Publications of Henry Petroski

Books

  1. Petroski, H, Force: What it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop (September, 2022), pp. 1-314, ISBN 9780300260793
  2. Henry Petroski, The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastrucure (2016), Bloomsbury, New York:
  3. Henry Petroski, The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship (2014), W. W. Norton, New York:
  4. Henry Petroski, To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure (2012), Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press
  5. Henry Petroski, An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession (2011), New York: Cambridge University Press
  6. Henry Petroski, The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems (2010), New York: Alfred A. Knopf
  7. Henry Petroski, The Toothpick: Technology and Culture (2007), New York: Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 978-0-307-26636-1
  8. Henry Petroski, Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design (2006), Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-12225-3
  9. Henry Petroski, Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering (2005), New York: Vintage Books, ISBN 1-4000-3294-6
  10. Henry Petroski, Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design (2004), New York: Vintage Books
  11. Henry Petroski, Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer (2003), New York: Vintage Books
  12. Henry Petroski, The Book on the Bookshelf (2000), New York: Vintage Books, ISBN 0-375-70639-9
  13. Henry Petroski, Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering (1998), New York: Vintage Books, ISBN 0-375-70024-2
  14. Henry Petroski, Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (1996), Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-46367-6
  15. Henry Petroski, Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America (1995), New York: Vintage Books
  16. Henry Petroski, Design Paradigms. Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering. (1994), New York: Cambridge University Press
  17. Henry Petroski, The Evolution of Useful Things (1994), New York: Vintage Books, ISBN 0-679-74039-2
  18. Henry Petroski, To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1992), New York: Vintage Books, ISBN 0-679-73416-3
  19. Henry Petroski, The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance3 (1992), New York: Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0-679-73415-5

Papers Published

  1. Petroski, H, Crossing the valley of death, Mechanical Engineering, vol. 139 no. 12 (December, 2017), pp. 26-29
  2. Petroski, H, The iron rinc, in Engineering Ethics (May, 2017), pp. 33-36, ISBN 9780754625247
  3. Petroski, HJ; Yamada, H, FRACTURE EXPERIMENTS WITH CRACKED AND EMBRITTLED HEXCAN SECTIONS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. E (January, 2017)
  4. Glazik, JL; Petroski, HJ, DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF CRACKED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. E (January, 2017)
  5. Petroski, HJ, EFFECTS OF CRACKS ON THE RESPONSE OF SHELL STRUCTURES., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. E (January, 2017)
  6. Petroski, HJ; Glazik, JL; Achenbach, JD, STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS FOR IRRADIATION-EMBRITTLED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS., Struct Anal of React Fuel Elem, vol. D (January, 2017)
  7. Petroski, H, The Britannia Tubular Bridge: A paradigm of failure-driven design, in Structural and Civil Engineering Design (December, 2016), pp. 313-324, ISBN 9780860787617
  8. Petroski, H, The road ahead, American Scientist, vol. 104 no. 4 (July, 2016), pp. 236-241
  9. Petroski, H, How paperweights emerged from the desk of necessity, American Scientist, vol. 104 no. 4 (July, 2016), pp. 216-219, Sigma Xi
  10. Petroski, H, Traffic signals, dilemma zones, and red-light cameras, American Scientist, vol. 104 no. 3 (May, 2016), pp. 150-153
  11. Petroski, H, The merritt parkway and other drivinq respites, American Scientist, vol. 104 no. 2 (March, 2016), pp. 86-89
  12. Petroski, H, The lines on the road: Infrastructure in perspective, Mechanical Engineering, vol. 138 no. 2 (February, 2016), pp. 42-47
  13. Petroski, H, The bridge that united two cities, American Scientist, vol. 104 no. 1 (January, 2016), pp. 20-23, Sigma Xi
  14. Petroski, H, Words instead of dollars, Enr (Engineering News Record), vol. 274 no. 43 (October, 2015)
  15. Petroski, H, An incubator for cooperation across the disciplines, American Scientist, vol. 103 no. 5 (September, 2015), pp. 318-321, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  16. Abou-Ras, D; Edoff, M; Minemoto, T; Mitzi, D; Romeo, A, Preface, Thin Solid Films, vol. 582 (May, 2015), pp. 1, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0040-6090
