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Engineering Catastrophes

Contractors were granted a demolition permit to bring the tower downthe old fashioned...

[Corina] Contractors were granted a demolition permit to bring the tower down
the old fashioned way, piece by piece,
floor by floor

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[Corina] Contractors were granted a demolition permit
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to bring the tower down the old fashioned way,
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piece by piece, floor by floor.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:55
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
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 • E09 With so many creeks to cross, bridges are a fact of life, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
With so many creeks to cross, bridges are a fact of life,
S06 • E07 Issues arise when temperature and pressure builds up, and this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
Issues arise when temperature and pressure builds up, and th...
S06 • E04 [narrator] Ted Kniazewycz is Director of Structures - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Ted Kniazewycz is Director of Structures
S06 • E08 [tense music playing] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[tense music playing]
S06 • E02 [narrator] Demolition was scheduled for late July - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Demolition was scheduled for late July
S06 • E10 But about three fourths of the bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
But about three fourths of the bridge
S06 • E01 Both the ammonium and the nitrate parts contain nitrogen, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Both the ammonium and the nitrate parts contain nitrogen,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: As this 2013 disaster in Texas revealed... - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: As this 2013 disaster in Texas revealed...
S06 • E09 These are the second pair of bridges here, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
These are the second pair of bridges here,
S06 • E07 [explosion blasts] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[explosion blasts]
S06 • E01 So, it's the perfect combination for fertilizer. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
So, it's the perfect combination for fertilizer.
S06 • E08 It was lunchtime and I went and visited the central library. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It was lunchtime and I went and visited the central library.
S06 • E04 It only tries to hold the shape of the arch. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It only tries to hold the shape of the arch.
S06 • E09 Tracy Abbott is a professor of Civil Engineering. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Tracy Abbott is a professor of Civil Engineering.
S06 • E02 In the early morning of Monday, July 23, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
In the early morning of Monday, July 23,
S06 • E10 Driving through it was almost - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Driving through it was almost
S06 • E05 [narrator] Friday morning, August 21st 2020. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Friday morning, August 21st 2020.
S06 • E10 It really evoked the period of time - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
It really evoked the period of time
S06 • E04 [narrator] But with 60,000 vehicles crossing every day, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] But with 60,000 vehicles crossing every day,
S06 • E07 This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction