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[narrator] The cause was tragically simple

Engineering Catastrophes

The causewas tragically simple, massive corrosion to thebuilding's infrastructure that...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E04 • 2018

[narrator] The cause
was tragically simple, massive corrosion to the
building's infrastructure that was hidden
behind a recent paint job. It turned out an engineer
had certified the building six years earlier without
conducting what's known as a destructive
investigation. {\an8}A destructive investigation
is exactly
what it sounds like

Full Transcript

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[narrator] The cause was tragically simple,

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massive corrosion to the building's infrastructure

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that was hidden behind a recent paint job.

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It turned out an engineer had certified the building

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six years earlier without conducting what's known

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as a destructive investigation.

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{\an8}A destructive investigation is exactly what it sounds like.

Duration

23 seconds

Views

14

Timestamp in Movie

00:30:11

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

4

Genres

Production

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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.