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So the Schwerbelastungskorper was built to test the ground, basically
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Engineering Catastrophes

So the Schwerbelastungskorperwas built to testthe ground, basically

So the Schwerbelastungskorper
was built to test
the ground, basically

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So the Schwerbelastungskorper was built to test the ground, basically.
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8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:37:49
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
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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 • E10 [narrator] But no one had yet realized that Keiran was still inside. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] But no one had yet realized that Keiran was still...
S06 • E07 So the general process of planning a bridge is to find, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
So the general process of planning a bridge is to find,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Michel Richter is an architect and specialist - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Michel Richter is an architect and specialist
S06 • E08 Manchester, 2006. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
Manchester, 2006.
S06 • E09 FOSTER: The spire was designed to be 400 feet tall, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
FOSTER: The spire was designed to be 400 feet tall,
S06 • E05 More than 100,000 vehicles a day, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
More than 100,000 vehicles a day,
S06 • E03 [Patrick] They found out that the bridge was gonna go any minute now. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[Patrick] They found out that the bridge was gonna go any...
S06 • E09 So the final design had to be around 25 percent shorter. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So the final design had to be around 25 percent shorter.
S06 • E04 Just shock. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Just shock.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: But it was in the last part - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: But it was in the last part
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Making the obelisk both shorter and lighter - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Making the obelisk both shorter and lighter
S06 • E08 [humming] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[humming]
S06 • E05 [narrator] With Denver's traffic in a jam, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
[narrator] With Denver's traffic in a jam,
S06 • E07 In the designing stage, it was taken into account that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
In the designing stage, it was taken into account that
S06 • E06 [narrator] The huge concrete cylinder would weigh over 13,000 tons. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The huge concrete cylinder would weigh over 13,00...
S06 • E09 Just before Christmas 2009, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Just before Christmas 2009,
S06 • E08 I started looking around, thinking, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
I started looking around, thinking,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation
S06 • E03 It folded just like a carpenter's ruler. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
It folded just like a carpenter's ruler.
S06 • E10 A detailed investigation was launched - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
A detailed investigation was launched