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Engineering Catastrophes

Essentially, the columnsweren't up to the jobthat they were designed for, potentially...

Essentially, the columns
weren't up to the job
that they were designed for, potentially putting
the building at risk

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Essentially, the columns weren't up to the job that they were designed for,
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potentially putting the building at risk.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:00
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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 • E07 But when trouble strikes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
But when trouble strikes,
S06 • E06 Just as the crane starts tipping, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Just as the crane starts tipping,
S06 • E05 [narrator] On the southern edge of Spain, along the Costa Tropical, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] On the southern edge of Spain, along the Costa Tr...
S06 • E09 Now it has a much wider width that it can flow through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
Now it has a much wider width that it can flow through
S06 • E08 It's gonna drag all the other ones down with it. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
It's gonna drag all the other ones down with it.
S06 • E01 So many things so close to a fertilizer plant - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
So many things so close to a fertilizer plant
S06 • E06 But you can imagine if I start tipping forward at that point, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
But you can imagine if I start tipping forward at that point...
S06 • E07 Like this disaster in Canada, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this disaster in Canada,
S06 • E06 Ultimately, this was beyond the point of no return. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Ultimately, this was beyond the point of no return.
S06 • E04 Once you fall into this river, your chances of survival are minuscule. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once you fall into this river, your chances of survival are ...
S06 • E07 A section of the bridge lifted almost two feet into the air. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
A section of the bridge lifted almost two feet into the air.
S06 • E03 For many, the removal of the second tower - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
For many, the removal of the second tower
S06 • E09 That's important that we remember the lives lost, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
That's important that we remember the lives lost,
S06 • E02 Nine million people more or less - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Nine million people more or less
S06 • E05 but as the name suggests, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
but as the name suggests,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: A critical link gone in the blink of an eye. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: A critical link gone in the blink of an eye.
S06 • E04 [narrator] While the road remained closed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] While the road remained closed,
S06 • E07 We were cut off from all of the necessary amenities that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We were cut off from all of the necessary amenities that
S06 • E08 It caused quite a lot more movement at the corner that failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
It caused quite a lot more movement at the corner that faile...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky