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Engineering Catastrophes

That was definitelya big event. And something that I'llremember for a long time. In big...

That was definitely
a big event. And something that I'll
remember for a long time. [narrator]
In big construction, everything must be checked
and double-checked. Because sometimes,
even the smallest mistakes can lead to a huge disaster. Like this catastrophe
in Spain. Where a major
construction process
came crashing down. This was sudden and deadly

Full Transcript

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That was definitely a big event.
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And something that I'll remember for a long time.
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[narrator] In big construction,
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everything must be checked and double-checked.
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Because sometimes, even the smallest mistakes
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can lead to a huge disaster.
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Like this catastrophe in Spain.
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Where a major construction process came crashing down.
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This was sudden and deadly.
Duration
34 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:00
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E03 [narrator] And that's what happened here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] And that's what happened here.
S06 • E07 If there is a lot of fuel, as in the case of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
If there is a lot of fuel, as in the case of
S06 • E10 When this earthquake hit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:46
When this earthquake hit,
S06 • E02 Like this catastrophe in Texas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Like this catastrophe in Texas.
S06 • E01 You don't normally think of water as a fuel, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
You don't normally think of water as a fuel,
S06 • E08 [narrator] But the lopsided design wasn't the sole cause of this disaster. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] But the lopsided design wasn't the sole caus...
S06 • E09 WALKER: When fully buried in the riverbed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
WALKER: When fully buried in the riverbed,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The official cause of the fire - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: The official cause of the fire
S06 • E06 And what happened, the center of mass, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
And what happened, the center of mass,
S06 • E01 [narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug
S06 • E02 [narrator] Sudden destructio on a massive scale. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] Sudden destructio on a massive scale.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, the columns were far more exposed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, the columns were far more exposed
S06 • E07 MERLE: Ammonium nitrate should be pure. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: Ammonium nitrate should be pure.
S06 • E08 [narrator] The main columns were 16 inches wide - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] The main columns were 16 inches wide
S06 • E02 [narrator] And a shocking tragedy - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] And a shocking tragedy
S06 • E07 It should be stored on its own, in a well-ventilated area, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It should be stored on its own, in a well-ventilated area,
S06 • E03 [narrator] It took eight months to clear the ruins of the garage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] It took eight months to clear the ruins of the...
S06 • E09 ABBOT: Seventeen feet of scour, or of the ground level dropping - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
ABBOT: Seventeen feet of scour, or of the ground level dropp...
S06 • E06 [narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer,
S06 • E05 A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor ...