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Engineering Catastrophes

And also examineone of the gates next to itthat was still intact, while payingparticular...

And also examine
one of the gates next to it
that was still intact, while paying
particular attention
to the hinges

Full Transcript

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And also examine one of the gates next to it that was still intact,
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while paying particular attention to the hinges.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:19
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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 • E01 [narrator] The imbalance in water levels in specific locations - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The imbalance in water levels in specific loca...
S06 • E04 [narrator] With the blast in the past and the silo still standing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] With the blast in the past and the silo still sta...
S06 • E02 [narrator] In all, three spans of the bridge were rebuilt. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] In all, three spans of the bridge were rebuilt...
S06 • E05 So the bolts need to be able to withstand massive forces. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So the bolts need to be able to withstand massive forces.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Each oversized metal hinge consists - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] Each oversized metal hinge consists
S06 • E05 [narrator] Over time, cyclic loading or repeated stressors - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Over time, cyclic loading or repeated stressors
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With the cause discovered, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: With the cause discovered,
S06 • E07 And what that meant is bolts, especially on the ends, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
And what that meant is bolts, especially on the ends,
S06 • E01 Cracks and fissures that are normally supported - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
Cracks and fissures that are normally supported
S06 • E10 [narrator] Nearly a year after the collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Nearly a year after the collapse,
S06 • E04 We then started to get a sense of what they're going to try to do - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We then started to get a sense of what they're going to...
S06 • E09 Until you are in the those people shoes, you don't know - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Until you are in the those people shoes, you don't know
S06 • E04 They kept knocking out brick after brick. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
They kept knocking out brick after brick.
S06 • E03 [narrator] A replacement bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] A replacement bridge
S06 • E02 And they're basically just massive concrete piers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
And they're basically just massive concrete piers
S06 • E01 So, sinkholes become ever more common. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
So, sinkholes become ever more common.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The combination of temperature fluctuations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: The combination of temperature fluctuations,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: After the disaster, the decision was made - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: After the disaster, the decision was made
S06 • E08 But when they raised an intact hinge from the gate next to it, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
But when they raised an intact hinge from the gate next to i...
S06 • E10 The new wall has concrete piers, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The new wall has concrete piers,