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Engineering Catastrophes

Steel growsand shrinks with the weather fluctuations,so each of the main girders was...

NARRATOR: Steel grows
and shrinks with the weather fluctuations,
so each of the main girders was designed
to be held in place by expansion joints that literally allowed
the bridge to move as needed

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: Steel grows and shrinks with
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the weather fluctuations, so each of
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the main girders was designed to be held in place by
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expansion joints
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that literally allowed the bridge to move as needed.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:58
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 This method of construction is - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
This method of construction is
S06 • E04 [Joel] Beer is a really popular drink in this part of the country - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[Joel] Beer is a really popular drink in this part of the co...
S06 • E01 Luckily, the state sits above a massive natural reservoir. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Luckily, the state sits above a massive natural reservoir.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: By the fall of 2012, progress was good - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: By the fall of 2012, progress was good
S06 • E03 [narrator] But this wasn't an earthquake. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] But this wasn't an earthquake.
S06 • E10 Retaining walls can use deep, driven pilings, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Retaining walls can use deep, driven pilings,
S06 • E08 [scoffs] There's just nothing like it. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[scoffs] There's just nothing like it.
S06 • E04 [narrator] From the 1960s, Redbank's malt was stored - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
[narrator] From the 1960s, Redbank's malt was stored
S06 • E05 [narrator] But the long awaited bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] But the long awaited bridge
S06 • E07 ARCHIBALD: If you didn't take into account that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
ARCHIBALD: If you didn't take into account that
S06 • E01 [narrator] Jim Olson is a Florida based geophysicist. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Jim Olson is a Florida based geophysicist.
S06 • E09 But this build was about to go badly wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But this build was about to go badly wrong.
S06 • E10 But here, they went for a gravity wall. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
But here, they went for a gravity wall.
S06 • E01 It is over 1000 feet thick and supplies millions - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
It is over 1000 feet thick and supplies millions
S06 • E09 Workers were nearing completion - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Workers were nearing completion
S06 • E05 [narrator] Monday, November 7th, 2005. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Monday, November 7th, 2005.
S06 • E09 There was a lot of construction crews here, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There was a lot of construction crews here,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Crucially, the wall needs a wide base - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Crucially, the wall needs a wide base
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The new bridge would be built - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The new bridge would be built
S06 • E07 Once the first half was complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Once the first half was complete,