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Engineering Catastrophes

But the report found that the same currents might have been strong enough to push the...

but the report found that the same currents might have been strong enough to push the massive front barges way off course. These vessels
don't have brakes, they don't have the ability
to pivot and stop on a dime

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but the report found that the same currents
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might have been strong enough to push
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the massive front barges way off course.
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These vessels don't have brakes,
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they don't have the ability to pivot and stop on a dime.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:08
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
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 • E09 NARRATOR: The tragedy rocked the city to its core - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: The tragedy rocked the city to its core
S06 • E01 And if we move over a little bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And if we move over a little bit,
S06 • E07 All of a sudden, you know, this is on the national news, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
All of a sudden, you know, this is on the national news,
S06 • E09 Why had the structure failed so catastrophically? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Why had the structure failed so catastrophically?
S06 • E01 [narrator] Luckily, no one was injured. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Luckily, no one was injured.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The problem was clear for all to see. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The problem was clear for all to see.
S06 • E08 At that point, there was nothing to do - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
At that point, there was nothing to do
S06 • E04 Was removed by explosives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Was removed by explosives.
S06 • E02 It was just impossible to recorrect. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It was just impossible to recorrect.
S06 • E07 The northwestern expansion joint had failed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The northwestern expansion joint had failed,
S06 • E03 There was kind of a shrinkage and creeping of the concrete - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
There was kind of a shrinkage and creeping of the concrete
S06 • E04 The building started moving and stopped. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The building started moving and stopped.
S06 • E09 An investigation was launched, and engineers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
An investigation was launched, and engineers
S06 • E04 And the critical question is how much explosives - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
And the critical question is how much explosives
S06 • E09 One potential clue was an event that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
One potential clue was an event that
S06 • E07 The question was what had caused it to happen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The question was what had caused it to happen.
S06 • E01 Now your home was basically a waste. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Now your home was basically a waste.
S06 • E05 [narrator] Initially, speculation focused - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Initially, speculation focused
S06 • E09 According to reports, a crane lifting a wall panel - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
According to reports, a crane lifting a wall panel
S06 • E03 The problem is that it changes how concrete behaves. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The problem is that it changes how concrete behaves.