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Engineering Catastrophes

And the taller the crane,the more sideways force the wind is likelyto exert on it. So...

And the taller the crane,
the more sideways force the wind is likely
to exert on it. So these monster machines
have to work
within strict limits

Full Transcript

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And the taller the crane, the more sideways force
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the wind is likely to exert on it.
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So these monster machines have to work within strict limits.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:34
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E10 So, if you're gonna join two bridges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
So, if you're gonna join two bridges
S06 • E08 Something had given out in this quadrant of the building here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Something had given out in this quadrant of the building her...
S06 • E07 Ironically, it seems the rapid spread of fire - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Ironically, it seems the rapid spread of fire
S06 • E09 A lot of the ground level had sunk over the years, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A lot of the ground level had sunk over the years,
S06 • E01 Like a lot of dangerous chemicals, safe storage is key. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Like a lot of dangerous chemicals, safe storage is key.
S06 • E03 For some reason, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
For some reason,
S06 • E08 [narrator] The direction and twist of the collapse led investigators to analyze - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] The direction and twist of the collapse led inves...
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: A confined space is crucial to an explosion, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
SZULGIT: A confined space is crucial to an explosion,
S06 • E01 [narrator] The investigatio discovered that on the day - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] The investigatio discovered that on the day
S06 • E06 In the case of the crane, if we have any sort of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
In the case of the crane, if we have any sort of
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: In fact, decades earlier, just one storm - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: In fact, decades earlier, just one storm
S06 • E02 [narrator] In Miami, a devastating condo collaps left a community reeling. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] In Miami, a devastating condo collaps left a c...
S06 • E05 And obviously, somebody made a major mistake that day - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And obviously, somebody made a major mistake that day
S06 • E05 [narrator] Following the tragedy, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Following the tragedy,
S06 • E07 Thankfully, here, the fire destroyed the confined space, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Thankfully, here, the fire destroyed the confined space,
S06 • E04 [narrator] In 2021, a critical crack had been discovered - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] In 2021, a critical crack had been discovered
S06 • E09 The column was repaired, and an 8-foot-high wall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
The column was repaired, and an 8-foot-high wall
S06 • E10 Those expansion joints - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
Those expansion joints
S06 • E03 [narrator] But here, shoring poles were removed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:50
[narrator] But here, shoring poles were removed
S06 • E08 So we look at the mass, add it all up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So we look at the mass, add it all up