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Engineering Catastrophes

Running costsand maintenance would be coveredby the taxpayers

Running costs
and maintenance would be covered
by the taxpayers

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Running costs and maintenance would
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be covered by the taxpayers.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:45
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 • E05 [narrator] Geotechnical engineer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Geotechnical engineer
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Instead of raising the level on - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
NARRATOR: Instead of raising the level on
S06 • E06 The water table in Berlin is very shallow - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The water table in Berlin is very shallow
S06 • E02 Every petal has to be perfectly balanced, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
Every petal has to be perfectly balanced,
S06 • E09 The problem wasn't the construction, which, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The problem wasn't the construction, which,
S06 • E03 [Simon] This ice was moving slowly, but with immense power, almost like a glacier - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[Simon] This ice was moving slowly, but with immense powe...
S06 • E09 It was all about the movement mechanism inside, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It was all about the movement mechanism inside,
S06 • E06 {\an8}Despite the evidence, undermining the arch, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
{\an8}Despite the evidence, undermining the arch,
S06 • E05 And these voids can be filled with water, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
And these voids can be filled with water,
S06 • E04 [narrator] The initial failure was caused by water logging. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] The initial failure was caused by water logging.
S06 • E07 I would say 99.9 percent of all cases, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
I would say 99.9 percent of all cases,
S06 • E04 was specifically designed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
was specifically designed
S06 • E03 [narrator] The mountain of i was beyond the limits - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] The mountain of i was beyond the limits
S06 • E09 FOSTER: The bars or ribs are driven by hydraulic motors, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
FOSTER: The bars or ribs are driven by hydraulic motors,
S06 • E02 The decision was made to keep the roof closed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
The decision was made to keep the roof closed.
S06 • E07 WALKER: So one side had to say to the other, "Sorry, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
WALKER: So one side had to say to the other, "Sorry,
S06 • E03 They had checked before. They knew where the water had come up typically. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They had checked before. They knew where the water had co...
S06 • E03 [narrator] But in fact, ther may have been prior warning that this could happen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] But in fact, ther may have been prior warning ...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With the two countries - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: With the two countries
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...