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[narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing disaster
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Engineering Catastrophes

Valencia's stand out structure was facing disaster less than a decade after opening. The...

[narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing disaster less than a decade after opening. The problem it seems, stemmed from Valencia's hot windy climate and how it interacted with the steel trencadis covered roof. Vicente Garcia is a professo of architecture

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[narrator] Valencia's stand out structure was facing disaster
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less than a decade after opening.
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The problem it seems, stemmed from Valencia's hot
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windy climate
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and how it interacted with the steel trencadis covered roof.
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Vicente Garcia is a professo of architecture.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:32
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E04 {\an8}You have to damage part of the structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
{\an8}You have to damage part of the structure
S06 • E03 If a weak spot in the tunnel is missed during monitoring, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
If a weak spot in the tunnel is missed during monitoring,
S06 • E09 They lined the joints or seams with molten lead, and as - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
They lined the joints or seams with molten lead, and as
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: If not properly sealed against water, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: If not properly sealed against water,
S06 • E03 In the aftermath of the disaster, 84 buildings were affected, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
In the aftermath of the disaster, 84 buildings were affec...
S06 • E04 [narrator] But the source of the corrosion remained a mystery. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] But the source of the corrosion remained a myster...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But sway wasn't the only problem concerning residents, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
[narrator] But sway wasn't the only problem concerning ...
S06 • E09 BAKER: They hired a metallurgist, who said that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
BAKER: They hired a metallurgist, who said that
S06 • E06 [Nehemiah] This sounds like a disaster movie, but the threat is very real. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[Nehemiah] This sounds like a disaster movie, but the threat...
S06 • E07 {\an8}With cantilevers, where if that's not properly constructed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
{\an8}With cantilevers, where if that's not properly co...
S06 • E09 According to investigation report, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
According to investigation report,
S06 • E05 [narrator] Driven deep into the ground, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Driven deep into the ground,
S06 • E02 [narrator] The concrete and mesh base w built up with modern fill - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] The concrete and mesh base w built up with mode...
S06 • E09 They just hammered it in there between the pipe and the valve. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
They just hammered it in there between the pipe and the valv...
S06 • E04 But it turns out that inside this particular building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
But it turns out that inside this particular building,
S06 • E06 [narrator] As the danger looms, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As the danger looms,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Not only was the connection vulnerable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: Not only was the connection vulnerable,
S06 • E04 [narrator] While examining nearly six tons of rubble, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] While examining nearly six tons of rubble,
S06 • E03 [narrator] To finally stabilize the ground, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] To finally stabilize the ground,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Whether the cladding, the beams, or both were allowing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Whether the cladding, the beams, or both were allo...