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Engineering Catastrophes

Like this catastrophe in Texas. A devastating disaster on one of the state's most vital...

Like this catastrophe in Texas. A devastating disaster on one of the state's most vital crossings. One single catastrophic event could disconnect
a whole community
from the mainland

Full Transcript

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Like this catastrophe in Texas.
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A devastating disaster
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on one of the state's most vital crossings.
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One single catastrophic event
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could disconnect a whole community from the mainland.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:04
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
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] But the lopsided design wasn't the sole cause of this disaster. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] But the lopsided design wasn't the sole caus...
S06 • E01 You don't normally think of water as a fuel, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
You don't normally think of water as a fuel,
S06 • E09 WALKER: When fully buried in the riverbed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
WALKER: When fully buried in the riverbed,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The official cause of the fire - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: The official cause of the fire
S06 • E06 And what happened, the center of mass, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
And what happened, the center of mass,
S06 • E01 [narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug
S06 • E02 [narrator] Sudden destructio on a massive scale. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] Sudden destructio on a massive scale.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, the columns were far more exposed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, the columns were far more exposed
S06 • E07 MERLE: Ammonium nitrate should be pure. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: Ammonium nitrate should be pure.
S06 • E02 [narrator] And a shocking tragedy - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] And a shocking tragedy
S06 • E07 It should be stored on its own, in a well-ventilated area, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It should be stored on its own, in a well-ventilated area,
S06 • E08 [narrator] The main columns were 16 inches wide - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] The main columns were 16 inches wide
S06 • E03 [narrator] It took eight months to clear the ruins of the garage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] It took eight months to clear the ruins of the...
S06 • E09 ABBOT: Seventeen feet of scour, or of the ground level dropping - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
ABBOT: Seventeen feet of scour, or of the ground level dropp...
S06 • E06 [narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer,
S06 • E05 A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor ...
S06 • E04 As welds cool, they give off hydrogen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
As welds cool, they give off hydrogen.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: There is hope that a change in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: There is hope that a change in
S06 • E09 So even though they had designed the bridge for scour, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So even though they had designed the bridge for scour,
S06 • E07 The solution is taking legacy industrial plants, like this, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The solution is taking legacy industrial plants, like this,