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[narrator] In ever-evolving city skylines
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Engineering Catastrophes

In ever-evolvingcity skylines, engineers build boldto stand out from the crowd, but...

[narrator] In ever-evolving
city skylines, engineers build bold
to stand out from the crowd, but sometimes, structures draw attention
for all the wrong reasons

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[narrator] In ever-evolving city skylines,
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engineers build bold to stand out from the crowd,
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but sometimes,
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structures draw attention for all the wrong reasons,
Duration
14 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:03
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 • E09 Antonio Chacel is a lifelong resident. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Antonio Chacel is a lifelong resident.
S06 • E03 Large, riveted tubes, bottom plates, top plates, diaphragm plates. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Large, riveted tubes, bottom plates, top plates, diaphragm p...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Their hectic hom for two decades was this, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Their hectic hom for two decades was this,
S06 • E05 [narrator] Part of the huge project - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Part of the huge project
S06 • E03 So the whole thing is very, very rigid. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So the whole thing is very, very rigid.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The result was this -- - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: The result was this --
S06 • E10 It was very much a community-driven project. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
It was very much a community-driven project.
S06 • E04 [narrator] But in recent years, this 70-year-old interchange - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] But in recent years, this 70-year-old interchange
S06 • E03 [narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be stro...
S06 • E09 There's a joke that Danny Devito, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
There's a joke that Danny Devito,
S06 • E06 [narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains,
S06 • E08 like this story in the U.K. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
like this story in the U.K.
S06 • E09 "But I want to come back once they find the treasure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
"But I want to come back once they find the treasure,
S06 • E07 The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in
S06 • E02 But across a nearly five month football season - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But across a nearly five month football season
S06 • E05 [narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soil and fabric, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soi...
S06 • E07 {\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern
S06 • E02 In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together screaming, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together scream...
S06 • E01 A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged
S06 • E06 It was meant to show the stability - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
It was meant to show the stability