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Engineering Catastrophes

With the two countries starkly out of alignment,a solution was needed

NARRATOR:
With the two countries starkly out of alignment,
a solution was needed

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NARRATOR: With the two countries
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starkly out of alignment, a solution was needed.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:27
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 • E10 So when they jacked it up, they had to infill that with a steel plate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So when they jacked it up, they had to infill that with a st...
S06 • E06 This construction was so big that, once filled, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
This construction was so big that, once filled,
S06 • E05 This means they don't drain very well. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:39
This means they don't drain very well.
S06 • E04 {\an8}With the ditch full, the water couldn't drain properly - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
{\an8}With the ditch full, the water couldn't drain pro...
S06 • E07 {\an8}Like any situation where there's a difference - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Like any situation where there's a difference
S06 • E10 And they added these side plates on the trusses, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
And they added these side plates on the trusses,
S06 • E08 Because it's so high up, there's nothing to stop - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
Because it's so high up, there's nothing to stop
S06 • E01 [narrator] Taking a full yea By 1986, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
[narrator] Taking a full yea By 1986,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Not only are there lots of motors to keep running, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: Not only are there lots of motors to keep running,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Here, they achieved that by raising the abutment - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Here, they achieved that by raising the abutment
S06 • E06 The moisture of their breath would form clouds near the ceiling. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The moisture of their breath would form clouds near the ceil...
S06 • E02 But with a full slate of events from music to sports, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
But with a full slate of events from music to sports,
S06 • E10 [narrator] Although the team didn't know it at the time, the fix hadn't worked. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] Although the team didn't know it at the time...
S06 • E07 Fortunately, it was early enough that they realized - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Fortunately, it was early enough that they realized
S06 • E02 This was so complex, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
This was so complex,
S06 • E06 [narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented
S06 • E08 People pay a lot of money to live in this city center, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
People pay a lot of money to live in this city center,
S06 • E03 [narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and ...
S06 • E09 A ball joint is a critical element for construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A ball joint is a critical element for construction,
S06 • E04 The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide,