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Engineering Catastrophes

In the U.S.,it's estimated that 60 percent of allbridge failures are caused by this type...

In the U.S.,
it's estimated that 60 percent of all
bridge failures are caused by this type of erosion

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In the U.S., it's estimated
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that 60 percent of all bridge failures are caused by
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this type of erosion.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:30
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 It can take a lot of heat as - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It can take a lot of heat as
S06 • E05 And how important safety is for all of us. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
And how important safety is for all of us.
S06 • E09 That's a big problem - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
That's a big problem
S06 • E02 I'm sure there were time demands. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
I'm sure there were time demands.
S06 • E10 The deck section was pulled off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The deck section was pulled off
S06 • E01 But, intense heat and contamination can cause it - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
But, intense heat and contamination can cause it
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 • E03 The steel and the concrete play different roles. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The steel and the concrete play different roles.
S06 • E10 [narrator] As investigators dug deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] As investigators dug deeper,
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 • 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 • 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 • 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.