Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach

Vehicle Collisions: Land and Sea

Documentary Jun 22, 2023 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E6: When an unexpected squall limited visibility to near zero, the Summit Venture freighter collided with Tampa’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge on May 9, 1980, shearing off a reinforced concrete pier and toppling 1,300 feet of the bridge into the bay. Was this an engineering failure? Or was it just an accident? Discover how high-quality engineering design can account for and minimize accidental catastrophe.

Documentary Jun 22, 2023 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 32 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.