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[narrator] A tragedy that left everyone asking,
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Engineering Catastrophes

"How could this be allowed to happen? And what do we do now?"

[narrator] A tragedy that left everyone asking, "What had gone wrong?" [Christopher DeSantis] "How could this be allowed to happen? And what do we do now?"

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[narrator] A tragedy that left everyone asking, "What had gone wrong?"
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[Christopher DeSantis] "How could this be allowed to happen?
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And what do we do now?"
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:15
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
3
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 • E06 That reinforces the fact that we really need to invest - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
That reinforces the fact that we really need to invest
S06 • E09 It looked like somebody just dropped - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It looked like somebody just dropped
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: This catastrophe triggered an urgent - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: This catastrophe triggered an urgent
S06 • E08 As we go along, we learn and we incorporate these things - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
As we go along, we learn and we incorporate these things
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And a crucial connection for remote - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: And a crucial connection for remote
S06 • E05 The old roads were always congested in the summer, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
The old roads were always congested in the summer,
S06 • E09 We knew that we were going to need heavy resources to make - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
We knew that we were going to need heavy resources to make
S06 • E10 Everything we could imagine, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
Everything we could imagine,
S06 • E09 We had picked up the phone, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
We had picked up the phone,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Richard Harvey has been mayor here - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: Richard Harvey has been mayor here
S06 • E02 You got your rocker bearings down here. Massive diaphragms. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You got your rocker bearings down here. Massive diaphragms.
S06 • E01 [narrator] In 2019, a memori was erected to honor those - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] In 2019, a memori was erected to honor those
S06 • E06 [narrator] In big engineering, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] In big engineering,
S06 • E02 Vertical stiffeners. Lateral stiffeners. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Vertical stiffeners. Lateral stiffeners.
S06 • E02 This beam is anywhere from 8 to 12 feet deep. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
This beam is anywhere from 8 to 12 feet deep.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Miami, Florida -- residents and tourists alike - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: Miami, Florida -- residents and tourists alike
S06 • E10 [narrator] In engineering, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] In engineering,
S06 • E04 [narrator] In big engineering, careful planning is the key to success, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] In big engineering, careful planning is the key t...
S06 • E07 The immensity of Lake Superior, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
The immensity of Lake Superior,
S06 • E02 You have the traffic load on top. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
You have the traffic load on top.