 (January 1, 2005).
  - Petroski, H. “Industrial origami.” American Scientist 93, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 12–16. https://doi.org/10.1511/2005.51.3444.
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  - Petroski, H. “Seeing music.” Asee Prism 14, no. 1 (September 1, 2004).
  - Petroski, H. “Rereading smiles.” Asee Prism 13, no. 9 (June 1, 2004).
  - Petroski, H. “Technology and architecture in an age of terrorism.” Technology in Society 26, no. 2–3 (April 1, 2004): 161–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2004.01.020.
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  - Petroski, H. “Refractions changing slides.” Asee Prism 13, no. 7 (March 1, 2004).
  - Petroski, H. “Lives of the engineers.” American Scientist 92, no. 5 (January 1, 2004): 410–14. https://doi.org/10.1511/2004.49.3436.
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  - Petroski, H. “Celebrating engineering achievement.” Asee Prism 13, no. 5 (January 1, 2004).
  - Petroski, H. “The evolution of the grocery bag.” American Scholar 72, no. 4 (December 1, 2003).
  - Petroski, H. “Visiting engineers.” Asee Prism 13, no. 3 (November 1, 2003).
  - Petroski, H. “Introducing engineering.” Asee Prism 13, no. 1 (September 1, 2003).
  - Petroski, H. “Weathering the storm.” Asee Prism 12, no. 8 (April 1, 2003).
  - Petroski, H. “Changing offices.” Asee Prism 12, no. 6 (February 1, 2003).
  - Petroski, H. “Floating bridges.” American Scientist 91, no. 4 (January 1, 2003): 302–7. https://doi.org/10.1511/2003.26.3350.
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  - Petroski, H. “Talking fast.” Asee Prism 12, no. 4 (December 1, 2002).
  - Petroski, H. “Losing the tie.” Asee Prism 12, no. 2 (October 1, 2002).
  - Petroski, H. “Policing the classroom.” Asee Prism 11, no. 5 (January 1, 2002).
  - Petroski, H. “Benjamin Franklin Bridge.” American Scientist 90, no. 5 (January 1, 2002): 406–11. https://doi.org/10.1511/2002.33.3325.
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  - Petroski, H. “The fall of skyscrapers.” American Scientist 90, no. 1 (January 1, 2002): 16–21. https://doi.org/10.1511/2002.13.3329.
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  - Petroski, H. “The origins, founding, and early years of the American Society of Civil Engineers: A case study in successful failure analysis.” Proceedings of the National Symposium on Civil Engineering History, January 1, 2002, 57–68.
  - Petroski, H. “Success and failure in engineering.” Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention 1, no. 5 (December 1, 2001): 8–15.
  - Petroski, H. “The importance of engineering history.” International Engineering History and Heritage, December 1, 2001, 1–7.
  - Petroski, H. “Expecting respect.” Asee Prism 11, no. 1 (September 1, 2001).
  - Petroski, H. “Bath iron works.” American Scientist 89, no. 2 (January 1, 2001): 115–19. https://doi.org/10.1511/2001.18.3357.
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  - Petroski, H. “Twin bridges.” American Scientist 89, no. 1 (January 1, 2001): 15–19. https://doi.org/10.1511/2001.14.3355.
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  - Petroski, H. "China journal II." American Scientist 89, no. 4 (January 1, 2001): 306-310. Full Text
  - Petroski, H. “Vanities of the Bonfire.” American Scientist 88, no. 6 (January 1, 2000): 486–90. https://doi.org/10.1511/2000.6.486.
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  - Petroski, H. “Concrete canoes.” American Scientist 88, no. 5 (January 1, 2000): 390–94. https://doi.org/10.1511/2000.5.390.
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  - Petroski, H. “Making headlines.” American Scientist 88, no. 3 (January 1, 2000): 206–9. https://doi.org/10.1511/2000.23.3361.
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  - Petroski, H. “Human factors.” American Scientist 88, no. 4 (January 1, 2000): 304–8. https://doi.org/10.1511/2000.29.3369.
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  - Petroski, H. “Daubert and Kumho.” American Scientist 87, no. 5 (January 1, 1999): 402–6. https://doi.org/10.1511/1999.36.3378.
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  - Petroski, H. “Drawing bridges.” American Scientist 87, no. 4 (January 1, 1999): 302–6. https://doi.org/10.1511/1999.30.3380.
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  - Petroski, H. “Down under.” American Scientist 87, no. 2 (January 1, 1999): 114–18. https://doi.org/10.1511/1999.20.3384.
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  - Petroski, H. “Fazlur khan.” American Scientist 87, no. 1 (January 1, 1999): 16–20. https://doi.org/10.1511/1999.16.3381.
