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Engineering Catastrophes

{\an8}Too many explosiveswould risk hurling debrisaround the site, {\an8}but use too...

{\an8}Too many explosives
would risk hurling debris
around the site, {\an8}but use too little
and the building
wouldn't come down

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{\an8}Too many explosives would risk hurling debris around the site,
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{\an8}but use too little and the building wouldn't come down.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:41
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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.
S06 • E02 It can handle heavy vertical loads really well. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It can handle heavy vertical loads really well.
S06 • E01 [narrator] But what had caus this huge sinkhole to open u - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] But what had caus this huge sinkhole to open u
S06 • E03 [narrator] While the creep weakened the connections to the steel pylons, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] While the creep weakened the connections to th...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Civil engineer Nestor Cueto followed the case. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: Civil engineer Nestor Cueto followed the case.
S06 • E07 These bearings have to allow for the fact that the bridge is - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
These bearings have to allow for the fact that the bridge is
S06 • E05 Giving the impression that, maybe, that's what failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Giving the impression that, maybe, that's what failed.
S06 • E02 A massive strike that can cause it to crack, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
A massive strike that can cause it to crack,
S06 • E09 This impact could have caused a shift in the column, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
This impact could have caused a shift in the column,
S06 • E04 They... they do not bring the structure down. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They... they do not bring the structure down.
S06 • E06 Once in place, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
Once in place,
S06 • E04 [Joel] There was a lot of speculation about exactly what went wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Joel] There was a lot of speculation about exactly what wen...
S06 • E08 [narrator] Property owner Thor Mitskog heard the devastating news. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Property owner Thor Mitskog heard the devastating...
S06 • E03 But although it seems rock solid, granite is porous - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
But although it seems rock solid, granite is porous
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: As Geoff demonstrates, the system allowing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: As Geoff demonstrates, the system allowing
S06 • E09 KWAMI: Records show that although the damaged column - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
KWAMI: Records show that although the damaged column
S06 • E04 [narrator] So what actually went wrong? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] So what actually went wrong?
S06 • E03 [narrator] When the bridge was built, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] When the bridge was built,
S06 • E08 I mean, what the hell happened? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
I mean, what the hell happened?
S06 • E01 [Simon] Wherever it is, there's one key feature, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[Simon] Wherever it is, there's one key feature,
S06 • E07 We're looking at a model to show the primary components of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
We're looking at a model to show the primary components...