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[narrator] Over time, cyclic loading or repeated stressors
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Engineering Catastrophes

Over time,cyclic loadingor repeated stressors can cause the connectionsto work themselves...

[narrator] Over time,
cyclic loading
or repeated stressors can cause the connections
to work themselves loose, which can be disastrous. {\an8}[Antonio speaking Spanish]

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[narrator] Over time, cyclic loading or repeated stressors
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can cause the connections to work themselves loose,
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which can be disastrous.
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{\an8}[Antonio speaking Spanish]
Duration
14 seconds
Views
9
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:29
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 • E07 And what that meant is bolts, especially on the ends, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
And what that meant is bolts, especially on the ends,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With the cause discovered, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: With the cause discovered,
S06 • E01 Cracks and fissures that are normally supported - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
Cracks and fissures that are normally supported
S06 • E10 [narrator] Nearly a year after the collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Nearly a year after the collapse,
S06 • E04 We then started to get a sense of what they're going to try to do - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We then started to get a sense of what they're going to...
S06 • E09 Until you are in the those people shoes, you don't know - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Until you are in the those people shoes, you don't know
S06 • E04 They kept knocking out brick after brick. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
They kept knocking out brick after brick.
S06 • E03 [narrator] A replacement bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] A replacement bridge
S06 • E02 And they're basically just massive concrete piers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
And they're basically just massive concrete piers
S06 • E01 So, sinkholes become ever more common. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
So, sinkholes become ever more common.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The combination of temperature fluctuations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: The combination of temperature fluctuations,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: After the disaster, the decision was made - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: After the disaster, the decision was made
S06 • E08 But when they raised an intact hinge from the gate next to it, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
But when they raised an intact hinge from the gate next to i...
S06 • E10 The new wall has concrete piers, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The new wall has concrete piers,
S06 • E09 By 2017, the new garage was complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
By 2017, the new garage was complete,
S06 • E03 [narrator] The new and improved Reichsbrucke opened in 1980 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The new and improved Reichsbrucke opened in 19...
S06 • E06 {\an8}The lack of lateral or sideways support made things much worse. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}The lack of lateral or sideways support made things mu...
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: When one bolt fails, it stresses the other 39, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
SZULGIT: When one bolt fails, it stresses the other 39,
S06 • E09 For some, it serves as a reminder of the responsibility - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
For some, it serves as a reminder of the responsibility
S06 • E05 [Corina] While we don't know for sure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[Corina] While we don't know for sure,