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Engineering Catastrophes

The last pile isthe mixture of sawdust and ammonium nitrate

The last pile is
the mixture of sawdust and ammonium nitrate

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The last pile is the mixture of sawdust
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and ammonium nitrate.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:51
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 • E01 Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water
S06 • E03 [Nehemiah] Get it wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[Nehemiah] Get it wrong,
S06 • E08 So, what that does is really increases the displacements around this corner. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So, what that does is really increases the displacements aro...
S06 • E05 You know, they performed admirably. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You know, they performed admirably.
S06 • E07 So as you can see, this will - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So as you can see, this will
S06 • E09 What happens at that point is, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
What happens at that point is,
S06 • E05 That was definitely a big event. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
That was definitely a big event.
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 • E02 Like this catastrophe in Texas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Like this catastrophe in Texas.
S06 • E10 When this earthquake hit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:46
When this earthquake hit,
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.