Miami Condo Collapse Tragedy - Massive Engineering Mistakes - Engineering Documentary

Massive Engineering Mistakes - S04 E07
Uncover the dramatic engineering failures that led to the Miami condo collapse, Ottawa's massive sinkhole, London's bridge crisis, and the Golden Gate Bridge's strange sounds. Learn about these shocking events and the lessons they teach us about infrastructure safety.
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Massive Engineering Mistakes is a riveting series that explores the daunting realm of architectural blunders and engineering catastrophes. From gravity-defying towers on the brink of collapse to bridges built upside-down and airports slowly sinking into the sea, these ambitious missteps redefine the boundaries of scientific innovation. Yet amidst chaos, the genius of human ingenuity shines, crafting solutions as awe-inspiring as the disasters themselves. Unveiling the precarious balance between triumph and failure, this show offers a thrilling journey into the world of spectacular engineering errors and their extraordinary rectifications.
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[@MichelleQuintiaVLOGS]

It’s my first time seeing these survivors being intervied in the Champlain Towers disaster. Thank God they survived. 🙏🏼💔 My thoughts to those who had lost loved ones there. 😔

[@leokaloper4132]

I must be sincere, I tuned out from the tv, information overload, I just watch news and documentaries and such. So I did not remember this tragic incident. Though, one thing a mentaly sane person would not approve in a project like this is tons of water above an "underwater" parking. This one is a lesson to be learned globewide.

[@danielng7795]

​@@leokaloper4132 If I'm not mistaken. The way some architects designed/were instructed to design pools above underground structure (like the underground parking in this case) is because of less maintenance fees needed when let say the pool's pump has a problem for example. It will be more costly if the pool is build on solid ground where any problems u will need to dig. I may be wrong though so those reading this comment may correct me.

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@JenGerard]

Champlain Towers was one of the the saddest tragedies ever and even worse it was avoidable.

[@newcarpathia9422]

A perfect illustration of why we should not let condo boards decide what repairs are needed and when.

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@jeandalgleish6460]

What about the collapse of the World Trade Centers? That was pretty upsetting ... I think the absolute worst ... ever.

[@arionodhanis]

@@jeandalgleish6460 air defense collapse is due to FAT obesity managenent, Fat can not fly, even run can't

[@JenGerard]

@@jeandalgleish6460 I look at the twin towers as a horrific terrorist attack. Not a building collapse where for weeks, months, years the signs of the building’s decay were screaming for action . 9/11 itself is in a different category in my mind and in fact, the twin towers were designed to withstand a plane crash. Clearly there were miscalculations in the design but that is not the same as corruption and inaction in my mind.

[@Hobgoblinz]

As a native San Franciscan, I have to say I love that our bridge sings to us on windy days. Its eerie but kind of beautiful

[@rebeccamyott7041]

The collapse of the condo building is tragic. However.... The owners of the Champlain Tower condo that collapsed refused to pay to repair the building. Let's not forget this point.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

The owners would have been willing to ante up had not the inept, idiot Surfside building inspector declared the building safe and good at the 2018 owners meeting at which the consulting engineering firm, Morabito Engineering, presented a damning report outlining the structural deficiencies of the building. It also would have helped if Morabito had stated their findings in language a non-engineer could understand. However, as a member of my condo's Board myself, I can tell you that some people, some Board members, are so frantically into denial and so frightened by the thought of levying a special assessment, that many will gainsay a peer-reviewed engineer's report. I know, I've had to deal with a greatly needed capital improvement and the denial of Board members. Still, if the Surfside building inspector had had the integrity and intelligence to say in blunt terms what that report said, which was that the tower was critically deficient and structurally unstable, the owners would have voted for the assessment.

[@henryt9254]

Flat Slab design should never be allowed......period. There is just no redundancy in the structural design. One column that fails due to corrosion or fatique will cause the entire structure to collapse. Again, cost and profit over-rides safety and commonsense.

[@crankychris2]

It's much cheaper, that's why it's used everywhere in the US.

[@TrailRat2000]

That mini van is going to be a weird archeological find someday.

[@missrockets777]

😂

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@clapiotis]

@@arionodhanis ΠΟΣΕΣ ΦΟΡΕΣ ΘΑ ΓΡΑΨΕΙΣ ΞΑΝΑ ΚΑΙ ΞΑΝΑ ΑΥΤΗΝ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΑ;

[@delsakelly3510]

I never like high rise condo even if it’s given to me. Thank you. First, I’m afraid of heights. Secondly, there’s no way you can escape easily.

[@VanessaBurton-hb9pm]

I am with you, I don't like high rise buildings.

