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Engineering Catastrophes

This dam was vital forthe future, but building with basicequipment in the thin air must...

This dam was vital for
the future, but building with basic
equipment in the thin air must have been
incredibly hard work

Full Transcript

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This dam was vital for the future,
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but building with basic equipment in
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the thin air must have been incredibly hard work.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:50
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 • E01 [narrator] This masterpiece of modern architecture - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] This masterpiece of modern architecture
S06 • E08 [narrator] A hidden weakness that gave workers a sinking feeling. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] A hidden weakness that gave workers a sinking fee...
S06 • E05 And sometimes, to the building they're working on too. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
And sometimes, to the building they're working on too.
S06 • E07 When treated, it can be stronger than steel. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
When treated, it can be stronger than steel.
S06 • E02 [narrator] By the 20th century, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] By the 20th century,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: But it's more than just strength -- in a shaky, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: But it's more than just strength -- in a shak...
S06 • E10 [narrator] And the better the view, the higher the price tag. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] And the better the view, the higher the price tag...
S06 • E03 And when it stops, the tunnel is stable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And when it stops, the tunnel is stable,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The vast earthworks took just a year to complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: The vast earthworks took just a year to complete,
S06 • E08 [narrator] Leaving engineers fighting against Mother Nature. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] Leaving engineers fighting against Mother Nature.
S06 • E05 At the city center, a new development was underway. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
At the city center, a new development was underway.
S06 • E04 The agents were on the west side of the building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The agents were on the west side of the building,
S06 • E07 Here, this success means wood isn't just used for houses. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Here, this success means wood isn't just used for house...
S06 • E04 [narrator] But this was about to become a morning - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] But this was about to become a morning
S06 • E10 The record, currently, as at more than $13,000 a square foot. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
The record, currently, as at more than $13,000 a square foot...
S06 • E09 ...until the summer of 1982, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
...until the summer of 1982,
S06 • E07 It's even the strength behind some much larger structures, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
It's even the strength behind some much larger structur...
S06 • E03 [narrator] Deformation has to be carefully monitored, so that extra shotcrete - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Deformation has to be carefully monitored, so ...
S06 • E02 May, 2021, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
May, 2021,
S06 • E01 So, depending on where you stand, how you look at it, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
So, depending on where you stand, how you look at it,