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NARRATOR: But long before the unique obelisk could move
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Engineering Catastrophes

But long beforethe unique obelisk could move, engineers would have toovercome some unique...

NARRATOR: But long before
the unique obelisk could move, engineers would have to
overcome some unique challenges, starting from the ground up

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NARRATOR: But long before the unique obelisk could move,
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engineers would have to overcome some unique challenges,
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starting from the ground up.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:24
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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] The ice had reach the masonry abutments at the bridge's foundations - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The ice had reach the masonry abutments at the...
S06 • E02 In Atlanta, construction on a billion dollar football stadium - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
In Atlanta, construction on a billion dollar football sta...
S06 • E10 It was just terrible. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
It was just terrible.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: So how had a bridge built by two countries with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: So how had a bridge built by two countries with
S06 • E04 March 25, the town of Bellmawr was recovering - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
March 25, the town of Bellmawr was recovering
S06 • E05 Like they had popped out or fallen down, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like they had popped out or fallen down,
S06 • E08 But while this cutting-edge tower - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
But while this cutting-edge tower
S06 • E01 And they connected to the bottom - Engineering Catastrophes 00:54
And they connected to the bottom
S06 • E03 A man who crossed the bridge on a daily basis left the American side, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
A man who crossed the bridge on a daily basis left the Ameri...
S06 • E07 The mistake, it seems, could be traced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The mistake, it seems, could be traced
S06 • E06 And Germania, Hitler's vision for a world capital, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And Germania, Hitler's vision for a world capital,
S06 • E05 {\an8}Witnesses reported that seeing the collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Witnesses reported that seeing the collapse
S06 • E04 [narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ramp - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ra...
S06 • E07 Dietmar Adam is a professor of geotechnical engineering. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Dietmar Adam is a professor of geotechnical engineering.
S06 • E06 So the Schwerbelastungskorper was built to test the ground, basically. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So the Schwerbelastungskorper was built to test the ground, ...
S06 • E02 But things slowed down tremendously when the roof came up. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
But things slowed down tremendously when the roof came up...
S06 • E05 [narrator] Thanks to the quick action of authorities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Thanks to the quick action of authorities,
S06 • E10 [narrator] But no one had yet realized that Keiran was still inside. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] But no one had yet realized that Keiran was still...
S06 • E07 So the general process of planning a bridge is to find, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
So the general process of planning a bridge is to find,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Michel Richter is an architect and specialist - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Michel Richter is an architect and specialist