[@anil.3899]

​​I'm on the top floor (29th floor).

[@faithrada]

​@@anil.3899Would not be my first choice. 😢

[@fayaphilrsa]

Lol, you always planning your escape route thats great.

[@fayaphilrsa]

​@@anil.3899i hope its safe.

[@xelefonte]

(37:00) “One of London’s most famous bridges could have fallen down.” Anybody else immediately started thinking of the song “London bridges is fallen down”? Lol.

[@2feathers911]

Yes, and the Queen, when she passed the code for her passing was" London bridge has fallen.

[@2feathers911]

Wait, this ages us. Lol. Are children even taught that any more?

[@KaskKreem]

13:39 it was already leaking, failed inspection plenty times, did patch repairs, rebar was sticking out, they didnt care.. all about money! Poil and Garage went, then the Bldg. More bldgs nearby is in shambles. Rip to those that died trying to get rescued while it rained, or i think the hurricane was really close by.

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@crankychris2]

I'm a 71 yr old Miami Native. It's been 2 years and NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE! The 2 remaining Champlain Towers stand next door, neither has even been reinspected. Neither has other old condo buildings lining Miami Beach. Sen Rick Scott and Gov Ron DeSantis both ignored this disaster, as did Jim Giminez. No one was ever indicted, just like the state didn't punish the FIU bridge disaster; the builders, Fitch Engineering have been rewarded many new contracts. FL has a GOP super majority, and has had one for a quarter of a century.

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@williamdrake2315]

But wait it is in a Democratic County and have they anything?

[@billynomates920]

a small community - skyscrapers as far as the eye can see 😆 you've got to love city folk, they really do live on a different planet 👾🌏

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@Robert08010]

In case its not obvious, the problem with the golden gate beings HAS to be fixed; its not optional. Because their potential fix for wind loading CAUSED a new kind of loading. And constant actual vibrations like that are more serious that potential loading.

[@stevengill1736]

Yes - sound means vibration and vibration can be destructive....

[@cmtippens9209]

So, basically, the Golden Gate Bridge became a ginormous harmonica! 😄😄😄

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@videocee]

A harmonica that people use daily to commute in and out of San Fran. If they don't develop a fix for it now, they could be looking at a setback for months getting that bridge back. But knowing our country, nothing will be done until it falls.

[@janamyers4894]

Not funny 😢

[@bowlampar]

It's a really bad idea to ignore the telltale signs given by a stress fill building。 The loss of life in this case is avoidable if property owners placed more value on human life than greed.

[@zebjensen4251]

That eerie end of the world humming is horrifying its so creepy.

[@christhorney]

if i was a beautiful iconic red bridge and got disghusting yellow gaurd railing fitted, id be whining about it too

[@robsledgegroupie]

The name of the color of the bridge is International Orange. And agreed on the hideous yellow railings.

[@jessicahummel1691]

It wasn't a different color it was meant to show the difference in the length of spacing of the bars as it was widened

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@DJResR420]

​@@arionodhanisAlthough true it's irrelevant to discussion._

[@jeandalgleish6460]

@@DJResR420 No it isn't ... colour is very important to those of us who are very visually acute. Some people are into sound, some are into smell, some into taste ... and some are into visuals... like photographers and motion picture producers.

[@yuditilany]

Also well-constructed buildings and bridges need maintenance...

[@intothemystic5223]

I thought this was about "massive engineering mistakes". Why was that Golden Gate thing included??

[@Nere950]

A good construction, nothing like that could be happen..98 people died for the consequences of the bad construction. My ❤ heart goes to the family who lost a member ..

[@yuditilany]

Bad maintenance...

[@DJResR420]

Bad maintenance indeed, we have near sea buildings from the 1960's still standing in Estonia._

[@darlenecase5688]

The Big Mac can be scary to travel across in wind.

[@judis.1810]

I lived on Merritt Island, Florida when this happened.

[@infinitelyulifecoaching4721]

Our modern world ia more fragile than we know.

[@chrismullins3645]

Cars were parked on.. The roof of the car park.. The roof was never designed to take that load.. Check the slab to colomb reinforcement.. There are plenty of photos..

[@theresehopkins1581]

The Golden Gate sounds as beautiful as it looks!!! ✨ ❤😊 🌉😮❤😍❤✨

[@marionchase-kleeves8311]

Oroville dam, 2017. Spillway failure. 200,000 people evacuated to nearby towns of Chico, Paradise, and others up river from dam.

