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[narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations
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Engineering Catastrophes

Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations, secured to solid rock, on...

[narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations, secured to solid rock, on which the abutments would sit. They had to get to a rock
that not only was high enough
for abutment supports, they tried to get rock that was solid. [narrator] And engineers found it, just half a mile downstream from the falls. Now, engineers had
stable rock to build on

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[narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations,
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secured to solid rock, on which the abutments would sit.
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They had to get to a rock that not only was high enough for abutment supports,
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they tried to get rock that was solid.
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[narrator] And engineers found it, just half a mile downstream from the falls.
00:00:21.008 --> 00:00:24.718
Now, engineers had stable rock to build on.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:14
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 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
S06 • E03 They poured concrete for the foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
They poured concrete for the foundations,
S06 • E04 It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the bell rings - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the be...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity,
S06 • E02 [narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billion dollar stadium, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billi...
S06 • E01 These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span
S06 • E06 {\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
{\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler
S06 • E07 {\an8}When you have two nations building - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
{\an8}When you have two nations building
S06 • E01 [narrator] Six concrete pier support seven spans. - Engineering Catastrophes 01:01
[narrator] Six concrete pier support seven spans.
S06 • E10 [narrator] When the stadium opened in May 2000, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] When the stadium opened in May 2000,