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SZULGIT: When one bolt fails, it stresses the other 39
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Engineering Catastrophes

When one bolt fails,it stresses the other 39, until another one fails, and you get a...

SZULGIT: When one bolt fails,
it stresses the other 39, until another one fails, and you get a domino effect,
until there's nothing left to hold that bridge down

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SZULGIT: When one bolt fails, it stresses the other 39,
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until another one fails,
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and you get a domino effect, until there's nothing left to
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hold that bridge down.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:00
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 [Corina] While we don't know for sure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[Corina] While we don't know for sure,
S06 • E09 For some, it serves as a reminder of the responsibility - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
For some, it serves as a reminder of the responsibility
S06 • E10 So, whatever happens, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So, whatever happens,
S06 • E01 We decided no matter what, there, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
We decided no matter what, there,
S06 • E08 [narrator] After the Lake Dunlap dam failed in Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] After the Lake Dunlap dam failed in Texas,
S06 • E10 The piling wall is buried more deeply - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
The piling wall is buried more deeply
S06 • E07 Eventually, bit by bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Eventually, bit by bit,
S06 • E01 [narrator] While Matthew has moved out and moved on, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] While Matthew has moved out and moved on,
S06 • E06 As one stack of columns started to collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
As one stack of columns started to collapse,
S06 • E09 Quality control is essential to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Quality control is essential to
S06 • E02 [Nehemiah] With the motorists' warning system, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[Nehemiah] With the motorists' warning system,
S06 • E09 Any issues that are not addressed during construction - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Any issues that are not addressed during construction
S06 • E06 This really did come down like a house of cards. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
This really did come down like a house of cards.
S06 • E01 It's either by putting fill material in there - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
It's either by putting fill material in there
S06 • E04 [narrator] In big construction, every element - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] In big construction, every element
S06 • E09 KWAMI: Failures like this are a reminder that every - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
KWAMI: Failures like this are a reminder that every
S06 • E08 And it was imbedded in the concrete. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And it was imbedded in the concrete.
S06 • E02 [narrator] More than 20 years later for Robert and others, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] More than 20 years later for Robert and others...
S06 • E06 [narrator] After the investigation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:43
[narrator] After the investigation,
S06 • E05 [narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials