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[narrator] But big engineering can't be rushed without risking disaster
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Engineering Catastrophes

But big engineeringcan't be rushedwithout risking disaster. July 6th, 2009, the sound of...

[narrator] But big engineering
can't be rushed
without risking disaster. July 6th, 2009, the sound of construction
had become part of residents'
daily life. For locals
like Angela O'-Brien

Full Transcript

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[narrator] But big engineering can't be rushed without risking disaster.
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July 6th, 2009,
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the sound of construction had become part of residents' daily life.
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For locals like Angela O'-Brien.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:35
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E03 [narrator] By early 2005, construction was progressing smoothly, - Engineering Catastrophes 01:00
[narrator] By early 2005, construction was progressing sm...
S06 • E09 There were some campers up there - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There were some campers up there
S06 • E01 By using broken tile fragments, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
By using broken tile fragments,
S06 • E08 [narrator] Dr. Gordon Goldsborough is from - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Dr. Gordon Goldsborough is from
S06 • E07 Projecting, or cantilevered balconies, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Projecting, or cantilevered balconies,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Kevin and his colleagues were unaware - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Kevin and his colleagues were unaware
S06 • E09 Initially, campers thought the noise was wind - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Initially, campers thought the noise was wind
S06 • E01 [narrator] With more than 20 years' experience, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With more than 20 years' experience,
S06 • E07 You have beams anchored inside the building that jut out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
You have beams anchored inside the building that jut out,
S06 • E08 It could go to be distributed to Europe. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
It could go to be distributed to Europe.
S06 • E10 The base is the size of just two basketball courts, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
The base is the size of just two basketball courts,
S06 • E09 They had heard the sound of the Lawn Lake - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
They had heard the sound of the Lawn Lake
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: For more than a decade, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: For more than a decade,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Just minutes ago, 57 confiscated cars had been parked on the roof. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Just minutes ago, 57 confiscated cars had been pa...
S06 • E05 [narrator] But shortly after 12:00 pm, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But shortly after 12:00 pm,
S06 • E07 But this award-winning building in the world's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But this award-winning building in the world's
S06 • E02 [narrator] In the debris, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] In the debris,
S06 • E05 The next minute I hear is a big, massive bang! - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The next minute I hear is a big, massive bang!
S06 • E09 The amount of water gushing through this breach was insane. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The amount of water gushing through this breach was insane.
S06 • E05 [narrator] The 230-foor tower crane had collapsed suddenly. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] The 230-foor tower crane had collapsed suddenly.