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[narrator] So why had this historic dam failed so catastrophically?
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Engineering Catastrophes

So why hadthis historic dam failedso catastrophically? Local journalist Eileen Paceknew...

[narrator] So why had
this historic dam failed
so catastrophically? Local journalist Eileen Pace
knew that residents
would demand answers. You have to understand.
A lot of residents here
have lakefront property because
it's lakefront property. So naturally,
people were very upset. People want their lake back

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[narrator] So why had this historic dam failed so catastrophically?
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Local journalist Eileen Pace knew that residents would demand answers.
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You have to understand. A lot of residents here have lakefront property
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because it's lakefront property.
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So naturally, people were very upset.
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People want their lake back.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:38
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 • E10 [narrator] The investigation also revealed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
[narrator] The investigation also revealed
S06 • E01 [narrator] When that happens the soil above drops throug - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] When that happens the soil above drops throug
S06 • E03 There's only one reason why the concrete failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:59
There's only one reason why the concrete failed.
S06 • E02 And that was one of the reasons - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And that was one of the reasons
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: But the expansion joint isn't just exposed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
NARRATOR: But the expansion joint isn't just exposed
S06 • E09 Without it, the tower of columns would become unstable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Without it, the tower of columns would become unstable,
S06 • E01 [narrator] On the surface, the Westwood sinkhole - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] On the surface, the Westwood sinkhole
S06 • E09 CUETO: And as the levels kept going up, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
CUETO: And as the levels kept going up,
S06 • E02 They didn't stand a chance. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
They didn't stand a chance.
S06 • E09 Without grout, the stresses on that shim plate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Without grout, the stresses on that shim plate
S06 • E09 The entire column shifts down from its intended position. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The entire column shifts down from its intended position.
S06 • E07 {\an8}On one connection, all 40 bolts that kept - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}On one connection, all 40 bolts that kept
S06 • E02 [narrator] As the community mourned, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] As the community mourned,
S06 • E08 [narrator] The first factor officials would investigate was the bear-trap gate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] The first factor officials would investigate was ...
S06 • E09 Once that column shifted from its intended position, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once that column shifted from its intended position,
S06 • E07 {\an8}What they didn't know was why. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}What they didn't know was why.
S06 • E09 This essentially causes the entire - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
This essentially causes the entire
S06 • E07 MABRY: The failed bolts were sent for - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
MABRY: The failed bolts were sent for
S06 • E01 When we're pulling water from the aquifer near - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
When we're pulling water from the aquifer near
S06 • E05 [narrator] So why had this tried and true method used around the world - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] So why had this tried and true method used around...