  17. Petroski, H, Second life of a tied-arch bridge, American Scientist, vol. 103 no. 2 (March, 2015), pp. 94-97, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  18. Petroski, H, Can an engineer appreciate art?, American Scientist, vol. 103 no. 1 (January, 2015), pp. 14-17, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  19. Petroski, H, Anonymous design, American Scientist, vol. 102 no. 6 (November, 2014), pp. 414-417, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  20. Petroski, H, Impossible points, erroneous walks, American Scientist, vol. 102 no. 2 (March, 2014), pp. 102-105, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  21. Petroski, H, Aspirants, apprentices, and student engineers, American Scientist, vol. 102 no. 5 (January, 2014), pp. 334-337, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  22. Petroski, H, The story of two houses, American Scientist, vol. 102 no. 4 (January, 2014), pp. 258-261, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  23. Petroski, H, Rise and fall of the pocket protector, American Scientist, vol. 102 no. 3 (January, 2014), pp. 182-185, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  24. Petroski, H, In memory of the offprint, American Scientist, vol. 102 no. 1 (January, 2014), pp. 14-17, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  25. Petroski, H, Tappan zee bridge, American Scientist, vol. 101 no. 3 (May, 2013), pp. 172-176, ISSN 0003-0996
  26. Petroski, H, Unbuilding a maine landmark, American Scientist, vol. 101 no. 6 (January, 2013), pp. 414-417, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  27. Petroski, H, Geothermal energy, American Scientist, vol. 101 no. 4 (January, 2013), pp. 251-255, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  28. Petroski, H, An anthropomorphic model, American Scientist, vol. 101 no. 2 (January, 2013), pp. 103-107, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  29. Petroski, H, Engineering in the abstract, American Scientist, vol. 101 no. 1 (January, 2013), pp. 22-26, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  30. Petroski, H, The Evolution of Eyeglasses Applying the principles of optics to a basic human need required both imagination and skill, American Scientist, vol. 101 no. 5 (2013), pp. 334-337, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  31. Petroski, H, Overarching problems, American Scientist, vol. 100 no. 6 (November, 2012), pp. 458-462, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  32. Petroski, H, A bridge too far [bridge design], Engineering & Technology, vol. 7 no. 3 (April, 2012), pp. 84-86, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), ISSN 1750-9637
  33. Petroski, H, Things happen, Mechanical Engineering, vol. 134 no. 3 (March, 2012), pp. 38-41, ASME International
  34. Petroski, H, Government bridge, American Scientist, vol. 100 no. 4 (January, 2012), pp. 288-292, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  35. Petroski, H, Backseat designers, American Scientist, vol. 100 no. 3 (January, 2012), pp. 192-196, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  36. Petroski, H, Opening doors, American Scientist, vol. 100 no. 2 (January, 2012), pp. 112-115, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  37. Petroski, H, The washington monument, American Scientist, vol. 100 no. 1 (January, 2012), pp. 16-20, ISSN 0003-0996
  38. Petroski, H, Portrait of the artist as a young engineer, American Scientist, vol. 100 no. 5 (January, 2012), pp. 368-373, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  39. Petroski, H, An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession, Civil Engineering, vol. 81 no. 10 (October, 2011), pp. 70-77, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ISSN 0885-7024
  40. Petroski, H, A round pie in a square box, American Scientist, vol. 99 no. 4 (July, 2011), pp. 288-292, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  41. Petroski, H, Bridges of the mediterranean, American Scientist, vol. 99 no. 1 (January, 2011), pp. 15-19, ISSN 0003-0996
  42. Petroski, H, Arches and domes, American Scientist, vol. 99 no. 2 (January, 2011), pp. 111-115, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  43. Petroski, H, Controlled demolition, American Scientist, vol. 99 no. 3 (January, 2011), pp. 195-199, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  44. Petroski, H, Silver bridge, American Scientist, vol. 99 no. 5 (January, 2011), pp. 368-372, ISSN 0003-0996
  45. Petroski, H, Engineering spelled out, Mechanical Engineering, vol. 133 no. 11 (January, 2011), pp. 46-46, ASME International, ISSN 0025-6501
  46. Petroski, H, Moving obelisks, American Scientist, vol. 99 no. 6 (January, 2011), pp. 448-452, ISSN 0003-0996
  47. Petroski, H, Engineering science, Ieee Spectrum, vol. 47 no. 12 (December, 2010), pp. 8, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ISSN 0018-9235
  48. Petroski, H, Hoover dam bypass, American Scientist, vol. 98 no. 5 (September, 2010), pp. 373-377, ISSN 0003-0996
  49. Petroski, H, Technology plus, American Scientist, vol. 98 no. 4 (July, 2010), pp. 280-284, ISSN 0003-0996
  50. Petroski, H, Great achievement, grand challenges, Civil Engineering, vol. 80 no. FEBRUARY (January, 2010), pp. 48-57, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ISSN 0885-7024
  51. Petroski, H, Occasional Design, American Scientist, vol. 98 no. 1 (January, 2010), pp. 16-19, ISSN 0003-0996
  52. Petroski, H, Reusing infrastructure, American Scientist, vol. 98 no. 3 (January, 2010), pp. 191-195, ISSN 0003-0996
  53. Petroski, H, Challenges and prizes, American Scientist, vol. 98 no. 2 (January, 2010), pp. 112-116, ISSN 0003-0996
