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Engineering Catastrophes

In San Francisco,the Embarcadero's {\an8}more than century old seawallis under threatfrom...

In San Francisco,
the Embarcadero's {\an8}more than century old seawall
is under threat
from an earthquake. {\an8}[John speaking]

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In San Francisco, the Embarcadero's
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{\an8}more than century old seawall is under threat from an earthquake.
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{\an8}[John speaking]
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:04
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 BAKER: The designers of the time knew that if you're gonna take - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
BAKER: The designers of the time knew that if you're go...
S06 • E07 FOREMAN: One of the things that happens is that rain - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
FOREMAN: One of the things that happens is that rain
S06 • E04 [narrator] The cause was tragically simple, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] The cause was tragically simple,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Authorities were left with no choice - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Authorities were left with no choice
S06 • E08 [narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at risk. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at ri...
S06 • E03 [Eduardo Alonso speaking] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[Eduardo Alonso speaking]
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential route - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential rout...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between
S06 • E02 [narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses
S06 • E06 [narrator] The liquefied historical fill could slip, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] The liquefied historical fill could slip,
S06 • E01 You wouldn't want to be underneath - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You wouldn't want to be underneath
S06 • E05 Because they are very high structure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
Because they are very high structure,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Although key to the structure's safety, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Although key to the structure's safety,
S06 • E09 The investigation report says there was lead caulking that was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The investigation report says there was lead caulking that w...
S06 • E07 If you have balconies that have the -- have the structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
If you have balconies that have the -- have the structure
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing disaster - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing...
S06 • E04 {\an8}You have to damage part of the structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
{\an8}You have to damage part of the structure
S06 • E03 If a weak spot in the tunnel is missed during monitoring, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
If a weak spot in the tunnel is missed during monitoring,
S06 • E09 They lined the joints or seams with molten lead, and as - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
They lined the joints or seams with molten lead, and as
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: If not properly sealed against water, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: If not properly sealed against water,