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[narrator] The cause was tracked back
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Engineering Catastrophes

The cause was tracked back to the initial constructiona decade earlier when the...

[narrator]
The cause was tracked back to the initial construction
a decade earlier when the truss
started to deform. They were installing
roof materials, and ceilings,
and various other things, adding more weight
onto that roof and realizing that
there was too much deflection
in that truss

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[narrator] The cause was tracked back
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to the initial construction a decade earlier
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when the truss started to deform.
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They were installing roof materials, and ceilings, and various other things,
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adding more weight onto that roof
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and realizing that there was too much deflection in that truss.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:23
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
10
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 • 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.
S06 • E10 Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging.
S06 • E09 The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid,
S06 • E02 Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou
S06 • E10 Every truss is expected to sag a little bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:46
Every truss is expected to sag a little bit,
S06 • E04 So, I believe that sequence - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
So, I believe that sequence
S06 • E01 As things get harder, it becomes more brittle - Engineering Catastrophes 00:51
As things get harder, it becomes more brittle
S06 • E09 Running costs and maintenance would - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Running costs and maintenance would
S06 • E06 The water table in Berlin is very shallow - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The water table in Berlin is very shallow
S06 • E05 [narrator] Geotechnical engineer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Geotechnical engineer