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[narrator] But with a crane this size
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Engineering Catastrophes

But with a cranethis size, a typical winter's daycan be enoughto create catastrophe. As...

[narrator] But with a crane
this size, a typical winter's day
can be enough
to create catastrophe. As civil engineer
Adrian Brugger
knows only too well. Wind is an incredibly
strong force on cranes

Full Transcript

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[narrator] But with a crane this size,
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a typical winter's day can be enough to create catastrophe.
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As civil engineer Adrian Brugger knows only too well.
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Wind is an incredibly strong force on cranes.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:05
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E04 If that beam had completely cracked, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
If that beam had completely cracked,
S06 • E02 In a dense urban area, it's jut not the way to do this. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
In a dense urban area, it's jut not the way to do th...
S06 • E03 [narrator] In the wake of the disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] In the wake of the disaster,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The fact that flash flooding - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: The fact that flash flooding
S06 • E05 The pipelines are very well marked. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
The pipelines are very well marked.
S06 • E10 [narrator] In 1989, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] In 1989,
S06 • E01 Everything was just a mess, but you couldn't tell what it was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Everything was just a mess, but you couldn't tell what ...
S06 • E08 Uh, because often once one thing fails, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Uh, because often once one thing fails,
S06 • E02 [Bracken] Debris is going t go everywhere. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[Bracken] Debris is going t go everywhere.
S06 • E09 The foundations were built in actually a sandy type of soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The foundations were built in actually a sandy type of soil
S06 • E07 If it went off, the devastation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
If it went off, the devastation
S06 • E04 [narrator] The bridge inspector's swift action likely saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
[narrator] The bridge inspector's swift action likely s...
S06 • E01 [narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals
S06 • E06 A normal building or a bridge has a foundation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
A normal building or a bridge has a foundation
S06 • E03 And then several days later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
And then several days later,
S06 • E09 The columns that hold up the bridge at the bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The columns that hold up the bridge at the bridge
S06 • E07 {\an8}I don't think that anybody had any clue at all. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
{\an8}I don't think that anybody had any clue at all.
S06 • E08 [narrator] The first clues came from eyewitnesses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The first clues came from eyewitnesses
S06 • E05 It turned out that the exact location of the pipe - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
It turned out that the exact location of the pipe
S06 • E07 {\an8}NARRATOR: In Texas, just 50 tons of ammonium nitrate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
{\an8}NARRATOR: In Texas, just 50 tons of ammonium nitrate