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  - Petroski, H. “Technology and societies.” American Scientist 86, no. 2 (March 1, 1998): 113–17.
  - Petroski, H. “Bilbao.” American Scientist 86, no. 4 (January 1, 1998): 320–25. https://doi.org/10.1511/1998.31.3395.
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  - Petroski, H. “An Independent Inventor.” American Scientist 86, no. 3 (January 1, 1998): 222–25. https://doi.org/10.1511/1998.25.3403.
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  - Petroski, H. “John Scott Russell.” American Scientist 86, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 18–21. https://doi.org/10.1511/1998.17.3406.
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  - Petroski, H. “New and future bridges.” American Scientist 86, no. 6 (January 1, 1998): 514–18. https://doi.org/10.1511/1998.43.3392.
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  - Petroski, H. “From Connections to Collections.” American Scientist 86, no. 5 (January 1, 1998): 416–20. https://doi.org/10.1511/1998.37.3397.
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  - Petroski, H. “Design competition.” American Scientist 85, no. 6 (November 1, 1997): 511–15.
  - Petroski, H. “Engineers' dreams.” American Scientist 85, no. 4 (July 1, 1997): 310–13.
  - Petroski, H. “Bridges of America.” Proceedings, Annual Conference Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 1 (January 1, 1997): 11–16.
  - Petroski, H. “The fixed link.” American Scientist 85, no. 1 (January 1, 1997): 10–14.
  - Petroski, H. “Engineering a nation Henry Petroski reviews the Innovators by David Billington.” New Scientist 150, no. 2036 (December 1, 1996): 42–43.
  - Petroski, H. “Engineering and history: Manifestations in monuments.” Proceedings of the National Symposium on Civil Engineering History, December 1, 1996, 155–61.
  - Petroski, H. “Fax and context.” American Scientist 84, no. 6 (November 1, 1996): 527–31.
  - Petroski, H. “Soil mechanics.” American Scientist 84, no. 5 (September 1, 1996): 428–32.
  - Petroski, H. “The petronas twin towers.” American Scientist 84, no. 4 (July 1, 1996): 322–26.
  - Petroski, H. “Bridges of America.” American Scientist 84, no. 3 (May 1, 1996): 215–19.
  - Petroski, H. “Henry Martyn Robert.” American Scientist 84, no. 2 (March 1, 1996): 106–9.
  - Petroski, H. “Harnessing steam.” American Scientist 84, no. 1 (January 1, 1996): 15–19.
  - Petroski, H. “Building firm foundations.” Nature 378, no. 6554 (November 16, 1995): 313–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/378313a0.
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  - Petroski, H. “Boeing 777.” American Scientist 83, no. 6 (November 1, 1995): 519–22.
  - Petroski, H. “Le Pont de Normandie.” American Scientist 83, no. 5 (September 1, 1995): 415–19.
  - Petroski, H. “Tower bridge.” American Scientist 83, no. 2 (March 1, 1995): 121–24.
  - Petroski, H. “Failure as source of engineering judgment: Case of John Roebling.” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 8, no. 2 (January 1, 1994). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1994)8:2(171).
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  - Petroski, H. “Galileo's confirmation of a false hypothesis: A paradigm of logical error in design.” Civil Engineering Systems 9, no. 3 (October 1, 1992): 251–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/02630259208970652.
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  - Petroski, H. “Preface.” Research in Engineering Design 4, no. 1 (March 1, 1992): 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032387.
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  - Petroski, H. “Vitruvius’s auger and galileo’s bones: Paradigms of limits to size in design.” Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme 114, no. 1 (January 1, 1992): 23–28. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2916920.
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  - Petroski, H. “Paconius and the pedestal for Apollo: A case study of error in conceptual design.” Research in Engineering Design 3, no. 2 (June 1, 1991): 123–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01581344.
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  - Ojdrovic, R. P., and H. J. Petroski. “Process zone analysis for the single-edge notched specimen: Part I. Process zone size and crack profile.” International Journal of Fracture 49, no. 1 (May 1, 1991): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00013499.
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  - Ojdrovic, R. P., and H. J. Petroski. “Process zone analysis for the single-edge notched specimen: Part II. Process zone growth and crack propagation.” International Journal of Fracture 49, no. 1 (May 1, 1991): 17–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00013500.
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  - Ojdrovic, R. P., and H. J. Petroski. “Weight functions from multiple reference states and crack profile derivatives.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics 39, no. 1 (January 1, 1991): 105–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7944(91)90026-W.
