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So the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built
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Ancient Engineering

So the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in an era where bridge designers were really...

So the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in an era where bridge designers were really starting to push the limits of what was possible, and suspension bridges were all the rage

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So the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built
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in an era where bridge designers were really starting
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to push the limits of what was possible,
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and suspension bridges were all the rage.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:50
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E03 Anything beyond six or seven degrees - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Anything beyond six or seven degrees
S01 • E02 Pressure packs the earth together, making it very strong. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Pressure packs the earth together, making it very strong.
S01 • E04 The idea is that that inner wall - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The idea is that that inner wall
S01 • E03 But keeping the ramp shallow - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But keeping the ramp shallow
S01 • E02 Workers then added another layer and continued the process, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Workers then added another layer and continued the process,
S01 • E01 At that time, the understanding of the aerodynamic effects - Ancient Engineering 00:12
At that time, the understanding of the aerodynamic effects
S01 • E03 It would be miles long to get to the top of the pyramid. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
It would be miles long to get to the top of the pyramid.
S01 • E04 With the concentric layout, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
With the concentric layout,
S01 • E03 So it would take longer to build a ramp - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So it would take longer to build a ramp
S01 • E02 The finished earth and structures were so tough, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The finished earth and structures were so tough,
S01 • E05 Quite often you get this battle of form versus function. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Quite often you get this battle of form versus function.
S01 • E01 The Tacoma Bridge had a fatal engineering flaw. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The Tacoma Bridge had a fatal engineering flaw.
S01 • E03 Speculation continues - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Speculation continues
S01 • E05 And as engineers, we're obviously trained - Ancient Engineering 00:10
And as engineers, we're obviously trained
S01 • E04 The wall within the wall at Crac was highly influential - Ancient Engineering 00:18
The wall within the wall at Crac was highly influential
S01 • E01 Shortly after its construction, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Shortly after its construction,
S01 • E02 Now, if you came galloping in across the Gobi, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Now, if you came galloping in across the Gobi,
S01 • E03 Pyramids are so extraordinary - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Pyramids are so extraordinary
S01 • E05 11 months after opening a section of roof collapsed - Ancient Engineering 00:05
11 months after opening a section of roof collapsed
S01 • E03 And their perfection - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And their perfection