  54. Petroski, H, Rereading vitruvius, American Scientist, vol. 98 no. 6 (January, 2010), pp. 457-461, ISSN 0003-0996
  55. Petroski, H, Great achievements & grand challenges, Civil Engineering, vol. 80 no. 2 (January, 2010), pp. 48-57
  56. Petroski, H, The beginnings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceedings of 2009 Ieee Conference on the History of Technical Societies (December, 2009), IEEE
  57. Petroski, H, Infrastructure, American Scientist, vol. 97 no. 5 (September, 2009), pp. 370-374, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  58. Petroski, H, Once an engineer, American Scientist, vol. 97 no. 4 (July, 2009), pp. 282-285, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  59. Petroski, H, Akashi kaikyo bridge, American Scientist, vol. 97 no. 3 (May, 2009), pp. 192-196, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  60. Petroski, H, Tacoma narrows bridges, American Scientist, vol. 97 no. 2 (March, 2009), pp. 103-107, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  61. Petroski, H, Machu Picchu, American Scientist, vol. 97 no. 1 (January, 2009), pp. 15-19, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  62. Petroski, H, The minneapolis bridge, American Scientist, vol. 97 no. 6 (January, 2009), pp. 444-448, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  63. Petroski, H, Tower cranes, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 6 (November, 2008), pp. 458-461, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  64. Petroski, H, Scientists as inventors, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 5 (September, 2008), pp. 368-371, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  65. Petroski, H, William Barclay Parsons, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 4 (July, 2008), pp. 280-283, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  66. Smith, DR; Soukoulis, CM, Preface, Photonics and Nanostructures Fundamentals and Applications, vol. 6 no. 1 (April, 2008), pp. 1-2, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0029-5493
  67. Petroski, H, A bridge and observatory, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 1 (January, 2008), pp. 14-18, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  68. Petroski, H, Thomas Telford, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 2 (January, 2008), pp. 99-103, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  69. Petroski, H, Twists, tag and ties, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 3 (January, 2008), pp. 188-192, ISSN 0003-0996
  70. Petroski, H, What's in a name tag?, American Scientist, vol. 95 no. 4 (July, 2007), pp. 304-308, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  71. Petroski, H, Why things break, American Scientist, vol. 95 no. 3 (May, 2007), pp. 206-209, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  72. Petroski, H, Long crossings, American Scientist, vol. 95 no. 1 (January, 2007), pp. 16-19, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  73. Petroski, H, Lab notes, American Scientist, vol. 95 no. 2 (January, 2007), pp. 114-117, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  74. Petroski, H, The cantilever, American Scientist, vol. 95 no. 5 (January, 2007), pp. 394-397, ISSN 0003-0996
  75. Petroski, H, The simplest thing, American Scientist, vol. 95 no. 6 (January, 2007), pp. 482-485, ISSN 0003-0996
  76. Petroski, H, When failure strikes, New Scientist, vol. 191 no. 2562 (July, 2006), pp. 20, ISSN 0262-4079
  77. Petroski, H, Patterns of failure, Modern Steel Construction, vol. 46 no. 7 (July, 2006), pp. 43-46, ISSN 0026-8445
  78. Petroski, H, Appreciating engineering, Asee Prism, vol. 15 no. 9 (June, 2006), pp. 36, ISSN 1056-8077
  79. Petroski, H, Can't we do better than this?, New Scientist, vol. 190 no. 2547 (April, 2006), pp. 52, ISSN 0262-4079
  80. Petroski, H, Being mistaken, Asee Prism, vol. 15 no. 7 (March, 2006), pp. 24, ISSN 1056-8077
  81. Petroski, H, Celebrating bicentennials, Asee Prism, vol. 15 no. 5 (January, 2006), pp. 18, ISSN 1056-8077
  82. Petroski, H, Things small and large, American Scientist, vol. 94 no. 3 (January, 2006), pp. 212-215, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  83. Petroski, H, A great profession, American Scientist, vol. 94 no. 4 (January, 2006), pp. 304-307, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  84. Petroski, H, Waldo-Hancock bridge, American Scientist, vol. 94 no. 6 (January, 2006), pp. 498-501, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  85. Petroski, H, On the road, American Scientist, vol. 94 no. 5 (January, 2006), pp. 396-399, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  86. Petroski, H, Past and future bridge failures, History of Technology, vol. 26 (December, 2005), ISSN 0307-5451
  87. Petroski, H, Raising grades, Asee Prism, vol. 15 no. 3 (November, 2005), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  88. Petroski, H, Discarding the library, Asee Prism, vol. 15 no. 1 (September, 2005), pp. 26, ISSN 1056-8077
  89. Petroski, H, Teaching for posterity, Asee Prism, vol. 14 no. 9 (June, 2005), pp. 26, ISSN 1056-8077
  90. Petroski, H, Keeping things in perspective, Asee Prism, vol. 14 no. 7 (March, 2005), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  91. Petroski, H, Erratum: "Industrial origami" (American Scientist), American Scientist, vol. 93 no. 2 (March, 2005), pp. 100