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  - Petroski, H. “Galileo and the marble column: A paradigm of human error in design.” Structural Safety 11, no. 1 (January 1, 1991): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-4730(91)90023-3.
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  - Petroski, H. “Human error and the case for case histories in design.” Journal of Engineering Design 2, no. 1 (January 1, 1991): 81–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/09544829108901672.
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  - Petroski, H. “Invisible engineer.” Civil Engineering New York, N.Y. 60, no. 11 (November 1, 1990): 46–49.
  - Petroski, H. “Growing role for the 'invisible profession'?” Design News (Boston) 46, no. 11 (June 1, 1990): 132–34.
  - Petroski, H. “James Nasmyth.” Mechanical Engineering 112, no. 2 (February 1, 1990): 40–46.
  - Wang, Y., and H. J. Petroski. “Fatigue crack propagation in concrete.” International Journal of Fracture 41, no. 3 (November 1, 1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018663.
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  - Petroski, H. “Failure as source of engineering judgment: Case of john Roebling.” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 7, no. 1 (January 1, 1989): 46–58. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1993)7:1(46).
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  - Petroski, H. “Failure as a unifying theme in design.” Design Studies 10, no. 4 (January 1, 1989): 214–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/0142-694X(89)90004-5.
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  - Petroski, H. “SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AS FAILURE ANALYSIS.,” December 1, 1987, 46–48.
  - Ojdrovic, R. P., and H. J. Petroski. “FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF NOTCHED CONCRETE CYLINDER.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics ll3, no. l0 (October 1, 1987).
  - Petroski, H. J., and R. P. Ojdrovic. “The concrete cylinder: stress analysis and failure modes.” International Journal of Fracture 34, no. 4 (August 1, 1987): 263–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00013082.
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  - Moseley, M. D., R. P. Ojdrovic, and H. J. Petroski. “Influence of aggregate size on fracture toughness of concrete.” Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 7, no. 3 (January 1, 1987): 207–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8442(87)90038-3.
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  - Ojdrovic, R. P., A. L. Stojimirovic, and H. J. Petroski. “Effect of age on splitting tensile strength and fracture resistance of concrete.” Cement and Concrete Research 17, no. 1 (January 1, 1987): 70–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/0008-8846(87)90060-3.
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  - Ojdrovic, R. P., and H. J. Petroski. “Fracture behavior of notched concrete cylinder.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics 113, no. 10 (January 1, 1987): 1551–64. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1987)113:10(1551).
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  - Petroski, H. “On the fracture of pencil points.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions Asme 54, no. 3 (January 1, 1987): 730–33. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3173100.
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  - Petroski, H. “DESIGN AS OBVIATING FAILURE.,” January 1, 1987, 49–53.
  - Petroski, H., and S. Kayello. “Is applied mechanics a mature field?” Applied Mechanics Reviews 40, no. 3 (January 1, 1987): 307. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3149531.
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  - Petroski, H., and S. Kayello. “Measures and mismeasures of the applied mechanics literature.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change 31, no. 4 (January 1, 1987): 323–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-1625(87)90061-8.
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  - Chang, H. Y., and H. J. Petroski. “On detecting a crack by tapping a beam.” International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 22, no. 1 (January 1, 1986): 41–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/0308-0161(86)90043-8.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “PLASTIC RESPONSE TO IMPACT OF BEAMS WITH CRACKS: SIMPLE MODELS FOR CRACKED PIPING.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology G (December 1, 1985): 233–37.
  - Ojdrovic, R., and H. J. Petroski. “The cracked brazilian specimen for fracture toughness testing of concrete.” International Journal of Fracture 27, no. 3–4 (March 1, 1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017975.
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  - Kumar, S., and H. J. Petroski. “Plastic response to impact of a simply supported beam with a stable crack.” International Journal of Impact Engineering 3, no. 1 (January 1, 1985): 27–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/0734-743X(85)90023-5.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Simple models for the stability of a crack in a cantilever beam subject to impact.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics 21, no. 2 (January 1, 1985): 377–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7944(85)90025-6.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and A. Verma. “Plastic response of cantilevers with stable cracks.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics 111, no. 7 (January 1, 1985): 839–53. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1985)111:7(839).
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  - Petroski, H. J. “FRACTURE MECHANICS AND FATIGUE IN OFFSHORE STRUCTURES.” Dyn of Offshore Struct, December 1, 1984, 449–98.
  - Petroski, H. “TEACHING TECHNOLOGY TO NONTECHNOLOGISTS.” High Technology 4, no. 12 (December 1, 1984).
  - Petroski, H. J. “On the cracked Bell.” Journal of Sound and Vibration 96, no. 4 (October 22, 1984): 485–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(84)90635-7.
