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Engineering Catastrophes

I'm sure there were time demands. I'm sure there was a schedul that had to be met....

I'm sure there were time demands. I'm sure there was a schedul that had to be met. Something was sacrificed, in this case it was the safety

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I'm sure there were time demands.
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I'm sure there was a schedul that had to be met.
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Something was sacrificed, in this case it was the safety.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:38
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 • E01 But, intense heat and contamination can cause it - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
But, intense heat and contamination can cause it
S06 • E10 The deck section was pulled off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The deck section was pulled off
S06 • E06 And the jib head actually has a set of wheels - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And the jib head actually has a set of wheels
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With the creek bed heavily eroded, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: With the creek bed heavily eroded,
S06 • E08 So the ground shakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the ground shakes,
S06 • E10 [narrator] As investigators dug deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] As investigators dug deeper,
S06 • E03 The steel and the concrete play different roles. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The steel and the concrete play different roles.
S06 • E08 Now there's quite a large distance - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Now there's quite a large distance
S06 • E02 [narrator] Bridge engineers are constantly battling - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Bridge engineers are constantly battling
S06 • E03 So it's crucial to have the right amount of both. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So it's crucial to have the right amount of both.
S06 • E07 The last pile is the mixture of sawdust - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The last pile is the mixture of sawdust
S06 • E06 You have this two-block long creature, more or less. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
You have this two-block long creature, more or less.
S06 • E01 Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water
S06 • E03 [Nehemiah] Get it wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[Nehemiah] Get it wrong,
S06 • E08 So, what that does is really increases the displacements around this corner. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So, what that does is really increases the displacements aro...
S06 • E05 You know, they performed admirably. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You know, they performed admirably.
S06 • E07 So as you can see, this will - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So as you can see, this will
S06 • E09 What happens at that point is, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
What happens at that point is,
S06 • E05 That was definitely a big event. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
That was definitely a big event.
S06 • E03 [narrator] And that's what happened here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] And that's what happened here.