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Ancient Engineering

With the advent of steel and reinforced concrete in the 19th century, what we're able to...

With the advent of steel and reinforced concrete in the 19th century, what we're able to do is resist tension forces

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With the advent of steel and reinforced concrete
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in the 19th century, what we're able to do
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is resist tension forces.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:40
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E04 Dover Castle is sometimes called the key to England. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Dover Castle is sometimes called the key to England.
S01 • E03 The burial chamber itself is quite incredible. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The burial chamber itself is quite incredible.
S01 • E01 It enables you to travel farther, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
It enables you to travel farther,
S01 • E02 Until the 9th of November, 1989, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Until the 9th of November, 1989,
S01 • E04 Built by Henry II, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Built by Henry II,
S01 • E03 Egyptian engineers are thought to have used - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Egyptian engineers are thought to have used
S01 • E01 The chariot's also a significant symbol. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The chariot's also a significant symbol.
S01 • E05 Today's engineers have access to materials - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Today's engineers have access to materials
S01 • E04 Dover Castle was an immense tower - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Dover Castle was an immense tower
S01 • E01 It literally lifts you up above the people - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It literally lifts you up above the people
S01 • E03 If you were thinking about designing something - Ancient Engineering 00:06
If you were thinking about designing something
S01 • E02 Revelers danced on top of the wall and demolished it. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Revelers danced on top of the wall and demolished it.
S01 • E01 And so to be buried with it in death, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And so to be buried with it in death,
S01 • E05 Thanks to the strength and malleability of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Thanks to the strength and malleability of concrete
S01 • E03 So we'd have a 3D digital model - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So we'd have a 3D digital model
S01 • E04 At the heart of the castle was a giant keep, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
At the heart of the castle was a giant keep,
S01 • E01 But these vehicles weren't just status symbols - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But these vehicles weren't just status symbols
S01 • E03 No expense was spared - Ancient Engineering 00:05
No expense was spared
S01 • E05 Materials like steel which can have high tensile strength - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Materials like steel which can have high tensile strength
S01 • E02 A reminder that throughout history regimes come and go. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A reminder that throughout history regimes come and go.