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Engineering Catastrophes

Unless it's exposedto the air, or has a decent drainage, it's not gonna dry out

Unless it's exposed
to the air, or has a decent drainage, it's not gonna dry out

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Unless it's exposed to the air,
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or has a decent drainage,
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it's not gonna dry out.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:37
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E06 [Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended.
S06 • E04 The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left.
S06 • E10 Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging.
S06 • E09 The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid,
S06 • E02 Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou
S06 • E10 Every truss is expected to sag a little bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:46
Every truss is expected to sag a little bit,
S06 • E04 So, I believe that sequence - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
So, I believe that sequence
S06 • E01 As things get harder, it becomes more brittle - Engineering Catastrophes 00:51
As things get harder, it becomes more brittle
S06 • E09 Running costs and maintenance would - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Running costs and maintenance would
S06 • E05 [narrator] Geotechnical engineer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Geotechnical engineer
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Instead of raising the level on - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
NARRATOR: Instead of raising the level on
S06 • E06 The water table in Berlin is very shallow - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The water table in Berlin is very shallow
S06 • E02 Every petal has to be perfectly balanced, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
Every petal has to be perfectly balanced,
S06 • E09 The problem wasn't the construction, which, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The problem wasn't the construction, which,
S06 • E03 [Simon] This ice was moving slowly, but with immense power, almost like a glacier - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[Simon] This ice was moving slowly, but with immense powe...
S06 • E09 It was all about the movement mechanism inside, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It was all about the movement mechanism inside,
S06 • E06 {\an8}Despite the evidence, undermining the arch, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
{\an8}Despite the evidence, undermining the arch,
S06 • E05 And these voids can be filled with water, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
And these voids can be filled with water,
S06 • E04 [narrator] The initial failure was caused by water logging. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] The initial failure was caused by water logging.
S06 • E07 I would say 99.9 percent of all cases, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
I would say 99.9 percent of all cases,