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[narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky

Engineering Catastrophes

But engineers knewthey might not be so lucky if another quake struck, so they began...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E10 • 2018

[narrator] But engineers knew
they might not be so lucky if another quake struck, so they began planning for a truly state-of-the-art
replacement bridge. We had to build something that would withstand
the largest potential
earthquake in 1,500 years

Full Transcript

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[narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky

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if another quake struck,

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so they began planning

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for a truly state-of-the-art replacement bridge.

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We had to build something

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that would withstand the largest potential earthquake in 1,500 years.

Duration

19 seconds

Views

13

Timestamp in Movie

00:12:32

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

10

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.