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Engineering Catastrophes

{\an8}With cantilevers, where ifthat's not properly constructed, you get moisture...

{\an8}With cantilevers, where if
that's not properly constructed, you get moisture getting
sucked back into the structural beams that go back
into the building, then the whole structures
were starting to become unsound
and of concern

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{\an8}With cantilevers, where if that's not properly constructed,
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you get moisture getting sucked back into the structural
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beams that go back into the building,
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then the whole structures were starting
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to become unsound and of concern.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:54
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 • E05 [narrator] Driven deep into the ground, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Driven deep into the ground,
S06 • E09 According to investigation report, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
According to investigation report,
S06 • E02 [narrator] The concrete and mesh base w built up with modern fill - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] The concrete and mesh base w built up with mode...
S06 • E09 They just hammered it in there between the pipe and the valve. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
They just hammered it in there between the pipe and the valv...
S06 • E04 But it turns out that inside this particular building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
But it turns out that inside this particular building,
S06 • E06 [narrator] As the danger looms, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As the danger looms,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Not only was the connection vulnerable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: Not only was the connection vulnerable,
S06 • E04 [narrator] While examining nearly six tons of rubble, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] While examining nearly six tons of rubble,
S06 • E03 [narrator] To finally stabilize the ground, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] To finally stabilize the ground,
S06 • E05 [narrator] But investigators found that for unknown reasons - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] But investigators found that for unknown reasons
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Whether the cladding, the beams, or both were allowing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Whether the cladding, the beams, or both were allo...
S06 • E02 [narrator] With the core now rock solid - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] With the core now rock solid
S06 • E01 [Brendan] The steel and the ceramic were expandi - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[Brendan] The steel and the ceramic were expandi
S06 • E09 But that valve was supposed to be encased in concrete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
But that valve was supposed to be encased in concrete,
S06 • E07 MOTWANI: We don't know how much timber has - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MOTWANI: We don't know how much timber has
S06 • E06 And a fault slip rate is directly correlated - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
And a fault slip rate is directly correlated
S06 • E03 [narrator] Eventually, the work on the tunnel extension resumed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Eventually, the work on the tunnel extension r...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: It seems the only real solution would be to remove - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
NARRATOR: It seems the only real solution would be to remove
S06 • E10 [narrator] Ultimately, residents needed to know - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Ultimately, residents needed to know
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The faulty seal and lack of protective - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: The faulty seal and lack of protective