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Engineering Catastrophes

This is where this old,inconsistent cocktail of landfill could bein real trouble from a...

This is where this old,
inconsistent cocktail of landfill could be
in real trouble from a phenomenon
known as liquefaction. [narrator] Kim Blisniuk
is an earthquake geologist. [narrator] Kim Blisniuk
is an earthquake geologist. The Embarcadero is at risk
because it sits on a layer of sediment
and because that sediment
is near water, the shaking
from the earthquake allows for water to move through
to the surface of Earth

Full Transcript

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This is where this old, inconsistent cocktail
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of landfill could be in real trouble
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from a phenomenon known as liquefaction.
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[narrator] Kim Blisniuk is an earthquake geologist.
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[narrator] Kim Blisniuk is an earthquake geologist.
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The Embarcadero is at risk because it sits
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on a layer of sediment and because that sediment is near water,
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the shaking from the earthquake allows
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for water to move through to the surface of Earth.
Duration
31 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:55
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 • E07 NARRATOR: The only solution -- to close off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: The only solution -- to close off
S06 • E08 [narrator] October 18, 1913, in Canada, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] October 18, 1913, in Canada,
S06 • E09 Estes Park goes from being a thriving little town - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Estes Park goes from being a thriving little town
S06 • E08 [narrator] By noon, work was nearing completion - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] By noon, work was nearing completion
S06 • E05 [narrator] In Liverpool, a dramatic crane collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In Liverpool, a dramatic crane collapse
S06 • E09 Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In Wellington, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: In Wellington,
S06 • E02 [narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient s...
S06 • E04 {\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013.
S06 • E07 But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper,
S06 • E04 [narrator] In an office used by undercover agents, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] In an office used by undercover agents,
S06 • E09 They were able to get a lot of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
They were able to get a lot of
S06 • E06 As the water moves through the surface of Earth, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
As the water moves through the surface of Earth,
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted,
S06 • E07 Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here.
S06 • E09 It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved live...
S06 • E07 They did invasive inspections and then basically found - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
They did invasive inspections and then basically found
S06 • E05 [Ian] When I looked in the window, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Ian] When I looked in the window,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out,