  92. Petroski, H, Industrial origami, American Scientist, vol. 93 no. 1 (January, 2005), pp. 12-16, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  93. Petroski, H, Being different, Asee Prism, vol. 14 no. 5 (January, 2005), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  94. Petroski, H, Painful design, American Scientist, vol. 93 no. 2 (January, 2005), pp. 113-117, Sigma Xi
  95. Petroski, H, Look first to failure, Ieee Engineering Management Review, vol. 33 no. 1 (January, 2005), pp. 4-5, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ISSN 0360-8581
  96. Petroski, H, Technology and the humanities, American Scientist, vol. 93 no. 4 (January, 2005), pp. 304-307, Sigma Xi
  97. Petroski, H, Shopping by design, American Scientist, vol. 93 no. 6 (January, 2005), pp. 491-495, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  98. Petroski, H, Seeing music, Asee Prism, vol. 14 no. 1 (September, 2004), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  99. Petroski, H, Rereading smiles, Asee Prism, vol. 13 no. 9 (June, 2004), pp. 26, ISSN 1056-8077
  100. Petroski, H, Technology and architecture in an age of terrorism, Technology in Society, vol. 26 no. 2-3 (April, 2004), pp. 161-167, Elsevier BV
  101. Petroski, H, Refractions changing slides, Asee Prism, vol. 13 no. 7 (March, 2004), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  102. Petroski, H, Celebrating engineering achievement, Asee Prism, vol. 13 no. 5 (January, 2004), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  103. Petroski, H, Lives of the engineers, American Scientist, vol. 92 no. 5 (January, 2004), pp. 410-414, Sigma Xi
  104. Petroski, H, The evolution of the grocery bag, American Scholar, vol. 72 no. 4 (December, 2003), pp. 99, ISSN 0003-0937
  105. Petroski, H, Visiting engineers, Asee Prism, vol. 13 no. 3 (November, 2003), pp. 22, ISSN 1056-8077
  106. Petroski, H, Introducing engineering, Asee Prism, vol. 13 no. 1 (September, 2003), pp. 20, ISSN 1056-8077
  107. Petroski, H, Weathering the storm, Asee Prism, vol. 12 no. 8 (April, 2003), pp. 16, ISSN 1056-8077
  108. Petroski, H, Changing offices, Asee Prism, vol. 12 no. 6 (February, 2003), pp. 18, ISSN 1056-8077
  109. Petroski, H, Floating bridges, American Scientist, vol. 91 no. 4 (January, 2003), pp. 302-307, Sigma Xi
  110. Petroski, H, Talking fast, Asee Prism, vol. 12 no. 4 (December, 2002), pp. 18, ISSN 1056-8077
  111. Petroski, H, Losing the tie, Asee Prism, vol. 12 no. 2 (October, 2002), pp. 16, ISSN 1056-8077
  112. 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, 2002), pp. 57-68
  113. Petroski, H, The fall of skyscrapers, American Scientist, vol. 90 no. 1 (January, 2002), pp. 16-21, Sigma Xi
  114. Petroski, H, Benjamin Franklin Bridge, American Scientist, vol. 90 no. 5 (January, 2002), pp. 406-411, Sigma Xi
  115. Petroski, H, Policing the classroom, Asee Prism, vol. 11 no. 5 (January, 2002), pp. 15, ISSN 1056-8077
  116. Petroski, H, Expecting respect, Asee Prism, vol. 11 no. 1 (September, 2001), pp. 16, ISSN 1056-8077
  117. Petroski, H, Success and failure in engineering, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, vol. 1 no. 5 (January, 2001), pp. 8-15, ISSN 1547-7029
  118. Petroski, H, China journal II, American Scientist, vol. 89 no. 4 (January, 2001), pp. 306-310, Sigma Xi
  119. Petroski, H, The importance of engineering history, International Engineering History and Heritage (January, 2001), pp. 1-7
  120. Petroski, H, Twin bridges, American Scientist, vol. 89 no. 1 (January, 2001), pp. 15-19, Sigma Xi
  121. Petroski, H, Bath iron works, American Scientist, vol. 89 no. 2 (January, 2001), pp. 115-119, Sigma Xi
  122. Petroski, H, Human factors, American Scientist, vol. 88 no. 4 (January, 2000), pp. 304-308, Sigma Xi
  123. Petroski, H, Making headlines, American Scientist, vol. 88 no. 3 (January, 2000), pp. 206-209, Sigma Xi
  124. Petroski, H, Concrete canoes, American Scientist, vol. 88 no. 5 (January, 2000), pp. 390-394, Sigma Xi
  125. Petroski, H, Vanities of the Bonfire, American Scientist, vol. 88 no. 6 (January, 2000), pp. 486-490, Sigma Xi
  126. Petroski, H, Fazlur khan, American Scientist, vol. 87 no. 1 (January, 1999), pp. 16-20, Sigma Xi
  127. Petroski, H, Down under, American Scientist, vol. 87 no. 2 (January, 1999), pp. 114-118, Sigma Xi
  128. Petroski, H, Drawing bridges, American Scientist, vol. 87 no. 4 (January, 1999), pp. 302-306, Sigma Xi
  129. Petroski, H, Daubert and Kumho, American Scientist, vol. 87 no. 5 (January, 1999), pp. 402-406, Sigma Xi
  130. Petroski, H, From Connections to Collections, American Scientist, vol. 86 no. 5 (January, 1998), pp. 416-420, Sigma Xi
  131. Petroski, H, New and future bridges, American Scientist, vol. 86 no. 6 (January, 1998), pp. 514-518, Sigma Xi
  132. Petroski, H, John Scott Russell, American Scientist, vol. 86 no. 1 (January, 1998), pp. 18-21, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  133. Petroski, H, An Independent Inventor, American Scientist, vol. 86 no. 3 (January, 1998), pp. 222-225, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  134. Petroski, H, Technology and societies, American Scientist, vol. 86 no. 2 (January, 1998), pp. 113-117
