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Engineering Catastrophes

With big construction, engineers buildto stand the test of time, but sometimes,a problem...

NARRATOR:
With big construction, engineers build
to stand the test of time, but sometimes,
a problem can lie hidden for years
before disaster strikes

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: With big construction,
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engineers build to stand the test of time,
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but sometimes, a problem can lie
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hidden for years before disaster strikes.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:37
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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}Crews used brute force and more than 100 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100
S06 • E04 [narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the people below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the peopl...
S06 • E05 In the months that followed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
In the months that followed,
S06 • E03 ...like this disaster in Spain, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
...like this disaster in Spain,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster,
S06 • E01 The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone landscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone lands...
S06 • E09 Like this catastrophe in Colorado - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this catastrophe in Colorado
S06 • E02 [narrator] From epic structures to towering cities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] From epic structures to towering cities,
S06 • E04 Oh, my God. There's people in there. Just how bad is this? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Oh, my God. There's people in there. Just how bad is th...
S06 • E08 And my guess is over time the vibration of those pins without being replaced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
And my guess is over time the vibration of those pins withou...
S06 • E01 So, there's really no gettin away from this problem. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
So, there's really no gettin away from this problem.
S06 • E09 THOMAS: I could tell that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
THOMAS: I could tell that
S06 • E10 [narrator] For engineers, pushing the boundaries - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] For engineers, pushing the boundaries
S06 • E03 [narrator] Catastrophic dama caused by a critical oversight. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Catastrophic dama caused by a critical oversig...
S06 • E05 {\an8}[speaking Spanish] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
{\an8}[speaking Spanish]
S06 • E07 On February 25th, 2016, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
On February 25th, 2016,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Unleashing an unstoppable wave - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: Unleashing an unstoppable wave
S06 • E08 [narrator] And the result was catastrophic. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] And the result was catastrophic.
S06 • E04 What can we do to prevent this from happening again? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
What can we do to prevent this from happening again?
S06 • E02 Like this catastrophe in Spa - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Like this catastrophe in Spa