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[narrator] But in fact, ther may have been prior warning that this could happen. A similar event occurred in 1899, soon after the bridge's completion, when an ice flow threatened to destroy the structure. At the time, authorities decided to simply reinforce the vulnerable abutments. The solution was
to build high walls
around the abutments, hoping to protect them
from the onslaught
of the winter ice
to build high walls
around the abutments, hoping to protect them
from the onslaught
of the winter ice
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[narrator] But in fact, ther
may have been prior warning
that this could happen.
00:00:05.687 --> 00:00:10.645
A similar event occurred
in 1899, soon after
the bridge's completion,
00:00:10.072 --> 00:00:14.325
when an ice flow threatened
to destroy the structure.
00:00:14.327 --> 00:00:19.645
At the time, authorities
decided to simply reinforce
the vulnerable abutments.
00:00:20.927 --> 00:00:24.725
The solution was
to build high walls
around the abutments,
00:00:24.727 --> 00:00:28.725
hoping to protect them
from the onslaught
of the winter ice.
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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.
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