  135. Petroski, H, Bilbao, American Scientist, vol. 86 no. 4 (January, 1998), pp. 320-325, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996
  136. Petroski, H, Design competition, American Scientist, vol. 85 no. 6 (November, 1997), pp. 511-515, ISSN 0003-0996
  137. Petroski, H, Engineers' dreams, American Scientist, vol. 85 no. 4 (July, 1997), pp. 310-313, ISSN 0003-0996
  138. Petroski, H, The fixed link, American Scientist, vol. 85 no. 1 (January, 1997), pp. 10-14, ISSN 0003-0996
  139. Petroski, H, Bridges of America, Proceedings, Annual Conference Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, vol. 1 (January, 1997), pp. 11-16
  140. Petroski, H, Engineering and history: Manifestations in monuments, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Civil Engineering History (December, 1996), pp. 155-161
  141. Petroski, H, Engineering a nation Henry Petroski reviews the Innovators by David Billington, New Scientist, vol. 150 no. 2036 (December, 1996), pp. 42-43, ISSN 0262-4079
  142. Petroski, H, Fax and context, American Scientist, vol. 84 no. 6 (November, 1996), pp. 527-531
  143. Petroski, H, Soil mechanics, American Scientist, vol. 84 no. 5 (September, 1996), pp. 428-432
  144. Petroski, H, The petronas twin towers, American Scientist, vol. 84 no. 4 (July, 1996), pp. 322-326
  145. Petroski, H, Bridges of America, American Scientist, vol. 84 no. 3 (May, 1996), pp. 215-219
  146. Petroski, H, Henry Martyn Robert, American Scientist, vol. 84 no. 2 (March, 1996), pp. 106-109
  147. Petroski, H, Harnessing steam, American Scientist, vol. 84 no. 1 (January, 1996), pp. 15-19
  148. Petroski, H, Building firm foundations, Nature, vol. 378 no. 6554 (November, 1995), pp. 313-314, Springer Nature
  149. Petroski, H, Boeing 777, American Scientist, vol. 83 no. 6 (November, 1995), pp. 519-522
  150. Petroski, H, Le Pont de Normandie, American Scientist, vol. 83 no. 5 (September, 1995), pp. 415-419
  151. Petroski, H, Tower bridge, American Scientist, vol. 83 no. 2 (March, 1995), pp. 121-124
  152. Petroski, H, Failure as source of engineering judgment: Case of John Roebling, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, vol. 8 no. 2 (January, 1994), pp. 171-171, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ISSN 0887-3828
  153. Petroski, H, Galileo's confirmation of a false hypothesis: A paradigm of logical error in design, Civil Engineering Systems, vol. 9 no. 3 (October, 1992), pp. 251-263, Informa UK Limited
  154. Petroski, H, Preface, Research in Engineering Design, vol. 4 no. 1 (March, 1992), pp. 1, Springer Nature, ISSN 0934-9839
  155. Petroski, H, Vitruvius’s auger and galileo’s bones: Paradigms of limits to size in design, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 114 no. 1 (January, 1992), pp. 23-28, ASME International
  156. Petroski, H, Paconius and the pedestal for Apollo: A case study of error in conceptual design, Research in Engineering Design, vol. 3 no. 2 (June, 1991), pp. 123-128, Springer Nature, ISSN 0934-9839
  157. Ojdrovic, RP; Petroski, HJ, Process zone analysis for the single-edge notched specimen: Part II. Process zone growth and crack propagation, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 49 no. 1 (May, 1991), pp. 17-28, Springer Nature, ISSN 0376-9429
  158. Ojdrovic, RP; Petroski, HJ, Process zone analysis for the single-edge notched specimen: Part I. Process zone size and crack profile, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 49 no. 1 (May, 1991), pp. 1-16, Springer Nature, ISSN 0376-9429
  159. Petroski, H, Galileo and the marble column: A paradigm of human error in design, Structural Safety, vol. 11 no. 1 (January, 1991), pp. 1-11, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0167-4730
  160. Ojdrovic, RP; Petroski, HJ, Weight functions from multiple reference states and crack profile derivatives, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol. 39 no. 1 (January, 1991), pp. 105-111, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0013-7944
  161. Petroski, H, Human error and the case for case histories in design, Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 2 no. 1 (January, 1991), pp. 81-88, Informa UK Limited
  162. Petroski, H, Invisible engineer, Civil Engineering New York, N.Y., vol. 60 no. 11 (November, 1990), pp. 46-49
  163. Petroski, H, Growing role for the 'invisible profession'?, Design News (Boston), vol. 46 no. 11 (June, 1990), pp. 132-134
  164. Petroski, H, James Nasmyth, Mechanical Engineering, vol. 112 no. 2 (February, 1990), pp. 40-46
  165. Wang, Y; Petroski, HJ, Fatigue crack propagation in concrete, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 41 no. 3 (November, 1989), pp. R55-R58, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0376-9429
  166. Petroski, H, Failure as a unifying theme in design, Design Studies, vol. 10 no. 4 (January, 1989), pp. 214-218, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0142-694X
  167. Petroski, H, Failure as source of engineering judgment: Case of john Roebling, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, vol. 7 no. 1 (January, 1989), pp. 46-58, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  168. Petroski, H, SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AS FAILURE ANALYSIS. (December, 1987), pp. 46-48, Washington, DC, USA
