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[narrator] In big construction, every element
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Engineering Catastrophes

In big construction,every element has to work togetherin perfect harmony. Get that balance...

[narrator]
In big construction,
every element has to work together
in perfect harmony. Get that balance wrong,
and the results
can be catastrophic. Like this federal building
in Florida that was hiding
a deadly secret. It just all collapsed. What happened and what made
this building fall apart?

Full Transcript

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[narrator] In big construction, every element
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has to work together in perfect harmony.
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Get that balance wrong, and the results can be catastrophic.
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Like this federal building in Florida
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that was hiding a deadly secret.
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It just all collapsed.
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What happened and what made this building fall apart?
Duration
24 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:21
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
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 • E08 And it was imbedded in the concrete. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And it was imbedded in the concrete.
S06 • E02 [narrator] More than 20 years later for Robert and others, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] More than 20 years later for Robert and others...
S06 • E06 [narrator] After the investigation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:43
[narrator] After the investigation,
S06 • E09 The key is to identify them - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The key is to identify them
S06 • E05 [narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials
S06 • E03 [narrator] With big infrastructure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With big infrastructure,
S06 • E07 They would push the raised section back - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They would push the raised section back
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With big construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: With big construction,
S06 • E08 They've been underwater since the late 20s. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
They've been underwater since the late 20s.
S06 • E07 {\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100
S06 • E04 [narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the people below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the peopl...
S06 • E05 In the months that followed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
In the months that followed,
S06 • E03 ...like this disaster in Spain, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
...like this disaster in Spain,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster,
S06 • E01 The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone landscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone lands...
S06 • E09 Like this catastrophe in Colorado - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this catastrophe in Colorado
S06 • E02 [narrator] From epic structures to towering cities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] From epic structures to towering cities,
S06 • E04 Oh, my God. There's people in there. Just how bad is this? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Oh, my God. There's people in there. Just how bad is th...
S06 • E08 And my guess is over time the vibration of those pins without being replaced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
And my guess is over time the vibration of those pins withou...
S06 • E01 So, there's really no gettin away from this problem. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
So, there's really no gettin away from this problem.