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Engineering Catastrophes

In this case, that meantconstructing the piers first. Then using a temporarymobile...

[narrator] In this case, that meant
constructing the piers first. Then using a temporary
mobile scaffolding system, also known
as an auxiliary bridge,
to build the roadway. The steel falsework
sits on two huge,
parallel steel girders, around 30 feet apart. around 30 feet apart. Running the length
of three, piers and always securely
connected to two. The falsework has both,
sliding devices and jacks, allowing it to move
along the structure as the bride is built,
section by section. {\an8}[Antonio speaking Spanish]

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[narrator] In this case,
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that meant constructing the piers first.
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Then using a temporary mobile scaffolding system,
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also known as an auxiliary bridge, to build the roadway.
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The steel falsework sits on two huge, parallel steel girders,
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around 30 feet apart.
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around 30 feet apart.
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Running the length of three, piers
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and always securely connected to two.
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The falsework has both, sliding devices and jacks,
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allowing it to move along the structure
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as the bride is built, section by section.
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{\an8}[Antonio speaking Spanish]
Duration
40 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:01
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E01 [narrator] A gaping sinkhol that kept growing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] A gaping sinkhol that kept growing,
S06 • E10 [narrator] This is one of those subdivisions - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] This is one of those subdivisions
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: One major challenge was to achieve the necessary - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: One major challenge was to achieve the necessary
S06 • E06 [narrator] As the population boomed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As the population boomed,
S06 • E09 Crews can keep moving forward with construction on site while - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Crews can keep moving forward with construction on site whil...
S06 • E01 I see this massive hole in front of me. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
I see this massive hole in front of me.
S06 • E09 It's kind of like a factory line - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It's kind of like a factory line
S06 • E02 At this point we, literally, think that we're under attack. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
At this point we, literally, think that we're under att...
S06 • E08 Veteran journalist Eileen Pace knows this quaint town well. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Veteran journalist Eileen Pace knows this quaint town well.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Fledgling reporte Bertha Gonzalez, then just 20 years old, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Fledgling reporte Bertha Gonzalez, then just 2...
S06 • E07 {\an8}so you really want to avoid anything that could upset - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}so you really want to avoid anything that could upset
S06 • E10 It was my first home - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
It was my first home
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The parking garage was made of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: The parking garage was made of
S06 • E06 There were plans for expansion of more beds and more emergency care. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
There were plans for expansion of more beds and more emergen...
S06 • E08 There's a lot of water around here, a lot of recreation. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
There's a lot of water around here, a lot of recreation...
S06 • E02 It was so close, days away from the 9/11 attacks. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was so close, days away from the 9/11 attacks.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Gainesville is a sprawling college town - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Gainesville is a sprawling college town
S06 • E04 Farmers moved in and started growing crops that continues to this day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Farmers moved in and started growing crops that continues to...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: But engineers didn't just - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: But engineers didn't just
S06 • E10 [narrator] Javiera's home was one of 300 new houses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] Javiera's home was one of 300 new houses