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This really did come down like a house of cards
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Engineering Catastrophes

This really did come down likea house of cards

This really did come down like
a house of cards

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This really did come down like a house of cards.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:19
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E04 [narrator] In big construction, every element - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] In big construction, every element
S06 • E09 KWAMI: Failures like this are a reminder that every - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
KWAMI: Failures like this are a reminder that every
S06 • E01 It's either by putting fill material in there - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
It's either by putting fill material in there
S06 • E08 And it was imbedded in the concrete. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And it was imbedded in the concrete.
S06 • E02 [narrator] More than 20 years later for Robert and others, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] More than 20 years later for Robert and others...
S06 • E06 [narrator] After the investigation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:43
[narrator] After the investigation,
S06 • E09 The key is to identify them - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The key is to identify them
S06 • E05 [narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials
S06 • E03 [narrator] With big infrastructure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With big infrastructure,
S06 • E07 They would push the raised section back - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They would push the raised section back
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With big construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: With big construction,
S06 • E08 They've been underwater since the late 20s. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
They've been underwater since the late 20s.
S06 • E07 {\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100
S06 • E04 [narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the people below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the peopl...
S06 • E05 In the months that followed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
In the months that followed,
S06 • E03 ...like this disaster in Spain, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
...like this disaster in Spain,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster,
S06 • E01 The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone landscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone lands...
S06 • E09 Like this catastrophe in Colorado - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this catastrophe in Colorado
S06 • E02 [narrator] From epic structures to towering cities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] From epic structures to towering cities,