  169. Ojdrovic, RP; Petroski, HJ, FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF NOTCHED CONCRETE CYLINDER., Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol. ll3 no. l0 (October, 1987), pp. l55l-1564
  170. Petroski, HJ; Ojdrovic, RP, The concrete cylinder: stress analysis and failure modes, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 34 no. 4 (August, 1987), pp. 263-279, Springer Nature, ISSN 0376-9429
  171. Ojdrovic, RP; Petroski, HJ, Fracture behavior of notched concrete cylinder, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol. 113 no. 10 (January, 1987), pp. 1551-1564, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ISSN 0733-9399
  172. Petroski, H, DESIGN AS OBVIATING FAILURE. (January, 1987), pp. 49-53, Boston, MA, USA
  173. Petroski, H; Kayello, S, Measures and mismeasures of the applied mechanics literature, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 31 no. 4 (January, 1987), pp. 323-333, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0040-1625
  174. Petroski, H, On the fracture of pencil points, Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 54 no. 3 (January, 1987), pp. 730-733, ASME International
  175. Moseley, MD; Ojdrovic, RP; Petroski, HJ, Influence of aggregate size on fracture toughness of concrete, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol. 7 no. 3 (January, 1987), pp. 207-210, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0167-8442
  176. Ojdrovic, RP; Stojimirovic, AL; Petroski, HJ, Effect of age on splitting tensile strength and fracture resistance of concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 17 no. 1 (January, 1987), pp. 70-76, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0008-8846
  177. Petroski, H; Kayello, S, Is applied mechanics a mature field?, Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol. 40 no. 3 (January, 1987), pp. 307, ASME International
  178. Chang, HY; Petroski, HJ, On detecting a crack by tapping a beam, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, vol. 22 no. 1 (January, 1986), pp. 41-55, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0308-0161
  179. Petroski, HJ, PLASTIC RESPONSE TO IMPACT OF BEAMS WITH CRACKS: SIMPLE MODELS FOR CRACKED PIPING., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. G (December, 1985), pp. 233-237, Brussels, Belg
  180. Ojdrovic, R; Petroski, HJ, The cracked brazilian specimen for fracture toughness testing of concrete, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 27 no. 3-4 (March, 1985), pp. R75-R80, Springer Nature, ISSN 0376-9429
  181. Petroski, HJ; Verma, A, Plastic response of cantilevers with stable cracks, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol. 111 no. 7 (January, 1985), pp. 839-853, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  182. Kumar, S; Petroski, HJ, Plastic response to impact of a simply supported beam with a stable crack, International Journal of Impact Engineering, vol. 3 no. 1 (January, 1985), pp. 27-40, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0734-743X
  183. Petroski, HJ, Simple models for the stability of a crack in a cantilever beam subject to impact, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol. 21 no. 2 (January, 1985), pp. 377-381, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0013-7944
  184. Petroski, HJ, FRACTURE MECHANICS AND FATIGUE IN OFFSHORE STRUCTURES., Dyn of Offshore Struct (December, 1984), pp. 449-498
  185. Petroski, H, TEACHING TECHNOLOGY TO NONTECHNOLOGISTS., High Technology, vol. 4 no. 12 (December, 1984), pp. 12-14
  186. Petroski, HJ, On the cracked Bell, Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 96 no. 4 (October, 1984), pp. 485-493, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0022-460X
  187. Petroski, H, OFFSHORE ENGINEERING: OIL FROM TROUBLED WATERS., Technology Review, vol. 87 no. 5 (July, 1984), pp. 53-76
  188. Petroski, HJ, Comments on "Free vibration of beams with abrupt changes in cross-section", Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 93 no. 1 (March, 1984), pp. 157-158, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0022-460X
  189. Petroski, HJ, Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures. (January, 1984)
  190. Petroski, HJ, Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures. (January, 1984), pp. 449-498
  191. Petroski, H, Offshore engineering: oil from troubled waters., Technology Review, vol. 87 no. 5 (January, 1984), pp. 52-76
  192. Petroski, HJ, WORST-CASE CRACKS IN DUCTILE CANTILEVERS STRUCK TRANSVERSELY AT THE TIP., International Journal of Fracture, vol. 26 no. 1 (January, 1984), pp. r29-r31
  193. Petroski, HJ, The permanent deformation of a cracked cantilever struck transversely at its tip, Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 51 no. 2 (January, 1984), pp. 329-334, ASME International
  194. Petroski, HJ, Size effects in fracture mechanics: Implications for fast reactor subassembly analysis and safety, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol. 1 no. 1 (January, 1984), pp. 95-102, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0167-8442
