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[narrator] And that's what happened here

Engineering Catastrophes

And that's what happened here. As concrete was poured above the unsupported lower level...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E03 • 2018

[narrator] And that's what happened here. As concrete was poured above the unsupported lower level failed first. The collapse initiated
on the ground floor,
the columns gave way, and the building gained momentum, crushing into the floor belo each one with more momentum and more power in a pancake fashion, one story on top of another This structure was doomed
to collapse

Full Transcript

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[narrator] And that's what happened here.

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As concrete was poured above

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the unsupported lower level failed first.

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The collapse initiated on the ground floor, the columns gave way,

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and the building gained momentum,

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crushing into the floor belo

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each one with more momentum and more power in a pancake fashion,

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one story on top of another

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This structure was doomed to collapse.

Duration

30 seconds

Views

17

Timestamp in Movie

00:11:01

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

3

Genres

Production

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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.