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Engineering Catastrophes

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{\an8}With the ditch full,
the water couldn't
drain properly {\an8}With the ditch full,
the water couldn't
drain properly {\an8}from the material inside
the new ramp, which made the whole structure
vulnerable to movement. [narrator] The heightened
groundwater table
wasn't the only side effect. The water that accumulated
in the ditch likely also caused erosion
at the base
of the saturated earth bank. {\an8}I believe that inflow
had caused the erosion {\an8}and scour at the toe
of the earth's embankment

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{\an8}With the ditch full, the water couldn't drain properly
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{\an8}With the ditch full, the water couldn't drain properly
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{\an8}from the material inside the new ramp,
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which made the whole structure vulnerable to movement.
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[narrator] The heightened groundwater table wasn't the only side effect.
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The water that accumulated in the ditch likely
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also caused erosion at the base of the saturated earth bank.
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{\an8}I believe that inflow had caused the erosion
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{\an8}and scour at the toe of the earth's embankment.
Duration
34 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:32
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E07 {\an8}Like any situation where there's a difference - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Like any situation where there's a difference
S06 • E08 Because it's so high up, there's nothing to stop - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
Because it's so high up, there's nothing to stop
S06 • E10 And they added these side plates on the trusses, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
And they added these side plates on the trusses,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Taking a full yea By 1986, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
[narrator] Taking a full yea By 1986,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Not only are there lots of motors to keep running, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: Not only are there lots of motors to keep running,
S06 • E06 The moisture of their breath would form clouds near the ceiling. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The moisture of their breath would form clouds near the ceil...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Here, they achieved that by raising the abutment - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Here, they achieved that by raising the abutment
S06 • E02 But with a full slate of events from music to sports, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
But with a full slate of events from music to sports,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Although the team didn't know it at the time, the fix hadn't worked. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] Although the team didn't know it at the time...
S06 • E07 Fortunately, it was early enough that they realized - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Fortunately, it was early enough that they realized
S06 • E02 This was so complex, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
This was so complex,
S06 • E06 [narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented
S06 • E08 People pay a lot of money to live in this city center, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
People pay a lot of money to live in this city center,
S06 • E03 [narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and ...
S06 • E09 A ball joint is a critical element for construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A ball joint is a critical element for construction,
S06 • E04 The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide,
S06 • E05 And then we put Styrofoam blocks in, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And then we put Styrofoam blocks in,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this
S06 • E01 [narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
[narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted
S06 • E06 Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long,