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Engineering Catastrophes

Authorities were left with no choice but to cancel performances and shut the entire...

[narrator] Authorities were left with no choice but to cancel performances and shut the entire building down. This is the world's tallest
Opera House

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[narrator] Authorities were left with no choice
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but to cancel performances and shut
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the entire building down.
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This is the world's tallest Opera House.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:13
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 [narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at risk. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at ri...
S06 • E03 [Eduardo Alonso speaking] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[Eduardo Alonso speaking]
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential route - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential rout...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between
S06 • E02 [narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses
S06 • E06 [narrator] The liquefied historical fill could slip, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] The liquefied historical fill could slip,
S06 • E01 You wouldn't want to be underneath - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You wouldn't want to be underneath
S06 • E05 Because they are very high structure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
Because they are very high structure,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Although key to the structure's safety, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Although key to the structure's safety,
S06 • E09 The investigation report says there was lead caulking that was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The investigation report says there was lead caulking that w...
S06 • E07 If you have balconies that have the -- have the structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
If you have balconies that have the -- have the structure
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing disaster - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing...
S06 • E04 {\an8}You have to damage part of the structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
{\an8}You have to damage part of the structure
S06 • E03 If a weak spot in the tunnel is missed during monitoring, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
If a weak spot in the tunnel is missed during monitoring,
S06 • E09 They lined the joints or seams with molten lead, and as - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
They lined the joints or seams with molten lead, and as
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: If not properly sealed against water, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: If not properly sealed against water,
S06 • E03 In the aftermath of the disaster, 84 buildings were affected, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
In the aftermath of the disaster, 84 buildings were affec...
S06 • E04 [narrator] But the source of the corrosion remained a mystery. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] But the source of the corrosion remained a myster...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But sway wasn't the only problem concerning residents, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
[narrator] But sway wasn't the only problem concerning ...
S06 • E09 BAKER: They hired a metallurgist, who said that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
BAKER: They hired a metallurgist, who said that