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[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted
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Engineering Catastrophes

The tunneling works effectively punched a hole into the fault, and the soil started...

[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted, and it started a chain reaction. [Simon] The tunneling works effectively punched a hole into the fault, and the soil started to
pull down, like draining
a massive hourglass

Full Transcript

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[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted,
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and it started a chain reaction.
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[Simon] The tunneling works effectively punched a hole into the fault,
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and the soil started to pull down, like draining a massive hourglass.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:24
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 • E07 Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here.
S06 • E09 It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved live...
S06 • E07 They did invasive inspections and then basically found - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
They did invasive inspections and then basically found
S06 • E05 [Ian] When I looked in the window, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Ian] When I looked in the window,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out,
S06 • E01 They saw parts of the trencadis, like, bulgin - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
They saw parts of the trencadis, like, bulgin
S06 • E08 There's nothing you could do. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
There's nothing you could do.
S06 • E10 So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for more than an hour. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for ...
S06 • E04 In Miami, a DEA building had collapsed suddenly and without warning. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
In Miami, a DEA building had collapsed suddenly and without ...
S06 • E02 [narrator] As the soil absorbed the water and expanded, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] As the soil absorbed the water and expanded,
S06 • E06 For the buildings on top, like the Embarcadero, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
For the buildings on top, like the Embarcadero,
S06 • E07 There is a problem with the cladding, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
There is a problem with the cladding,
S06 • E03 [narrator] For two days, the ground became more and more unstable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] For two days, the ground became more and more ...
S06 • E08 [Dr. Goldsborough] I'm sure they thought it was just gonna - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[Dr. Goldsborough] I'm sure they thought it was just go...
S06 • E05 [narrator] Searching through the rubble and devastation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Searching through the rubble and devastation,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In the world's windiest city, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: In the world's windiest city,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: After Lawn Lake Dam failed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: After Lawn Lake Dam failed
S06 • E01 [narrator] Worse was to come - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Worse was to come
S06 • E08 [narrator] Twelve nerve-racking hours later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Twelve nerve-racking hours later,
S06 • E07 PENNINGTON: With the combination of wind and rain, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
PENNINGTON: With the combination of wind and rain,