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[narrator] The 230-foor tower crane had collapsed suddenly
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Engineering Catastrophes

The 230-foor tower cranehad collapsed suddenly. And without warning

[narrator]
The 230-foor tower crane
had collapsed suddenly. And without warning

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[narrator] The 230-foor tower crane had collapsed suddenly.
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And without warning.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:07
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 • E09 Some estimates say it was an Olympic-size swimming pool - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Some estimates say it was an Olympic-size swimming pool
S06 • E06 The Bay Area was shaken by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
The Bay Area was shaken by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake.
S06 • E04 [Kevin] You're looking at this building with a caved-in roof - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Kevin] You're looking at this building with a caved-in...
S06 • E07 April 2014, and across New Zealand, wooden buildings - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
April 2014, and across New Zealand, wooden buildings
S06 • E08 It could handle all the prairie grain that was coming - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It could handle all the prairie grain that was coming
S06 • E02 [narrator] Miraculously, the workers had escaped unharmed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Miraculously, the workers had escaped unharmed.
S06 • E05 It was a real shock. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
It was a real shock.
S06 • E10 [narrator] Engineers used a clever trick - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Engineers used a clever trick
S06 • E01 He created incredible mosaics that are found all over Barcelona. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
He created incredible mosaics that are found all over Barcel...
S06 • E09 It looked like an ocean, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It looked like an ocean,
S06 • E04 Uh, just how bad is this?" - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
Uh, just how bad is this?"
S06 • E07 The cause of concern wasn't earthquakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The cause of concern wasn't earthquakes,
S06 • E01 On everything from building to artwork. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
On everything from building to artwork.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: A witness called the authorities, warning - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: A witness called the authorities, warning
S06 • E07 We started to see issues arising with properties where, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
We started to see issues arising with properties where,
S06 • E09 As residents evacuated, the flood was temporarily slowed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
As residents evacuated, the flood was temporarily slowed
S06 • E02 [narrator] And yet the city still held its breath. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] And yet the city still held its breath.
S06 • E05 [narrator] When Ian arrived, the scale of the catastrophe, became disturbingly clear, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] When Ian arrived, the scale of the catastrophe, b...
S06 • E03 [narrator] Homes and businesses were at risk of total collapse. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Homes and businesses were at risk of total col...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But allowing the wind to blow through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But allowing the wind to blow through