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  - Petroski, H. “OFFSHORE ENGINEERING: OIL FROM TROUBLED WATERS.” Technology Review 87, no. 5 (July 1, 1984): 53–76.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Comments on "Free vibration of beams with abrupt changes in cross-section".” Journal of Sound and Vibration 93, no. 1 (March 8, 1984): 157–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(84)90356-0.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures.,” January 1, 1984.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures.,” January 1, 1984.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Stability of a crack in a cantilever beam undergoing large plastic deformation after impact.” International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 16, no. 4 (January 1, 1984): 285–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/0308-0161(84)90019-X.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS FOR VIBRATING CYLINDERS WITH AXIAL CRACKS.” Res Mechanica: International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Materials Science 11, no. 4 (January 1, 1984): 295–302.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Size effects in fracture mechanics: Implications for fast reactor subassembly analysis and safety.” Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 1, no. 1 (January 1, 1984): 95–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8442(84)90023-5.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “The permanent deformation of a cracked cantilever struck transversely at its tip.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions Asme 51, no. 2 (January 1, 1984): 329–34. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3167621.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “WORST-CASE CRACKS IN DUCTILE CANTILEVERS STRUCK TRANSVERSELY AT THE TIP.” International Journal of Fracture 26, no. 1 (January 1, 1984).
  - Petroski, H. J. “Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures.,” January 1, 1984.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures.,” January 1, 1984.
  - Petroski, H. “Offshore engineering: oil from troubled waters.” Technology Review 87, no. 5 (January 1, 1984).
  - Petroski, H. J., and A. Verma. “ON THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF DUCTILE PIPING CONTAINING STABLE CRACKS.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, December 1, 1983.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Structural dynamics of piping with stable cracks. Some simple models.” International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 13, no. 1 (January 1, 1983): 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/0308-0161(83)90046-7.
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  - Petroski, H. “A short history of nuclear editing.” Physics Today 36, no. 11 (January 1, 1983): 9–110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915378.
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  - Petroski, H. “Structural failure and metal fatigue: Flaws can improve design.” Journal of Products Liability 5, no. 4 (December 1, 1982): 401–9.
  - Petroski, H. “POLITICIANS ARE NOT TECHNOLOGISTS: TECHNOLOGISTS ARE NOT POLITICIANS.” Issues in Engineering: Journal of Professional Activities, Proceedings of the Asce 108, no. EI2 (January 1, 1982): 162–65.
  - Petroski, H. J. “STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND INTEGRITY OF FAST REACTOR PIPING CONTAINING CRACKS.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, December 1, 1981.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Simple static and dynamic models for the cracked elastic beam.” International Journal of Fracture 17, no. 4 (August 1, 1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036201.
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  - Petroski, H. “REFLECTIONS ON A SLIDE RULE.” Technology Review 83, no. 4 (January 1, 1981): 34–35.
  - Petroski, H. J., J. L. Glazik, and J. D. Achenbach. “Construction of a dynamic weight function from a finite-element solution for a cracked beam.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions Asme 47, no. 1 (January 1, 1980): 51–56. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3153637.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and J. L. Glazik. “The response of cracked cylindrical shells.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions Asme 47, no. 2 (January 1, 1980): 444–46. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3153690.
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  - Petroski, H., H. J, H. Glazik, J. L, and J. Jr. “Effects of cracks on the response of circular cylindrical shells.” Nucl. Technol. (Usa) 51, no. 3 (1980): 303–16.
  - Petroski, H. J. “Dugdale plastic zone sizes for edge cracks.” International Journal of Fracture 15, no. 3 (June 1, 1979): 217–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033221.
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  - Glazik, S. S., J. L, J. Jr, J. Petroski, and H. J. “[Fast reactor safety] The response of cracked hexagonal subassembly ducts to impact loading.” Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. (Usa) 32 (1979): 511–12.
  - Petroski, H. J., and J. L. Glazik. “VIBRATION RESPONSE OF CRACKED CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS OF FAST REACTORS.” Proceedings Ieee Region 6 Conference, January 1, 1979, 324–33.
  - Petroski, H. J. “DUGDALE PLASTIC ZONE SIZES FOR EDGE CRACKS.” American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper), no. 78-PVP-98 (January 1, 1978).
  - Petroski, H. J., and J. D. Achenbach. “Computation of the weight function from a stress intensity factor.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics 10, no. 2 (January 1, 1978): 257–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7944(78)90009-7.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and J. L. Glazik. “Effects of cracks in irradiation-embrittled hexagonal subassembly ducts.” Nuclear Engineering and Design 49, no. 1–2 (January 1, 1978): 51–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-5493(78)90051-1.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and J. D. Achenbach. “COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR.” Rep (Anl 77 82) (Contract W 31 109 Eng 38), October 1, 1977.