[@PileOfEmptyTapes]

Underground construction carries all kinds of risks... the Ottawa case reminds me of the collapse of the Cologne city archives in 2009, caused by erosion of building fundations from below. Also, it's wild seeing the Miami condo collapse in a TV production if you were following events at the time.

[@felycacal3882]

Without the beams that support the middle portions of the structure , the building definitely collapses.

[@brendadion7868]

Does anyone think humans will ever learn that the power of nature is far stronger than we are?

[@NoPitBullLeftBehind]

No, no I don't. The ego of humans will always think they know better, or the thought of "it's never happened before" so they will be safe. I live in Northern California in the heart of wildfire country and I have done animal search and rescue since 2015. In almost every fire where there were fatalities since 2015 some were because people refused to leave because they didn't think the fire would get to them because "a fire like that has never happened before". Working the Valley Fire I saw the remains of a woman who refused to evacuate being carried out in a small plastic bag because that's all that was left of her. And just yesterday with Hurricane Helene some people told to evacuate didn't. And one area had 300 calls to 911 in 15 minutes from people who didn't evacuate and were suddenly confronted with the massive storm surge and needed to be saved because the water was rising rapidly. People thought that just because the storm surge never got that high before that it wouldn't this time, even though in 2023 there was a record storm surge. People need to realize they can not win against Mother Nature, and Mother Nature is not and will not be limited by the lack of imagination or belief of humans of what they think is possible from the power of nature.

[@lisamcgrath987]

Why was the 2018 engineering report for Champlain Towers ignored! Were the people occupying the apartments ever told? I bet they were not. Someone is responsible for their deaths!

[@crankychris2]

The residents paid for the inspections but balked at the 6 figure special assessments required per unit to make repairs, and refused to do so. The other 2 Champlain Towers, also have similar issues, stand 100 yards away, still uninspected and occupied.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

It was ignored because, at the very same owner's meeting it was presented by Marabito Engineering, the idiot, incompetent Surfside building inspector stood before the owners and declared the building safe and good. Now, how on Earth are you going to get those owners to vote to approve a $9 Million (later grown to $15 Million) assessment for repairs after that? It didn't help that Marabito did not state their disastrous findings in language that non-engineers could understand. The whole debacle points to the need for stronger regulations. Laws should mandate that: 1. Consulting engineers & contractors must state their findings in language a non-engineer can understand; 2. If the structure is found deficient, they must report that fact to the city's building authorities;, 3. if the city's building dept receives a report of a structurally unsafe building, it is required, depending on how dangerous the deficiencies found, either mandate a timeline for repairs, and if the building is as far gone as Champlain South was, order the building condemned and vacated.

[@MrSecurity.]

The Golden Gate bridge took 4 years to build It cost $35 million or in today's inflation about $500 million. It took them over 6 years to build the suicide nets on the side of the Golden Gate bridge. Cost over $220 million to build. And you don't adjust for inflation because it was just finished this year. Every single California resident should really be questioning where the government put all of that money because those suicide nets that don't actually prevent anything cuz you could literally just crawl off the side of them and jump again should be asking their government where all their money went because it sure shit did not go to those nets

[@parkependleton6453]

Let me take a different view of the Miami building collapse. It's terrible that 98 people died, but thousands of elderly people's lives in Florida are being ruined by the huge condo assessment fees resulting from new laws requiring building repairs, which are forcing them out of the homes. These laws are a complete over reaction and will cause infinitely more harm, especially considering that such collapses so rarely occur.

[@ghost.ranger1628]

If England was smart about the Hammersmith bridge they would make it a toll bridge to pay for future repairs needed. Toll could be really cheap for cars and even cheaper for pedestrians.

[@RareReels-t7s]

great video, really well put together and informative. but honestly, i can't help but wonder if some of these engineering standards need a serious overhaul. it's shocking that such mistakes could happen in such a major city like Miami. what do you all think?

[@TheSkydancer28]

i lived on the 6th floor of Champlane south i was in the hospital having cancer treatment and surgery to remove a tumor the night it collapsed and killed all my friends and neighbors I am now homeless and staying with my sister and her family until I am back on my feet.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

I'm sorry to hear this. I would have thought that between the sale of the property for $120 Million and the settlement of $52 Million that Maribito paid, you'd have been made whole by now.

[@TheSkydancer28]

@@chicagonorthcoast i refused the money offered. I didnt loose any family that was blood money and not wanted

[@chicagonorthcoast]

@@TheSkydancer28 , I'm so sorry. I hope you can recover physically and financially. I have respect for your integrity and understand your reasons for refusing the money, but if you were an owner there, you were surely entitled both legally and morally to your share of the price the land sold for.

