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And it seems the waterlogged
ground behind the wall had started to expand. [narrator] A process
that, over time, was causing serious problems. Engineering professor
Dr. Jack Leifer explains. The soil at the Rivermist
location was what we know as "clay soil"
ground behind the wall had started to expand. [narrator] A process
that, over time, was causing serious problems. Engineering professor
Dr. Jack Leifer explains. The soil at the Rivermist
location was what we know as "clay soil"
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And it seems the waterlogged
ground behind the wall
00:00:03.009 --> 00:00:06.134
had started to expand.
00:00:06.201 --> 00:00:07.801
[narrator] A process
that, over time,
00:00:07.801 --> 00:00:09.834
was causing serious problems.
00:00:09.009 --> 00:00:13.001
Engineering professor
Dr. Jack Leifer explains.
00:00:13.001 --> 00:00:15.334
The soil at the Rivermist
location was
00:00:15.401 --> 00:00:18.001
what we know as "clay soil".
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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.
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