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Engineering Catastrophes

These are the second pair ofbridges here, but like their predecessors, they get their...

These are the second pair of
bridges here, but like their predecessors, they get their strength
from reinforced concrete

Full Transcript

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These are the second pair of bridges here,
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but like their predecessors,
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they get their strength from reinforced concrete.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:09
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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 • E07 [explosion blasts] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[explosion blasts]
S06 • E01 So, it's the perfect combination for fertilizer. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
So, it's the perfect combination for fertilizer.
S06 • E08 It was lunchtime and I went and visited the central library. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It was lunchtime and I went and visited the central library.
S06 • E04 It only tries to hold the shape of the arch. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It only tries to hold the shape of the arch.
S06 • E09 Tracy Abbott is a professor of Civil Engineering. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Tracy Abbott is a professor of Civil Engineering.
S06 • E02 In the early morning of Monday, July 23, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
In the early morning of Monday, July 23,
S06 • E10 Driving through it was almost - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Driving through it was almost
S06 • E05 [narrator] Friday morning, August 21st 2020. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Friday morning, August 21st 2020.
S06 • E10 It really evoked the period of time - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
It really evoked the period of time
S06 • E04 [narrator] But with 60,000 vehicles crossing every day, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] But with 60,000 vehicles crossing every day,
S06 • E07 This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction
S06 • E06 Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan.
S06 • E09 What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete,
S06 • E08 Some people screamed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Some people screamed.
S06 • E09 That's what I'm showing here is we've got, again, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
That's what I'm showing here is we've got, ag...
S06 • E04 The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables
S06 • E03 Depending on the thickness, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
Depending on the thickness,
S06 • E07 January 31st, 2022. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
January 31st, 2022.
S06 • E01 So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong.