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Engineering Catastrophes

It was very mucha community-driven project. Nearly 100,000 square feetof stadium is...

It was very much
a community-driven project. [narrator]
Nearly 100,000 square feet
of stadium is dedicated to nine courts, accommodating multiple sports
under one giant roof, supported by steel trusses. [Brendan Walker]
Trusses are used everywhere from bridges and cranes
to stadiums. They're effectively a self-supporting
steel lattice that's perfect
for spanning long distances without need extra support
in the middle. [Greg Szulgit]
It's amazing engineering. When it all comes together you end up in a covered space
the size of a football field

Full Transcript

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It was very much a community-driven project.
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[narrator] Nearly 100,000 square feet of stadium
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is dedicated to nine courts,
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accommodating multiple sports under one giant roof,
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supported by steel trusses.
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[Brendan Walker] Trusses are used everywhere
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from bridges and cranes to stadiums.
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They're effectively
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a self-supporting steel lattice
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that's perfect for spanning long distances
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without need extra support in the middle.
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[Greg Szulgit] It's amazing engineering.
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When it all comes together
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you end up in a covered space the size of a football field.
Duration
40 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:13
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
10
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 • E03 [narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be stro...
S06 • E09 There's a joke that Danny Devito, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
There's a joke that Danny Devito,
S06 • E06 [narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains,
S06 • E08 like this story in the U.K. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
like this story in the U.K.
S06 • E09 "But I want to come back once they find the treasure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
"But I want to come back once they find the treasure,
S06 • E07 The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in
S06 • E02 But across a nearly five month football season - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But across a nearly five month football season
S06 • E05 [narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soil and fabric, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soi...
S06 • E07 {\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern
S06 • E02 In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together screaming, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together scream...
S06 • E01 A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged
S06 • E06 It was meant to show the stability - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
It was meant to show the stability
S06 • E03 They poured concrete for the foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
They poured concrete for the foundations,
S06 • E04 It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the bell rings - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the be...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity,
S06 • E02 [narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billion dollar stadium, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billi...
S06 • E01 These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span
S06 • E06 {\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
{\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler
S06 • E07 {\an8}When you have two nations building - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
{\an8}When you have two nations building
S06 • E01 [narrator] Six concrete pier support seven spans. - Engineering Catastrophes 01:01
[narrator] Six concrete pier support seven spans.