  195. Petroski, HJ, DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS FOR VIBRATING CYLINDERS WITH AXIAL CRACKS., Res Mechanica: International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Materials Science, vol. 11 no. 4 (January, 1984), pp. 295-302
  196. Petroski, HJ, Stability of a crack in a cantilever beam undergoing large plastic deformation after impact, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, vol. 16 no. 4 (January, 1984), pp. 285-298, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0308-0161
  197. Petroski, HJ, Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures. (January, 1984)
  198. Petroski, HJ, Fracture mechanics and fatigue in offshore structures. (January, 1984)
  199. Petroski, H.J., Dynamic behavior of stress-intensity factors for vibrating cylinders with axial cracks, Res Mech. (UK), vol. 11 no. 4 (1984), pp. 295 - 302
  200. Petroski, HJ; Verma, A, ON THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF DUCTILE PIPING CONTAINING STABLE CRACKS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (December, 1983), pp. 8 -, Chicago, IL, USA
  201. Petroski, HJ, Structural dynamics of piping with stable cracks. Some simple models, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, vol. 13 no. 1 (January, 1983), pp. 1-18, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0308-0161
  202. Petroski, H, A short history of nuclear editing, Physics Today, vol. 36 no. 11 (January, 1983), pp. 9-110, AIP Publishing
  203. Petroski, H, Structural failure and metal fatigue: Flaws can improve design, Journal of Products Liability, vol. 5 no. 4 (December, 1982), pp. 401-409, ISSN 0363-0404
  204. Petroski, H, POLITICIANS ARE NOT TECHNOLOGISTS: TECHNOLOGISTS ARE NOT POLITICIANS., Issues in Engineering: Journal of Professional Activities, Proceedings of the Asce, vol. 108 no. EI2 (January, 1982), pp. 162-165
  205. Petroski, HJ, STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND INTEGRITY OF FAST REACTOR PIPING CONTAINING CRACKS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (December, 1981), pp. 6 -, Paris, Fr
  206. Petroski, HJ, Simple static and dynamic models for the cracked elastic beam, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 17 no. 4 (August, 1981), pp. R71-R76, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0376-9429
  207. Petroski, H, REFLECTIONS ON A SLIDE RULE., Technology Review, vol. 83 no. 4 (January, 1981), pp. 34-35
  208. Petroski, HJ; Glazik, JL; Achenbach, JD, Construction of a dynamic weight function from a finite-element solution for a cracked beam, Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 47 no. 1 (January, 1980), pp. 51-56, ASME International
  209. Glazik, J.L., Jr. and Petroski, H.J., The dynamic response of cracked fast reactor subassembly ducts, Nucl. Technol. (USA), vol. 51 no. 3 (1980), pp. 317 - 31
  210. Petroski, ; J, H; Glazik, ; L, J; Jr,, The response of cracked cylindrical shells, Trans. Asme, J. Appl. Mech. (Usa), vol. 47 no. 2 (1980), pp. 444-446
  211. Petroski, ; J, H; Glazik, ; L, J; Jr,, Effects of cracks on the response of circular cylindrical shells, Nucl. Technol. (Usa), vol. 51 no. 3 (1980), pp. 303-316
  212. Petroski, HJ, Dugdale plastic zone sizes for edge cracks, International Journal of Fracture, vol. 15 no. 3 (June, 1979), pp. 217-230, ISSN 0376-9429
  213. Petroski, HJ; Glazik, JL, VIBRATION RESPONSE OF CRACKED CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS OF FAST REACTORS., Proceedings Ieee Region 6 Conference (January, 1979), pp. 324-333, Seattle, WA, USA
  214. Petroski, HJ, EFFECTS OF CRACKS ON THE RESPONSE OF SHELL STRUCTURES., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. E (January, 1979)
  215. Glazik, JL; Petroski, HJ, DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF CRACKED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. E (January, 1979)
  216. Petroski, HJ; Yamada, H, FRACTURE EXPERIMENTS WITH CRACKED AND EMBRITTLED HEXCAN SECTIONS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, vol. E (January, 1979)
  217. Petroski, H. J., DUGDALE PLASTIC ZONE SIZES FOR EDGE CRACKS., International Journal of Fracture, vol. 15 no. 3 (1979), pp. 217 - 230
  218. Glazik, ; L, J; Jr, ; Petroski, ; J, H, [Fast reactor safety] The response of cracked hexagonal subassembly ducts to impact loading, Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. (Usa), vol. 32 (1979), pp. 511-512, Atlanta, GA, USA
  219. Petroski, HJ; Achenbach, JD, Computation of the weight function from a stress intensity factor, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol. 10 no. 2 (January, 1978), pp. 257-266, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0013-7944
  220. Petroski, HJ, DUGDALE PLASTIC ZONE SIZES FOR EDGE CRACKS., American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) no. 78 -PVP-98 (January, 1978), pp. 9 -
  221. Petroski, HJ; Glazik, JL, Effects of cracks in irradiation-embrittled hexagonal subassembly ducts, Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 49 no. 1-2 (January, 1978), pp. 51-68, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0029-5493
  222. Petroski, HJ; Achenbach, JD, COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR., Rep (Anl 77 82) (Contract W 31 109 Eng 38) (October, 1977), pp. 28 -
