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Engineering Catastrophes

You know, it's just, it's justamazing whatthe volunteer does and how, how the...

You know, it's just, it's just
amazing what
the volunteer does and how, how the community
needs these people

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You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the volunteer does
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and how, how the community needs these people.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:38
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E09 NARRATOR: In California, a crucial bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: In California, a crucial bridge
S06 • E07 At the time, the plant was heavily stocked with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
At the time, the plant was heavily stocked with
S06 • E03 [narrator] Nearly 48 hours after the collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Nearly 48 hours after the collapse,
S06 • E09 An investigation was underway to understand why it failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
An investigation was underway to understand why it failed.
S06 • E02 [narrator] And with a blowdown, that control is key. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] And with a blowdown, that control is key.
S06 • E01 [narrator] With the city in mourning, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With the city in mourning,
S06 • E07 So why had the fire simmered instead - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
So why had the fire simmered instead
S06 • E04 [narrator] The crack was in a critical girder, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The crack was in a critical girder,
S06 • E09 Civil Engineering Professor Tracy Abbot - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Civil Engineering Professor Tracy Abbot
S06 • E06 {\an8}And on the morning of the collapse, it was both windy and snowing. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}And on the morning of the collapse, it was both windy ...
S06 • E05 [narrator] In Corpus Christi, Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] In Corpus Christi, Texas,
S06 • E10 [woman speaking over radio] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[woman speaking over radio]
S06 • E02 So that if something does go wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So that if something does go wrong,
S06 • E07 Looking at the chemical inventory, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Looking at the chemical inventory,
S06 • E06 {\an8}Not a hurricane or a storm type wind, it was windy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
{\an8}Not a hurricane or a storm type wind, it was windy.
S06 • E09 It had concrete columns that were in what was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It had concrete columns that were in what was
S06 • E01 [narrator] In West Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] In West Texas,
S06 • E07 WALKER: To put this into perspective, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
WALKER: To put this into perspective,
S06 • E06 [narrator] But with a crane this size, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] But with a crane this size,
S06 • E04 If that beam had completely cracked, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
If that beam had completely cracked,