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[narrator] Although the team didn't know it at the time, the fix hadn't worked
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Engineering Catastrophes

Although the teamdidn't know it at the time,the fix hadn't worked. The unsuccessful...

[narrator] Although the team
didn't know it at the time,
the fix hadn't worked. The unsuccessful repairs
to this truss were the stadium's
Achilles' heel. With the excessively
heavy snowfall, the welds
in the strengthening plates
failed, the truss buckled, and with no solid anchor
holding it in place it slipped off the columns. As it fell, it dragged
the rest of the roof down with it in seconds just like a house of cards

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Although the team didn't know it at the time, the fix hadn't worked.
00:00:05.008 --> 00:00:08.499
The unsuccessful repairs to this truss
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were the stadium's Achilles' heel.
00:00:10.009 --> 00:00:13.433
With the excessively heavy snowfall,
00:00:13.433 --> 00:00:16.000
the welds in the strengthening plates failed,
00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:17.633
the truss buckled,
00:00:17.699 --> 00:00:20.003
and with no solid anchor holding it in place
00:00:20.003 --> 00:00:21.009
it slipped off the columns.
00:00:22.599 --> 00:00:23.533
As it fell,
00:00:23.533 --> 00:00:25.000
it dragged the rest of the roof
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:26.004
down with it in seconds
00:00:26.004 --> 00:00:28.001
just like a house of cards.
Duration
29 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:43
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 • E07 Fortunately, it was early enough that they realized - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Fortunately, it was early enough that they realized
S06 • E02 This was so complex, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
This was so complex,
S06 • E08 People pay a lot of money to live in this city center, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
People pay a lot of money to live in this city center,
S06 • E06 [narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented
S06 • E03 [narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and ...
S06 • E09 A ball joint is a critical element for construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A ball joint is a critical element for construction,
S06 • E04 The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this
S06 • E05 And then we put Styrofoam blocks in, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And then we put Styrofoam blocks in,
S06 • E01 [narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
[narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted
S06 • E06 Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long,
S06 • E10 [narrator] The 2010 collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] The 2010 collapse
S06 • E08 That worked really well, but then it blew off later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
That worked really well, but then it blew off later,
S06 • E09 Probably the systems now are already - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Probably the systems now are already
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With the mistake corrected, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
NARRATOR: With the mistake corrected,
S06 • E05 It's the perfect solution. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It's the perfect solution.
S06 • E03 Well out of reach of any moving ice. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Well out of reach of any moving ice.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Adding aluminum edges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Adding aluminum edges
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,