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Engineering Catastrophes

Officials anticipated up to two and a half inchesof subsidence. But Mother Naturehad a...

[narrator]
Officials anticipated up to two and a half inches
of subsidence. But Mother Nature
had a surprise in store. The structure sank over seven
and a half inches three times more than expected
in just over two years

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Officials anticipated
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up to two and a half inches of subsidence.
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But Mother Nature had a surprise in store.
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The structure sank over seven and a half inches
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three times more than expected in just over two years.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:08
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E10 [narrator] Further analysis of the wreckage - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Further analysis of the wreckage
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But the shine was soon coming off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: But the shine was soon coming off
S06 • E07 So the difference of the reference altitude was well - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
So the difference of the reference altitude was well
S06 • E09 The obelisk's crowning glory, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The obelisk's crowning glory,
S06 • E04 [Marie] Just seeing that collapse has made everybody fearful - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Marie] Just seeing that collapse has made everybody fearful
S06 • E02 [narrator] One of the petal would be equipped with a ca - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] One of the petal would be equipped with a ca
S06 • E03 Now, if ice was let loose gradually, it's not a proble - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
Now, if ice was let loose gradually, it's not a probl...
S06 • E05 [John] While it was under construction, back in 2013, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[John] While it was under construction, back in 2013,
S06 • E10 [narrator] The cause was tracked back - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] The cause was tracked back
S06 • E04 [narrator] Although the investigation is ongoing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Although the investigation is ongoing,
S06 • E06 For all its hubris, Hitler's regime had gotten the math wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
For all its hubris, Hitler's regime had gotten the math...
S06 • E05 And they didn't channel the water off of the soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And they didn't channel the water off of the soil
S06 • E09 And I've been - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And I've been
S06 • E05 {\an8}Once material like soil is heavily waterlogged... - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Once material like soil is heavily waterlogged...
S06 • E07 Engineers factored the difference into - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Engineers factored the difference into
S06 • E09 That's -- the whole project loses its punch. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
That's -- the whole project loses its punch.
S06 • E05 Unless it's exposed to the air, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Unless it's exposed to the air,
S06 • E07 The only problem was they went the wrong way, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The only problem was they went the wrong way,
S06 • E06 [Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended.
S06 • E04 The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left.