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Engineering Catastrophes

But here, they wentfor a gravity wall. Essentially, you build a wallusing heavy blocks...

But here, they went
for a gravity wall. Essentially, you build a wall
using heavy blocks which use their own weight to hold back the soil

Full Transcript

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But here, they went for a gravity wall.
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Essentially, you build a wall using heavy blocks
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which use their own weight
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to hold back the soil.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
9
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:17
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
10
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 It is over 1000 feet thick and supplies millions - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
It is over 1000 feet thick and supplies millions
S06 • E09 Workers were nearing completion - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Workers were nearing completion
S06 • E05 [narrator] Monday, November 7th, 2005. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Monday, November 7th, 2005.
S06 • E09 There was a lot of construction crews here, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There was a lot of construction crews here,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Crucially, the wall needs a wide base - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Crucially, the wall needs a wide base
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The new bridge would be built - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The new bridge would be built
S06 • E07 Once the first half was complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Once the first half was complete,
S06 • E03 [narrator] The most importan bridge in Austria was down. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] The most importan bridge in Austria was down.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Laurel Budhoo's husband - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: Laurel Budhoo's husband
S06 • E08 And this dam was built essentially by hand - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And this dam was built essentially by hand
S06 • E09 He love what he does, he love his work, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
He love what he does, he love his work,
S06 • E07 Next, the old bridge would be - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Next, the old bridge would be
S06 • E02 Car after car, driving off of a bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Car after car, driving off of a bridge
S06 • E10 [narrator] By 2008, the hills of Rivermist - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] By 2008, the hills of Rivermist
S06 • E06 It's like assembling flatpack furniture. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
It's like assembling flatpack furniture.
S06 • E09 It's a hot day, bright and sunny, beautiful day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It's a hot day, bright and sunny, beautiful day.
S06 • E07 But the first crossing of its kind in this province - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But the first crossing of its kind in this province
S06 • E03 It was gut-wrenching. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
It was gut-wrenching.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Holding back the water is a 2,000 foot long earthen embankment - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
[narrator] Holding back the water is a 2,000 foot long earth...
S06 • E01 [narrator] Gainesville, Florida, October 22nd, 2020 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Gainesville, Florida, October 22nd, 2020