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NARRATOR: The problem was clear for all to see
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Engineering Catastrophes

The problem was clearfor all to see

NARRATOR: The problem was clear
for all to see

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NARRATOR: The problem was clear for all to see.
Duration
6 seconds
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14
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:18
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E08 At that point, there was nothing to do - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
At that point, there was nothing to do
S06 • E04 Was removed by explosives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Was removed by explosives.
S06 • E02 It was just impossible to recorrect. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It was just impossible to recorrect.
S06 • E03 There was kind of a shrinkage and creeping of the concrete - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
There was kind of a shrinkage and creeping of the concrete
S06 • E07 The northwestern expansion joint had failed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The northwestern expansion joint had failed,
S06 • E04 The building started moving and stopped. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The building started moving and stopped.
S06 • E09 An investigation was launched, and engineers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
An investigation was launched, and engineers
S06 • E04 And the critical question is how much explosives - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
And the critical question is how much explosives
S06 • E09 One potential clue was an event that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
One potential clue was an event that
S06 • E07 The question was what had caused it to happen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The question was what had caused it to happen.
S06 • E01 Now your home was basically a waste. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Now your home was basically a waste.
S06 • E05 [narrator] Initially, speculation focused - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Initially, speculation focused
S06 • E09 According to reports, a crane lifting a wall panel - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
According to reports, a crane lifting a wall panel
S06 • E03 The problem is that it changes how concrete behaves. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The problem is that it changes how concrete behaves.
S06 • E07 For a bridge such as the Nipigon River Bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
For a bridge such as the Nipigon River Bridge,
S06 • E10 So now, you may get separation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
So now, you may get separation
S06 • E04 {\an8}Too many explosives would risk hurling debris around the site, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
{\an8}Too many explosives would risk hurling debris around t...
S06 • E02 It can handle heavy vertical loads really well. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It can handle heavy vertical loads really well.
S06 • E01 [narrator] But what had caus this huge sinkhole to open u - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] But what had caus this huge sinkhole to open u
S06 • E03 [narrator] While the creep weakened the connections to the steel pylons, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] While the creep weakened the connections to th...