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{\an8}Whatever the reason for the change
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Engineering Catastrophes

{\an8}Whatever the reasonfor the change, {\an8}the result was a tower cranethat wasn't...

{\an8}Whatever the reason
for the change, {\an8}the result was a tower crane
that wasn't held firmly
enough to the ground, to do its job

Full Transcript

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{\an8}Whatever the reason for the change,
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{\an8}the result was a tower crane that wasn't held firmly enough to the ground,
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to do its job.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:00
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E09 So what they did is the valve is - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So what they did is the valve is
S06 • E01 So, in these conditions, it seems the glue just wasn't working properly. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So, in these conditions, it seems the glue just wasn't ...
S06 • E06 [narrator] And citywide, discussions are underway - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] And citywide, discussions are underway
S06 • E04 So it had a high content of salt, which attacked the steel. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So it had a high content of salt, which attacked the steel.
S06 • E03 Like this catastrophe on the Niagara River, which divided two nations. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Like this catastrophe on the Niagara River, which divided...
S06 • E09 That means all the pipe going upstream to the reservoir was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
That means all the pipe going upstream to the reservoir was
S06 • E05 [narrator] In the aftermath of the catastrophe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] In the aftermath of the catastrophe,
S06 • E07 In big construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
In big construction,
S06 • E01 [narrator] In January 2014, less than a month after - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] In January 2014, less than a month after
S06 • E04 So as the steel got bigger and bigger, it simply cracked the concrete. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
So as the steel got bigger and bigger, it simply cracked the...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Once again visitors were invited to experience - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Once again visitors were invited to experience
S06 • E07 Even a minor miscalculation can lead to a major disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Even a minor miscalculation can lead to a major disaster,
S06 • E09 The reservoir created a huge pressure in the pipe. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The reservoir created a huge pressure in the pipe.
S06 • E03 [narrator] A storied bridge doomed by the elements. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] A storied bridge doomed by the elements.
S06 • E09 If any gaps appeared, water would - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
If any gaps appeared, water would
S06 • E05 In this case, we are using extra weight - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
In this case, we are using extra weight
S06 • E09 And it was only a matter of time until the whole thing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And it was only a matter of time until the whole thing
S06 • E07 Like this catastrophe in northern Europe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Like this catastrophe in northern Europe,
S06 • E05 And you see that during operation, there is no problem. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And you see that during operation, there is no problem.
S06 • E10 [Sean Khorsandi] Problems escalate as we keep amplifying - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Sean Khorsandi] Problems escalate as we keep amplifying