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[narrator] The problem was in the scale
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Engineering Catastrophes

The problemwas in the scale of the plate test, which didn't godeep or wide enough to...

[narrator] The problem
was in the scale of the plate test, which didn't go
deep or wide enough to discover the soft ground. [Dr. Marolo Alfaro] If you
have weak soil here, then in here, you have not
considered this weak soil, because your stress is
only within that stiff soil

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[narrator] The problem was in the scale
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of the plate test,
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which didn't go deep or wide enough
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to discover the soft ground.
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[Dr. Marolo Alfaro] If you have weak soil here,
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then in here, you have not considered this weak soil,
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because your stress is only within that stiff soil.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:41
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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}The repair costs were estimated to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
{\an8}The repair costs were estimated to
S06 • E01 [narrator] But this was a tried and true technique throughout this region. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] But this was a tried and true technique throug...
S06 • E07 The good news is that the damage - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The good news is that the damage
S06 • E09 So in embankment dams, best practice of engineers is to put - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So in embankment dams, best practice of engineers is to put
S06 • E02 [narrator] In December, 2021, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] In December, 2021,
S06 • E03 [narrator] With massive structures, engineers build to survive every eventuality - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With massive structures, engineers build to su...
S06 • E10 [narrator] Developers have stated - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Developers have stated
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Meanwhile, many hope the countrywide problems with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, many hope the countrywide problems with
S06 • E04 [narrator] In the case of this building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] In the case of this building,
S06 • E05 So, which, of course, created instability of the crane - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So, which, of course, created instability of the crane
S06 • E08 [narrator] This layer of softer ground, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
[narrator] This layer of softer ground,
S06 • E05 {\an8}Whatever the reason for the change, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Whatever the reason for the change,
S06 • E09 So what they did is the valve is - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So what they did is the valve is
S06 • E01 So, in these conditions, it seems the glue just wasn't working properly. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So, in these conditions, it seems the glue just wasn't ...
S06 • E06 [narrator] And citywide, discussions are underway - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] And citywide, discussions are underway
S06 • E04 So it had a high content of salt, which attacked the steel. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So it had a high content of salt, which attacked the steel.
S06 • E03 Like this catastrophe on the Niagara River, which divided two nations. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Like this catastrophe on the Niagara River, which divided...
S06 • E09 That means all the pipe going upstream to the reservoir was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
That means all the pipe going upstream to the reservoir was
S06 • E05 [narrator] In the aftermath of the catastrophe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] In the aftermath of the catastrophe,
S06 • E07 In big construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
In big construction,