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[narrator] The huge concrete cylinder would weigh over 13,000 tons
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Engineering Catastrophes

The huge concrete cylinderwould weigh over 13,000 tons. What they wanted to dowas to build...

[narrator]
The huge concrete cylinder
would weigh over 13,000 tons. What they wanted to do
was to build something that was going to be equal
in weight to one of the pillars
of the triumphal arch

Full Transcript

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[narrator] The huge concrete cylinder would weigh over 13,000 tons.
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What they wanted to do was to build something
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that was going to be equal in weight
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to one of the pillars of the triumphal arch.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:24
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E07 {\an8}Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation
S06 • E08 I started looking around, thinking, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
I started looking around, thinking,
S06 • E03 It folded just like a carpenter's ruler. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
It folded just like a carpenter's ruler.
S06 • E10 A detailed investigation was launched - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
A detailed investigation was launched
S06 • E01 These welds were effectively all that was holding - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
These welds were effectively all that was holding
S06 • E04 [narrator] The interchange below ground to a halt - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The interchange below ground to a halt
S06 • E03 And then it swam down in the ice, creating a spume of ice up in the air. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And then it swam down in the ice, creating a spume of ice up...
S06 • E02 For a city to get a championship game for any sport, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
For a city to get a championship game for any sport,
S06 • E06 And for tolerances, they were willing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
And for tolerances, they were willing
S06 • E07 So the level can be different depending on where you take - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the level can be different depending on where you take
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The moving monument that residents had - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: The moving monument that residents had
S06 • E08 It must be coming from there." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It must be coming from there."
S06 • E03 [narrator] Onlookers were staggered by the destruction. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Onlookers were staggered by the destruction.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Concerned fans were clamoring to know what had caused the delays. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Concerned fans were clamoring to know what had...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Here, this variation led to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: Here, this variation led to
S06 • E10 [narrator] In fact, on the day of the collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In fact, on the day of the collapse
S06 • E09 It was -- it was -- it was interesting to see how - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was -- it was -- it was interesting to see how
S06 • E08 If you live in the city, imagine how you're feeling - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
If you live in the city, imagine how you're feeling
S06 • E03 [narrator] But even its cutting edge design couldn't save the bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] But even its cutting edge design couldn't...
S06 • E09 All these golden stripes moved up and down, up and down, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
All these golden stripes moved up and down, up and down,