  - Hill, C. D., and H. J. Petroski. “Superposition of finite deformations in Mooney-Rivlin materials.” Journal of Elasticity 7, no. 2 (January 1, 1977): 113–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041086.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Cracked hexagonal ducts [LMFBR safety].” Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. (Usa) 26 (1977).
  - Petroski, H. J. “Elastic plastic analysis of pressurized ducts with rounded corners.” Nuclear Technology 35, no. 3 (January 1, 1977): 671–76. https://doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31876.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Trends in the applied mechanics literature.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change 10, no. 3 (January 1, 1977): 309–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-1625(77)90027-0.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and J. D. Achenbach. “COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR.” Rep (Anl 77 82) (Contract W 31 109 Eng 38), January 1, 1977.
  - Chen, D. D., and H. J. Petroski. “Controllable states of elastic heat conductors obeying a fourier law.” International Journal of Engineering Science 13, no. 9–10 (January 1, 1975): 799–814. https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7225(75)90081-6.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Departures from Fourier's law.” Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik Zamp 26, no. 1 (January 1, 1975): 119–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01596284.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “On the finite torsion and radial heating of thermoelastic cylinders.” International Journal of Solids and Structures 11, no. 6 (January 1, 1975): 741–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7683(75)90024-4.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “On the finite deformation and heating of thermoelastic spherical sectors.” International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics 10, no. 6 (January 1, 1975): 327–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7462(75)90008-6.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Thermomechanical states with controllable invariant relations.” Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 56, no. 4 (December 1, 1974): 294–309. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00248143.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “On the use of incomplete constitutive information in thermoelasticity.” Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 53, no. 3 (September 1, 1974): 229–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251386.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “Mathematics in continuum mechanics.” International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 4, no. 3 (January 1, 1973): 227–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739730040301.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “On controllable heat flux fields and the determination of temperature-dependent thermal conductivities.” Q. Appl. Math. (Usa) 31, no. 3 (1973): 313–19.
  - Petroski, H. J., and M. Stern. “On the approximation of the thermal conductivity of rigid heat conductors as a Cauchy Problem.” Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik Zamp 23, no. 2 (March 1, 1972): 270–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01593091.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “ON SPHERING THERMOELASTIC ANNULI.” Arch Mech Arch Mech Stosow 24, no. 4 (January 1, 1972): 547–54.
  - Petroski, H. J. “On the Insufficiency of Controllable States to Characterize a Class of Rigid Heat Conductors.” Zamm ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Mathematik Und Mechanik 51, no. 6 (January 1, 1971): 481–82. https://doi.org/10.1002/zamm.19710510610.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “On characterizing rigid heat conductors.” Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik Zamp 21, no. 6 (November 1, 1970): 1085–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01594867.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and D. E. Carlson. “Some exact solutions to the equations of nonlinear thermoelasticity.” Trans. Asme, E, J. Appl. Mech. (Usa) 37, no. 4 (1970): 1151–54.
  - Petroski, H. J., and D. E. Carlson. “Some exact solutions to the equations of nonlinear thermoelasticity.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions Asme 37, no. 4 (January 1, 1970): 1151–54. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3408678.
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  - Petroski, H. J. “On the use of steady linear temperature fields to characterize a class of rigid heat conductors.” Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 35, no. 5 (January 1, 1969): 342–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00247681.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and D. E. Carlson. “Controllable states of rigid heat conductors.” Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik Zamp 19, no. 2 (March 1, 1968): 372–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01601480.
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  - Petroski, H. J., and D. E. Carlson. “Controllable states of elastic heat conductors.” Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 31, no. 2 (January 1, 1968): 127–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281374.
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  - Glazik, J. L., and H. J. Petroski. “DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF CRACKED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology E (n.d.).
  - Petroski, H. J. “EFFECTS OF CRACKS ON THE RESPONSE OF SHELL STRUCTURES.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology E (n.d.).
  - Petroski, H. J., and H. Yamada. “FRACTURE EXPERIMENTS WITH CRACKED AND EMBRITTLED HEXCAN SECTIONS.” Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology E (n.d.).
- Book Sections
  - Petroski, H. “The Britannia Tubular Bridge: A paradigm of failure-driven design.” In Structural and Civil Engineering Design, 313–24, 2016.
- Conference Papers
  - Petroski, H. J. “DUGDALE PLASTIC ZONE SIZES FOR EDGE CRACKS.” In American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper), 1978.
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