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Engineering Catastrophes

Cracks and fissuresthat are normally supported by water pressure are left empty, and the...

Cracks and fissures
that are normally supported by water pressure are left empty, and the ground above become vulnerable to collapse. As more water isextracted,
the aquifer can't keep
the water table topped up everywhere

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Cracks and fissures that are normally supported
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by water pressure are left empty,
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and the ground above become vulnerable to collapse.
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As more water isextracted, the aquifer can't keep the water table
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topped up everywhere.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:31
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 [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,
S06 • E09 By 2017, the new garage was complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
By 2017, the new garage was complete,
S06 • E03 [narrator] The new and improved Reichsbrucke opened in 1980 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The new and improved Reichsbrucke opened in 19...
S06 • E06 {\an8}The lack of lateral or sideways support made things much worse. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}The lack of lateral or sideways support made things mu...
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: When one bolt fails, it stresses the other 39, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
SZULGIT: When one bolt fails, it stresses the other 39,
S06 • E09 For some, it serves as a reminder of the responsibility - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
For some, it serves as a reminder of the responsibility
S06 • E05 [Corina] While we don't know for sure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[Corina] While we don't know for sure,
S06 • E10 So, whatever happens, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So, whatever happens,
S06 • E01 We decided no matter what, there, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
We decided no matter what, there,
S06 • E08 [narrator] After the Lake Dunlap dam failed in Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] After the Lake Dunlap dam failed in Texas,