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The water table in Berlin
is very shallow and the soil is a mix
of sand and clay. So it's completely
the wrong sort of place to build mega structures
of this size
is very shallow and the soil is a mix
of sand and clay. So it's completely
the wrong sort of place to build mega structures
of this size
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The water table in Berlin
is very shallow
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and the soil is a mix
of sand and clay.
00:00:05.301 --> 00:00:07.834
So it's completely
the wrong sort of place
00:00:07.901 --> 00:00:10.634
to build mega structures
of this size.
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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.
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