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Engineering Catastrophes

One of our gates had failedand had broken looseand went downstream. Lake Dunlapwas...

One of our gates had failed
and had broken loose
and went downstream. [narrator] Lake Dunlap
was emptying fast. [Johnson] There really
was nothing you could do. It was gone

Full Transcript

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One of our gates had failed and had broken loose and went downstream.
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[narrator] Lake Dunlap was emptying fast.
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[Johnson] There really was nothing you could do.
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It was gone.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:06
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 • E01 This was our property right here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
This was our property right here.
S06 • E05 Three were seriously injured. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Three were seriously injured.
S06 • E10 And that's the way you say it, it's clay-like. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
And that's the way you say it, it's clay-like.
S06 • E02 but the report found that the same currents - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
but the report found that the same currents
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The tragedy rocked the city to its core - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: The tragedy rocked the city to its core
S06 • E01 And if we move over a little bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And if we move over a little bit,
S06 • E07 All of a sudden, you know, this is on the national news, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
All of a sudden, you know, this is on the national news,
S06 • E09 Why had the structure failed so catastrophically? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Why had the structure failed so catastrophically?
S06 • E01 [narrator] Luckily, no one was injured. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Luckily, no one was injured.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The problem was clear for all to see. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The problem was clear for all to see.
S06 • E08 At that point, there was nothing to do - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
At that point, there was nothing to do
S06 • E04 Was removed by explosives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Was removed by explosives.
S06 • E02 It was just impossible to recorrect. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It was just impossible to recorrect.
S06 • E03 There was kind of a shrinkage and creeping of the concrete - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
There was kind of a shrinkage and creeping of the concrete
S06 • E07 The northwestern expansion joint had failed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The northwestern expansion joint had failed,
S06 • E04 The building started moving and stopped. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The building started moving and stopped.
S06 • E09 An investigation was launched, and engineers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
An investigation was launched, and engineers
S06 • E04 And the critical question is how much explosives - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
And the critical question is how much explosives
S06 • E09 One potential clue was an event that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
One potential clue was an event that
S06 • E07 The question was what had caused it to happen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The question was what had caused it to happen.