[@wewinusa]

The real-life examples drive home the importance of every detail.

[@kathymorris4553]

The bridge has tinnitus

[@betsylewis2000]

The noise is coming from the wind blowing against the cables/wires creating music like the vibrations caused by the strumming of a harp. There is even the appearance of monstrous harps in the design. Annoying to some, beautiful to others.

[@stevengill1736]

I wonder if the bridge isn't putting out infrasound as well? OTOH, they could add controllable slats to the guardrail that would open and close and play musical notes 😊

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Unfortunately these catastrophic structural failures happen on occasion. Structural engineering inspector (30-years). 1st responders as always perform heroically in an orderly fashion-!!!🤗.

[@CesarinPillinGaming]

"engineering mistakes". You mean management cost cuts and outright negligence?

[@blaskoxx4954]

Yes thunder can make the ground shake. "Are you ok?" - "No we're f' ed" lol

[@kennethhall9202]

Would never live in a high rise !

[@arionodhanis]

NO RISK = NO WIFE, LAZY man having first class wife = DISASTER

[@chicagonorthcoast]

They're mostly the safest and most trustworthy buildings there are. This Florida building was a special case- many factors came together to produce a perfect storm.

[@karenlinton4892]

I’m wondering if the experts figured out that increasing the railing holes allowing the wind better through the bridge. Did they consider the amount of wind increasing on the traffic itself causing more accidents.

[@Fade2005]

The Miami tower clasped on my 16th birthday. Rip those people tho

[@DalokiMauvais]

I hold the distinction of being one the elite group of people who threw up on the Golden Gate Bridge.

[@ohnoohyeah3205]

Journalists are counted as credible sources? Eh. The other things are interesting and believable. I dig the vids overall. Much love y'all.

[@tavayalahlynnlawmaster624]

13:06-13:16----in this area of the ceiling photo scene I paused to observe the huge (what looks like) blood smear on the ceiling of the garage being shown! Has/Did anyone else notice this? Could someone have sabotaged this to cover up a horrible crime? By bringing a whole building down? Surely someone else must have seen this?

[@toni4729]

Look out, that ringing in ghostly. I love it but, I don't live there.

[@leighw9684]

The aeronautical engineer they interviewed for the Ottawa segment...first of all, how does his expertise pertain to tunnelling; and second, is he incarcerated? The shirt looks very...jail-y.

[@joeblow6478]

The Golden Gate is making the final groans before the fall. She's old and weak, and brittle steel is singing the last song before complete collapse.

[@high-techredneck2300]

Cloud pods would be better or maybe an underwater city free from government

[@alfrowong7436]

This building becomes of corruption fixed cheaper products Cheating you people should arrest the building engineers. 😅😅

[@englishmadcow7461]

I don't understand the lack of common sense in UK that no fire brigade has high enough ladders to reach a block of flats or offices🙄

[@2feathers911]

It is really a shame that it takes a catatrriphic even for people to behave the way they should toward their fellow man every day. That is the real catastrophy.

[@zKsery]

Lol twin tower construction all over again 4:00

[@CamCrazy5-92]

The impending disaster created by human irresponsibility. It's terrible.

[@mojo6098]

Boo.

[@alfrowong7436]

Governments should have building engineers to check all the products Fixed on the building for protection Many outside engineers they are Cheating government engineers are more safe to check them to build the building. 😅😅😊😊

[@JuanGarcia-cf1lh]

CASTIGO DIVINO AMARAS A DIOS SOBRE TODAS LAS COSA A TU HERMANO COMO A TI MISMO DI NO A LA DESCRIMINACION 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@JoseEmanuel-p9j]

O vento ao passar na extrotura eifel é que provocou esse som

[@supernova8962]

Miami Condo- It Sucks, if this didn't happened. We wouldn't have new rules on building and new building materials. Let's call the lost (RIP) The Pioneer's for the future.

[@BrianL69]

This is the tower that that Mcafee dude lived in correct ? The dude the government was trying to get rid of.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

Are you speaking of John McAfee, the software designer who founded McAfee, the maker of security software? He hadn't lived in the United States for many years when he died by suicide in a prison cell near Barcelona, Spain in 2021.

[@toni4729]

Mopeds must dismount to cross Hammersmith Bridge. As if it would them lighter?

[@lauradavis8949]

Bilding o soft ground all the hevey buildings not good idea all those bulding are in danger

[@hkkatca64]

Not mistakes. Needs to have regular checkups and take care of businesses.

