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Engineering Catastrophes

With the combinationof wind and rain, {\an8}you get wind-driven rain,which is far more --...

PENNINGTON: With the combination
of wind and rain, {\an8}you get wind-driven rain,
which is far more -- penetrates {\an8}far more than if it just
rains straight down

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PENNINGTON: With the combination of wind and rain,
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{\an8}you get wind-driven rain, which is far more -- penetrates
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{\an8}far more than if it just rains straight down.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
9
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:48
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 • E06 [narrator] But there's another weakness lurking - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] But there's another weakness lurking
S06 • E10 [narrator] In Manhattan, one of the world's tallest towers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In Manhattan, one of the world's tallest tow...
S06 • E09 In the wreckage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
In the wreckage,
S06 • E05 ...was, was, "Get him out as quick as possible." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
...was, was, "Get him out as quick as possible."
S06 • E03 [narrator] The cause was identified. The sinkhole was definitively man-made. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] The cause was identified. The sinkhole was def...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Water getting inside the building was only - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Water getting inside the building was only
S06 • E02 [narrator] After a historic Spanish road collapsed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] After a historic Spanish road collapsed,
S06 • E09 Dam safety engineer Mark Baker knows the case. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Dam safety engineer Mark Baker knows the case.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Despite sinking deep into the prairie, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Despite sinking deep into the prairie,
S06 • E01 Nobody in their wildest dreams expected problems like this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Nobody in their wildest dreams expected problems like this
S06 • E06 In San Francisco, the Embarcadero's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
In San Francisco, the Embarcadero's
S06 • E09 BAKER: The designers of the time knew that if you're gonna take - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
BAKER: The designers of the time knew that if you're go...
S06 • E07 FOREMAN: One of the things that happens is that rain - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
FOREMAN: One of the things that happens is that rain
S06 • E04 [narrator] The cause was tragically simple, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] The cause was tragically simple,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Authorities were left with no choice - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Authorities were left with no choice
S06 • E08 [narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at risk. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at ri...
S06 • E03 [Eduardo Alonso speaking] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[Eduardo Alonso speaking]
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential route - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential rout...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between
S06 • E02 [narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses