To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
So we had five stories of reinforced concrete that was
Please log in to add to collections.
Engineering Catastrophes

So we had five stories ofreinforced concrete that was now in a pancake collapse on the...

So we had five stories of
reinforced concrete that was now in a pancake collapse on the ground -- that made it
extremely difficult for the rescuers to detect, locate,
and extricate the survivors

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.834
So we had five stories of reinforced concrete that was
00:00:04.009 --> 00:00:06.734
now in a pancake collapse on
00:00:06.008 --> 00:00:09.501
the ground -- that made it extremely difficult for
00:00:09.501 --> 00:00:14.734
the rescuers to detect, locate, and extricate the survivors.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:02
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 • E07 HARVEY: Traffic was backing up for miles, and you - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
HARVEY: Traffic was backing up for miles, and you
S06 • E01 A lot of them knew somethin serious was going on. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
A lot of them knew somethin serious was going on.
S06 • E10 [narrator] With the situation out of control, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] With the situation out of control,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Built to withstand huge internal forces, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Built to withstand huge internal forces,
S06 • E05 [Martin] Normally, you go through life and you don't see - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Martin] Normally, you go through life and you don't se...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With northerly winds and freezing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: With northerly winds and freezing
S06 • E06 [narrator] A security camera across a parking lot, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] A security camera across a parking lot,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Geophysicist Jim Olson - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Geophysicist Jim Olson
S06 • E04 Some were excited, some were in awe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Some were excited, some were in awe,
S06 • E09 We knew that we were going to need heavy resources to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
We knew that we were going to need heavy resources to
S06 • E03 It was one of the main road and main bridges in the city - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It was one of the main road and main bridges in the city
S06 • E07 Communities across the province declared - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Communities across the province declared
S06 • E05 [narrator] But it quickly became clear - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] But it quickly became clear
S06 • E08 [Johnson] I was working at home - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Johnson] I was working at home
S06 • E04 [Joel] It paused. It got stuck. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[Joel] It paused. It got stuck.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Friends and families of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: Friends and families of
S06 • E10 [narrator] With their homes uninhabitable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] With their homes uninhabitable,
S06 • E03 This major route that carried people, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
This major route that carried people,
S06 • E07 We have a lot of elderly in the community, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
We have a lot of elderly in the community,
S06 • E01 The craziest part about it was the house across the wa - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
The craziest part about it was the house across the wa