  223. Petroski, HJ, Trends in the applied mechanics literature, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 10 no. 3 (January, 1977), pp. 309-318, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0040-1625
  224. Hill, CD; Petroski, HJ, Superposition of finite deformations in Mooney-Rivlin materials, Journal of Elasticity, vol. 7 no. 2 (January, 1977), pp. 113-123, Springer Nature America, Inc
  225. Petroski, HJ, Elastic plastic analysis of pressurized ducts with rounded corners, Nuclear Technology, vol. 35 no. 3 (January, 1977), pp. 671-676, Informa UK Limited
  226. Petroski, HJ; Achenbach, JD, COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR., Rep (Anl 77 82) (Contract W 31 109 Eng 38) (January, 1977)
  227. Petroski, HJ; Glazik, JL; Achenbach, JD, STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS FOR IRRADIATION-EMBRITTLED HEXAGONAL SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS., Struct Anal of React Fuel Elem, vol. D (January, 1977)
  228. Petroski, H. J., ELASTIC-PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF PRESSURIZED DUCTS WITH ROUNDED CORNERS., Nuclear Technology, vol. 35 no. 3 (1977), pp. -
  229. Petroski, HJ, Cracked hexagonal ducts [LMFBR safety], Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. (Usa), vol. 26 (1977), pp. 215, New York, NY, USA
  230. Petroski, HJ; Achenbach, JD, STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CORNER-CRACKED SUBASSEMBLY DUCTS., Proc of the Int Meet on Fast React Saf and Relat Phys, vol. 3 (January, 1976), pp. 1409-1418
  231. Petroski, HJ, On the finite deformation and heating of thermoelastic spherical sectors, International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics, vol. 10 no. 6 (January, 1975), pp. 327-332, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0020-7462
  232. Petroski, HJ, On the finite torsion and radial heating of thermoelastic cylinders, International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 11 no. 6 (January, 1975), pp. 741-749, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0020-7683
  233. Chen, DD; Petroski, HJ, Controllable states of elastic heat conductors obeying a fourier law, International Journal of Engineering Science, vol. 13 no. 9-10 (January, 1975), pp. 799-814, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0020-7225
  234. Petroski, HJ, Departures from Fourier's law, Zeitschrift F�R Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik, vol. 26 no. 1 (January, 1975), pp. 119-124, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0044-2275
  235. Petroski, HJ, Thermomechanical states with controllable invariant relations, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, vol. 56 no. 4 (December, 1974), pp. 294-309, Springer Nature, ISSN 0003-9527
  236. Petroski, HJ, On the use of incomplete constitutive information in thermoelasticity, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, vol. 53 no. 3 (September, 1974), pp. 229-245, Springer Nature, ISSN 0003-9527
  237. Petroski, HJ, On controllable heat flux fields and the determination of temperature-dependent thermal conductivities, Q. Appl. Math. (Usa), vol. 31 no. 3 (1973), pp. 313-319
  238. Petroski, HJ, Mathematics in continuum mechanics, Int. J. Math. Educ. Sci. Technol. (Uk), vol. 4 no. 3 (1973), pp. 227-231, Informa UK Limited
  239. Petroski, HJ; Stern, M, On the approximation of the thermal conductivity of rigid heat conductors as a Cauchy Problem, Zeitschrift F�R Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik, vol. 23 no. 2 (March, 1972), pp. 270-276, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0044-2275
  240. Petroski, HJ, ON SPHERING THERMOELASTIC ANNULI., Arch Mech Arch Mech Stosow, vol. 24 no. 4 (January, 1972), pp. 547-554
  241. Petroski, HJ, On the Insufficiency of Controllable States to Characterize a Class of Rigid Heat Conductors, Zamm Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Mathematik Und Mechanik, vol. 51 no. 6 (January, 1971), pp. 481-482, WILEY
  242. Petroski, HJ, On characterizing rigid heat conductors, Zeitschrift F�R Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik, vol. 21 no. 6 (November, 1970), pp. 1085-1087, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0044-2275
  243. Petroski, HJ; Carlson, DE, Some exact solutions to the equations of nonlinear thermoelasticity, Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 37 no. 4 (January, 1970), pp. 1151-1154, ASME International
  244. Petroski, HJ; Carlson, DE, Some exact solutions to the equations of nonlinear thermoelasticity, Trans. Asme, E, J. Appl. Mech. (Usa), vol. 37 no. 4 (1970), pp. 1151-1154
  245. Petroski, HJ, On the use of steady linear temperature fields to characterize a class of rigid heat conductors, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, vol. 35 no. 5 (January, 1969), pp. 342-350, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0003-9527
  246. Petroski, HJ; Carlson, DE, Controllable states of rigid heat conductors, Zeitschrift F�R Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik, vol. 19 no. 2 (March, 1968), pp. 372-376, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0044-2275
  247. Petroski, HJ; Carlson, DE, Controllable states of elastic heat conductors, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, vol. 31 no. 2 (January, 1968), pp. 127-150, Springer Nature America, Inc, ISSN 0003-9527