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Engineering Catastrophes

It's the perfect solution. Removing the wet clayand using piles instead, meant the road's...

It's the perfect solution. [Brendan]
Removing the wet clay
and using piles instead, meant the road's foundation
would be solid

Full Transcript

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It's the perfect solution.
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[Brendan] Removing the wet clay and using piles instead,
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meant the road's foundation would be solid.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:24
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E08 [narrator] Adding aluminum edges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Adding aluminum edges
S06 • E03 Well out of reach of any moving ice. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Well out of reach of any moving ice.
S06 • E06 {\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper
S06 • E02 They'd been talking about i all year on TV, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
They'd been talking about i all year on TV,
S06 • E05 {\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
{\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square
S06 • E03 [narrator] Three years afte the catastrophe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Three years afte the catastrophe,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Mistakes can happen, but there's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Mistakes can happen, but there's
S06 • E09 Personally, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Personally,
S06 • E01 It's still going to be a critical length. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It's still going to be a critical length.
S06 • E04 {\an8}And I really do expect we're going to end up with a roadway - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
{\an8}And I really do expect we're going to end up with...
S06 • E09 Even though I tried, and I looked at it again and again, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Even though I tried, and I looked at it again and again,
S06 • E07 {\an8}MABRY: The lesson here is simple, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}MABRY: The lesson here is simple,
S06 • E06 {\an8}This bleak building shows the length that this regime - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
{\an8}This bleak building shows the length that this regime
S06 • E05 {\an8}No matter how hard we try, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}No matter how hard we try,
S06 • E01 Basically, by making the roads better, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Basically, by making the roads better,
S06 • E02 Not just in highlight on the professional football schedule, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Not just in highlight on the professional football schedule,
S06 • E10 I wouldn't swap it for anything. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
I wouldn't swap it for anything.
S06 • E09 MABRY: Whatever anyone might think of it, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
MABRY: Whatever anyone might think of it,
S06 • E01 And here, this bridge seems to have proven that theory - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And here, this bridge seems to have proven that theory