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Engineering Catastrophes

It was lunchtimeand I went and visited51 p.m.,the peace was shattered as Christchurch was...

It was lunchtime
and I went and visited
the central library. [narrator] At 12:51 p.m.,
the peace was shattered as Christchurch was rocked
by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock. [crowd clamoring] The whole floor swayed
underneath me

Full Transcript

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It was lunchtime and I went and visited the central library.
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[narrator] At 12:51 p.m., the peace was shattered
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as Christchurch was rocked by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock.
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[crowd clamoring]
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The whole floor swayed underneath me.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:15
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 • E09 Tracy Abbott is a professor of Civil Engineering. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Tracy Abbott is a professor of Civil Engineering.
S06 • E04 It only tries to hold the shape of the arch. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It only tries to hold the shape of the arch.
S06 • E02 In the early morning of Monday, July 23, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
In the early morning of Monday, July 23,
S06 • E10 Driving through it was almost - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Driving through it was almost
S06 • E05 [narrator] Friday morning, August 21st 2020. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Friday morning, August 21st 2020.
S06 • E10 It really evoked the period of time - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
It really evoked the period of time
S06 • E04 [narrator] But with 60,000 vehicles crossing every day, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] But with 60,000 vehicles crossing every day,
S06 • E07 This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction
S06 • E06 Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan.
S06 • E09 What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete,
S06 • E08 Some people screamed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Some people screamed.
S06 • E09 That's what I'm showing here is we've got, again, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
That's what I'm showing here is we've got, ag...
S06 • E04 The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables
S06 • E03 Depending on the thickness, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
Depending on the thickness,
S06 • E07 January 31st, 2022. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
January 31st, 2022.
S06 • E10 October 17th, 1989. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
October 17th, 1989.
S06 • E01 So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong.
S06 • E04 And at the same time, the truss will try to open - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And at the same time, the truss will try to open
S06 • E07 At approximately 8 p.m., - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
At approximately 8 p.m.,