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{\an8}Heavy weights and strong pile connections

Engineering Catastrophes

{\an8}Heavy weightsand strong pile connections {\an8}is one key wayto ensure thata tower...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E05 • 2018

{\an8}Heavy weights
and strong pile connections {\an8}is one key way
to ensure that
a tower crane is solid {\an8}is one key way
to ensure that
a tower crane is solid and stable enough to lift
its maximum design load. [narrator] In the years since,
Liverpool has bounced back. And the scars
of the crane collapse
are all but gone. [John] The buildings
have been repaired. They're now
high-end accommodation. And although the lessons
have not been forgotten, life goes on

Full Transcript

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{\an8}Heavy weights and strong pile connections

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{\an8}is one key way to ensure that a tower crane is solid

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{\an8}is one key way to ensure that a tower crane is solid

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and stable enough to lift its maximum design load.

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[narrator] In the years since, Liverpool has bounced back.

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And the scars of the crane collapse are all but gone.

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[John] The buildings have been repaired.

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They're now high-end accommodation.

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And although the lessons have not been forgotten,

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life goes on.

Duration

30 seconds

Views

16

Timestamp in Movie

00:32:32

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

5

Genres

Production

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.