[@MiguelPerez-fz4ib]

Building aged

[@Yannickille]

Tofu like in China😂😂😂😂

[@gostaknochenhauer3978]

You need to work on the sound! The narration is very low volume, and the horrible music overlay makes it even worse.

[@thangrom5795]

these condo on sale $110k and still can't find the buyer

[@shinjiikari0290]

Tofu? 😂

[@normamimosa5991]

Did you really need the long lineup of commentators? A ridiculous add-on to meet your DEI quota!

[@mariaguadaluperizo8661]

❤la verdad de los controladores de los umanos y como ser libres jonas l.mamani Hipnosis❤yeshua❤la muerte no existe❤

[@lauradavis8949]

CAN'T they CLEEN THE WATER UP TOO THE RIVER TINENS IT SO MUDDY IT LOOKS LIKE YEARS OVE dumping HUMAN POO POO THERES GOT TO BE AWAY 😮😢

[@PatriciaLucious-ll2vm]

The 400 yrs r up along with your blessings .

[@lauradavis8949]

WE ❤️ LOVE OUR FIREMEN AN POLICE OFFERS AND EXSPECIALY "OUR VOLENTERS FROM ALL OVER

[@dcrot9109]

not sure why the USA classifies itself as we are the world, considering it has only been around for 247 years

[@shred_savage]

Nicholas Balboa went all out with the red/black superhero aesthetic. He even got the leggings on and ready to rip those shorts off when the time comes to save the day from collapsing buildings.

[@wolfheart3085]

That's mean!

[@parentrap]

Cutting corners by developers to make bigger profits on these overpriced buildings!!

[@alltecsupply174]

They may use low quality Chinese irons.

[@frankdatank5002]

My god someone tell Steve to never wear short selves again. Long selves shirts only for him. I got physically sick looking at his diseased arms

[@raymondsullivan7230]

They should have built them better RPS 111

[@dennisj.isreal8263]

🤔 *Isaiah 42:13-15 The LORD, Even Himself Shall Go Forth As A Mighty Man Of Valor, He Shall Stir Up Jealousy Like A Man Of War: He Shall Cry, Yea, Roar; He Shall Prevail Against His Enemies. I Have Long Held My Peace; I Have Been Still, and Refrained Myself: Now Will I Cry Like A Travailing Woman; I Will Destroy and Devour At Once and Suddenly Too. I Will Make Waste Of Mountains and Hills, and Dry Up All Their: Herbs, Vegetables, Fruits and Crops; and I Will Make The Islands To Sink, and I Will Dry Up Their Reservoirs and Rivers. Psalms 91:8 Only With Thine Eyes Shalt Thou Behold and See The Reward Of The Wicked. & Isaiah 54:16 Behold, I Have Created The Smith That Bloweth The Coals In The Fire, and That Bringeth Forth An Instrument For His Work; and I Have Created The Waster To Destroy.;!!!&!!!* 🤔

[@SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira]

😢

[@janbarber7807]

Can't watch for that really annoying music.

[@charlymalaga4275]

profits added to incompetence results ./

[@eliasthienpont6330]

🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 THE LION WAS HERE 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 No. 96

[@dcrot9109]

lol the greatest most famous structures in the world LOL (good ole usa the best ) ever heard of The Pantheon, a former Roman temple and, since AD 609, still standing. the Colosseum began under the Roman emperor Vespasian between 70 and 72 CE, still standing minus the half of it that was destroyed by the human,,,, the pyramids , Chichén Itzá still standing

[@dfsilversurfer]

maybe they should stop making nursery rhymes about London bridge falling down. i dont think its helpful

[@calebmorgan6939]

9 minutes in and no engineering. Click-baited again. Not a terrible doc, just not about engineering.

[@jasonblonco9103]

Blame BiDennn 🥴

[@laurarandolph5600]

...to outright murder...

[@denise8242]

Did the Chinese build it?

[@kempaswe4022]

There was no desasters showen from usa

[@Davidher480]

Torfu building

[@realalldway-raw4996]

Luke 17:26-27 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. In the last days signs of the end will never end from diseases to nature falling apart and signs of war... In the End God promise this earth will be destroyed by Fire.... 2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

[@jamesanonymous2343]

>>>> DESIGNERS,,,,DESIGN....GET PAID,,,,,,AND GET OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kerryhughes3407]

Tattoos father is a doctor..... Well I'll be

[@tdickensheets]

Deaths 98

[@fazalkabeer5235]

This is God panestmant because American distorted adds contrary

[@araara4746]

tofu dreg.

[@alanrhyason]

British narration is aweful!!!!!!!!!

[@atomatman3104]

radiation