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Engineering Catastrophes

Like they had popped outor fallen down, um, and there was dirtpouring down at the bottomof...

Like they had popped out
or fallen down, um, and there was dirt
pouring down at the bottom
of that wall

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Like they had popped out or fallen down,
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um, and there was dirt pouring down at the bottom of that wall.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:35
Uploaded
Oct 29, 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 But while this cutting-edge tower - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
But while this cutting-edge tower
S06 • E01 And they connected to the bottom - Engineering Catastrophes 00:54
And they connected to the bottom
S06 • E03 A man who crossed the bridge on a daily basis left the American side, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
A man who crossed the bridge on a daily basis left the Ameri...
S06 • E07 The mistake, it seems, could be traced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The mistake, it seems, could be traced
S06 • E06 And Germania, Hitler's vision for a world capital, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And Germania, Hitler's vision for a world capital,
S06 • E05 {\an8}Witnesses reported that seeing the collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Witnesses reported that seeing the collapse
S06 • E04 [narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ramp - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ra...
S06 • E07 Dietmar Adam is a professor of geotechnical engineering. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Dietmar Adam is a professor of geotechnical engineering.
S06 • E05 [narrator] Thanks to the quick action of authorities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Thanks to the quick action of authorities,
S06 • E02 But things slowed down tremendously when the roof came up. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
But things slowed down tremendously when the roof came up...
S06 • E06 So the Schwerbelastungskorper was built to test the ground, basically. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So the Schwerbelastungskorper was built to test the ground, ...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But no one had yet realized that Keiran was still inside. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] But no one had yet realized that Keiran was still...
S06 • E07 So the general process of planning a bridge is to find, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
So the general process of planning a bridge is to find,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Michel Richter is an architect and specialist - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Michel Richter is an architect and specialist
S06 • E08 Manchester, 2006. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
Manchester, 2006.
S06 • E09 FOSTER: The spire was designed to be 400 feet tall, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
FOSTER: The spire was designed to be 400 feet tall,
S06 • E05 More than 100,000 vehicles a day, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
More than 100,000 vehicles a day,
S06 • E03 [Patrick] They found out that the bridge was gonna go any minute now. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[Patrick] They found out that the bridge was gonna go any...
S06 • E09 So the final design had to be around 25 percent shorter. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So the final design had to be around 25 percent shorter.
S06 • E04 Just shock. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Just shock.