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Engineering Catastrophes

Doing the research, I saw thatthey weren't required to have sprinklers,because when the...

Doing the research, I saw that
they weren't required to have sprinklers,
because when the building was built back in
the 1930s, sprinklers were not required

Full Transcript

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Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to have
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sprinklers, because when the building
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was built back in the 1930s,
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sprinklers were not required.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:21
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 The earthquake was one of the worst disasters - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
The earthquake was one of the worst disasters
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: While the temporary bridge was being built, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: While the temporary bridge was being built,
S06 • E08 And for every single thing you look at to be broken. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And for every single thing you look at to be broken.
S06 • E06 In Manhattan, a massive crawler crane - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
In Manhattan, a massive crawler crane
S06 • E08 [narrator] Across Christchurch, more than 180 people died, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
[narrator] Across Christchurch, more than 180 people died,
S06 • E01 You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the volunteer does - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the vo...
S06 • E07 But there was another outstanding mystery. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But there was another outstanding mystery.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: In California, a crucial bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: In California, a crucial bridge
S06 • E07 At the time, the plant was heavily stocked with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
At the time, the plant was heavily stocked with
S06 • E03 [narrator] Nearly 48 hours after the collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Nearly 48 hours after the collapse,
S06 • E09 An investigation was underway to understand why it failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
An investigation was underway to understand why it failed.
S06 • E02 [narrator] And with a blowdown, that control is key. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] And with a blowdown, that control is key.
S06 • E01 [narrator] With the city in mourning, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With the city in mourning,
S06 • E07 So why had the fire simmered instead - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
So why had the fire simmered instead
S06 • E04 [narrator] The crack was in a critical girder, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The crack was in a critical girder,
S06 • E09 Civil Engineering Professor Tracy Abbot - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Civil Engineering Professor Tracy Abbot
S06 • E06 {\an8}And on the morning of the collapse, it was both windy and snowing. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}And on the morning of the collapse, it was both windy ...
S06 • E05 [narrator] In Corpus Christi, Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] In Corpus Christi, Texas,
S06 • E10 [woman speaking over radio] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[woman speaking over radio]
S06 • E02 So that if something does go wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So that if something does go wrong,