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Engineering Catastrophes

When that happens the soil above drops throug into the cave belowand you have yourselfa...

[narrator] When that happens the soil above drops throug into the cave below
and you have yourself
a sinkhole

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[narrator] When that happens the soil above drops throug
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into the cave below and you have yourself a sinkhole.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:40
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E09 Without it, the tower of columns would become unstable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Without it, the tower of columns would become unstable,
S06 • E01 [narrator] On the surface, the Westwood sinkhole - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] On the surface, the Westwood sinkhole
S06 • E09 CUETO: And as the levels kept going up, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
CUETO: And as the levels kept going up,
S06 • E02 They didn't stand a chance. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
They didn't stand a chance.
S06 • E09 Without grout, the stresses on that shim plate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Without grout, the stresses on that shim plate
S06 • E09 The entire column shifts down from its intended position. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The entire column shifts down from its intended position.
S06 • E07 {\an8}On one connection, all 40 bolts that kept - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}On one connection, all 40 bolts that kept
S06 • E02 [narrator] As the community mourned, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] As the community mourned,
S06 • E08 [narrator] The first factor officials would investigate was the bear-trap gate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] The first factor officials would investigate was ...
S06 • E09 Once that column shifted from its intended position, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once that column shifted from its intended position,
S06 • E07 {\an8}What they didn't know was why. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}What they didn't know was why.
S06 • E09 This essentially causes the entire - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
This essentially causes the entire
S06 • E07 MABRY: The failed bolts were sent for - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
MABRY: The failed bolts were sent for
S06 • E01 When we're pulling water from the aquifer near - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
When we're pulling water from the aquifer near
S06 • E05 [narrator] So why had this tried and true method used around the world - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] So why had this tried and true method used around...
S06 • E10 It was a big disaster. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
It was a big disaster.
S06 • E06 In other words, the columns weren't stacked up exactly right. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
In other words, the columns weren't stacked up exactly ...
S06 • E06 They weren't exactly aligned. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
They weren't exactly aligned.
S06 • E09 The unstable column failed in seconds, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The unstable column failed in seconds,
S06 • E05 {\an8}The temporary structure is under constant pressure from the huge loads on top. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}The temporary structure is under constant pressure fro...