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Engineering Catastrophes

By noon,work was nearing completion when the day tooka dramatic turn. When the siloswere...

[narrator] By noon,
work was nearing completion when the day took
a dramatic turn. When the silos
were nearly 90% full, workers noticed
that the entire structure was starting to lean
to one side. [narrator] Not only was
the titanic complex leaning, it was starting to sink, along with its precious cargo. They must have just panicked

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[narrator] By noon, work was nearing completion
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when the day took a dramatic turn.
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When the silos were nearly 90% full,
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workers noticed that the entire structure
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was starting to lean to one side.
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[narrator] Not only was the titanic complex leaning,
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it was starting to sink,
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along with its precious cargo.
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They must have just panicked.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:08
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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 • E05 [narrator] In Liverpool, a dramatic crane collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In Liverpool, a dramatic crane collapse
S06 • E09 Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In Wellington, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: In Wellington,
S06 • E02 [narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient s...
S06 • E04 {\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013.
S06 • E07 But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper,
S06 • E04 [narrator] In an office used by undercover agents, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] In an office used by undercover agents,
S06 • E09 They were able to get a lot of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
They were able to get a lot of
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted,
S06 • E06 As the water moves through the surface of Earth, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
As the water moves through the surface of Earth,
S06 • E07 Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here.
S06 • E09 It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved live...
S06 • E07 They did invasive inspections and then basically found - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
They did invasive inspections and then basically found
S06 • E05 [Ian] When I looked in the window, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Ian] When I looked in the window,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out,
S06 • E01 They saw parts of the trencadis, like, bulgin - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
They saw parts of the trencadis, like, bulgin
S06 • E08 There's nothing you could do. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
There's nothing you could do.
S06 • E10 So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for more than an hour. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for ...
S06 • E04 In Miami, a DEA building had collapsed suddenly and without warning. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
In Miami, a DEA building had collapsed suddenly and without ...