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Engineering Catastrophes

So when it comes to demolition, engineers always have their work cut out. As forensic...

So when it comes to demolition, engineers always have their work cut out. [narrator] As forensic engineer Bill Bracken explains, demolition methods can vary There's too main ways
to bring down
an existing building

Full Transcript

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So when it comes to demolition,
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engineers always have their work cut out.
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[narrator] As forensic engineer Bill Bracken explains,
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demolition methods can vary
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There's too main ways to bring down an existing building.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:07
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
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] In 2019, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In 2019,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Sometimes, this historic cityscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Sometimes, this historic cityscape
S06 • E03 [Greg Szulgit] Residents would have access - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Greg Szulgit] Residents would have access
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: For the next 80 years, the plant produced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: For the next 80 years, the plant produced
S06 • E10 For example, when we take this bridge out of service, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
For example, when we take this bridge out of service,
S06 • E01 [narrator] And every farmin community needs fertilizer. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] And every farmin community needs fertilizer.
S06 • E09 Urban legend says that engineers were told to look for - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Urban legend says that engineers were told to look for
S06 • E04 More of it passes through Tennessee than any other state. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
More of it passes through Tennessee than any other state.
S06 • E09 All the produce that we harvest in the Huron area - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
All the produce that we harvest in the Huron area
S06 • E07 John Merle is an associate professor of chemistry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
John Merle is an associate professor of chemistry.
S06 • E10 [narrator] And there's much more to the Bay Bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] And there's much more to the Bay Bridge
S06 • E03 [narrator] By 2007, the second tower was underwa - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] By 2007, the second tower was underwa
S06 • E02 One is to implode the building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
One is to implode the building,
S06 • E07 MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source.
S06 • E08 This caught everyone off-guard. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
This caught everyone off-guard.
S06 • E07 Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants.
S06 • E01 Over the years, the city essentially grew up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Over the years, the city essentially grew up
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it�...
S06 • E10 A western part, where we are right now, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
A western part, where we are right now,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot and dry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot...