When Steel Meets Sweat: Eiffel's Megastructures | FD Engineering

[@martentrudeau6948]

He was a genius engineer and also like an architect his projects, especially the Eiffel Tower, have an artistic beauty to them. Truly a gifted man.

[@waltersanchez5359]

I’m glad for this type of knowledgeable documentary

[@stevewoodard527]

I'm a retired mechanical engineer. This guy is a god.

[@pauleohl]

I am also a retired mechanical engineer. The structures Eiffel designed were statically indeterminate to a degree well above the ability of anyone to do a complete mathematical stress analysis at that time. He must have had some means of approximating the stresses in all the chords of what are very complex trusses in order to specify the dimensions of each component. Obviously he got it right with only one collapse and that was of an incomplete structure subject to extraordinary wind.

[@PanduPoluan]

​@@pauleohlIn short: Eiffel was a god 😊

[@stevengill1736]

Agreed - I had no idea he worked on the Statue of Liberty as well...

[@Otter_14]

@@stevengill1736yes it was very impressive the things he did. But I thought I’d mention he did not make the exterior of it only the skeleton

[@momofnine199]

Fantastic documentary! Thanks for telling the story of this incredibly brilliant man. We’re all better for his life and work.

[@Reena-may]

Well that was great! I had no idea he was such a trailblazer nor that his frame is inside the Statue of Liberty. I learned some new today! Thanks for this.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Never knew Eiffel built the central market in Cusco, Peru! Have to check it out during my next visit. PS - Fantastic documentary!

[@cr10001]

I knew of the Tower, the statue of Liberty of course, and I've visited Garabit - a most impressive bridge in a spectacular setting, just 130km up the A75 from that most spectacular of modern high viaducts, the Viaduc de Millau, whose steel deck was built by the Eiffel company. But I never knew of Eiffel's role in aerodynamics.

[@andidevlin3361]

Wow! Didnt know nearly all of this about the man. An absolutely brilliant documentary of an equally exceptional man!

[@DanielSilva-gf4kk]

Fun fact : He lived in Portugal for 2 years and his company had over 700 works commissioned in Portugal only. That must give you an idea of how much he devoted his life to his craft. What an incredible man.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@williamlloyd3769]

Agree.

[@ondrejkratochvil4589]

I still remeber going over his railway bridge in Porto in early 1990s - and with the electrical units of that time, where the front window was still there for the passengers, it was really great view :)

[@thornil2231]

Regarding riveting, the most insane thing was iron workers throwing the rivet like a baseball while building the tall skyscrapers in the 30's or 40's. I can't find the video anymore.

[@danielschiavo5371]

Argentina had the most beautiful pavilion of the "Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889", le Pavillon de l’Argentine. But after the expo it was dismanteled, brought to Argentina, and reused as a confiteria, but finally dismanteled again and stored, with the time it dissapeared 😭. Only the four bronce capitel satatues were preserved, it would be amazing if France could finance the rebuild at Buenos Aires!!! , as a project of cultural interest for both nations🤩🤞 Thanks it was the best Documental I saw in my hole life!!! 👏👏👏🗼 It has it all, very interesting character, mythic structure, beautifull epoque, historical drawings and footage, well narrated, etc, etc. Greetings from Buenos Aires 🙂

[@thehomiedrew]

The Spiral Ladder design on the bridge is crazyyy @6:17

[@davechapman7735]

THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING DOCO. thanks for showing us.

[@buildingbuddy1]

That was brilliant. Thank you.

[@maitajack]

Hors du commun, tout à fait extraordinaire, fantastique carrière.

[@ciuzdamm]

Fact: the weight of the Air from the cylinder surrounding the Tower is heavier than the tower itself.

[@Mrrogerthurman]

Wonderful historical piece, congratulations to all who contributed.

[@josecarlospoggian5460]

👏👏👏👏👏For The Genius!🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@stevesmith8155]

So, what you are telling me is the Eiffel Tower weighs 7.34 million Kg in structural iron. I can't help myself. I have a compulsion to calculate.

[@VonKirda]

Excluding the rivets

[@RAChemist]

Eiffel was a genius for his time. his name should be up there with Einstein.

[@christianwitness]

This is excellent!

[@KR72534]

Wonderful!

[@randomvideos466]

Saat orang lain menamai masterpiece seseorang dengan namanya itu adalah sebuah penghargaan dan penghormatan besar kepada orang tersebut

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@pauleohl]

Translated from Indonesian: When other people name someone's masterpiece after him, it is a great honor and respect for that person

[@tutekohe1361]

Bertrand Lemoine is running an impressive hair ‘system’.

[@TheManLab7]

So he was a french version of Brunel. Got it 👍🏻

[@xandervk2371]

Not quite.

[@graham2631]

He also built an apartment at the top.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@chucku.farley3927]

on top of what

[@38vocan]

@@chucku.farley3927 The eiffel tower

[@nicktamer4969]

@@chucku.farley3927 On top of the Eiffel Tower.

[@aca2410]

“The ikea of the times” not quite applicable to the pioneer

[@davido3026]

The stoopid needs to be explained in terms of their level of understanding!!! LEGOS would be another!

[@karlruebensaal1005]

Wow

[@CharlesHarpolek4vud]

So little metal in the Tower. I looked at the size of the buildings coming down and the size of the debris piled at the bottom and they didn't equal. Professor Judy Woods knows where are the other stuff went. USA hauld off everything before anyone could get an idea of what happened to all of the 2 American towers. BTW, building #5 fell down hours later from burning carpets, ohh yeah, ohh yeah-- that's how it all happened---sheeple know!

[@angloland4539]

❤

[@joegalen9264]

the bridge shown foe Porto is not the Porto bridge.

[@silentepsilon888]

why you think it is not the correct bridge?

[@cr10001]

I'm pretty sure it IS the Porto railway bridge. Check for yourself - Google Maps Streetview, plonk yourself down in the Av. Gustavo Eiffel and you get a perfect view of the railway bridge. HOWEVER, I think I see your confusion. A kilometre downstream from Eiffel's Ponte Dona Maria Pia is the rather unique twin-deck Ponte Luis 1, with a high-level rail deck and a suspended water-level road deck, whose lattice steel arch span looks very similar to Eiffel's.

[@mdkopiluddin2811]

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[@janssmidt4136]

who is this ieffel??? thinking eiffel bilt the eiffel tower, but now i hear it is ieffel....???

[@حسنینضامنعلیچنگیزی]

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[@davidhatton583]

I guess it also depends on on What you build… Brunel should be More well known… but he isn’t…. Because nothing iconic of his survives.

[@ufukgul3221]

It is ridiculous to say that if you melt the Eiffel Tower and pour it into a mold, it will become a 125 square meter plate with a thickness of 6 cm.

[@pesquetdenis2539]

Mériterait d'etre en Français ....

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Eeffel? Strange way to pronounce his name!

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

The France 🇫🇷 infrastructure its the World's best

[@p1dru2art]

I wish I could learn something without it being melodramatic..... I'm 2 minutes into this and they already claimed that the only reason I fulfilled these things was to go down in history,,,,, that's that's blatantly ignorant,,,,, an attempt at melodrama

[@locus_ab_modus]

some people found these structures and added things on them to fit the time

[@nicktamer4969]

Gogol.

[@cr10001]

What?

[@19Edurne]

2:54 Americans can't even translate millimeters... Doesn't bode well for the rest of the narration. 6 mm is not 6 cm, but 0.6 cm

[@chucku.farley3927]

that's the reason they should use imperial measurements

[@19Edurne]

@@chucku.farley3927 Funny, because dollars are decimal and I don't think US people have any trouble with it...

[@gingerdean1521]

10cm equals 4 inches

[@muhammadriski3575]

masjid

[@shelbynamels973]

EE-eye-fell = gtfo

[@GH-oi2jf]

They use the French pronunciation here.

[@julianholman7379]

dreadful hollywood blockbuster music

[@locus_ab_modus]

some of those structures were from prior ages before our time

[@nicktamer4969]

Gogol.

[@pedzsan]

Why soil a documentary with drama? I’m giving up after less than 3 minutes. I don’t need the music or the dramatic voices or all of the other nonsense. Just tell me the story. I am guessing that the story itself is far better than the ridiculous hoopla.

[@Emperor_Shao_Kahn]

10 mins in and i think the narrator has said the word Tube at least 200 times

[@deanedeane4318]

Whoa ,,, I never realized the extent of this amazing Man's interests passion and acheivements ,,, incredible ,,, I see why he had no interest in politics,,, thankyou for such a wanderfull journey

[@davidanalyst671]

he had no interest in politics because the politicians ruined his career in building things. Politicians and lawyers will screw up anyones life, including the only french person known worldwide for that time period

[@davidanalyst671]

This is a good lesson for everyone. The last 20 years of his life, Eiffel decided to stop doing mega projects that built his country, and he surrendered to the politicians and lawyers. Life is fun until someone calls a lawyer on you. What a great life lesson. This mans life was ruined by lawyers and politicians, and he was a bridge builder. You don't understand how screwed up this is from an objective sense.

[@janeblogs324]

Say more. Who sued him for what?

[@albertseabra9226]

Truly a genious. I've been afforded the frequent utilisation of several of his masterpieces. The beautiful bridge across the Douro, located in Porto, mentioned in this vídeo, the bridge across the Lima River in Viana Castelo, the Santa Justa Lift in Lisbon. All located in Portugal. My dialogue with these works of art are still part of my life. Furthermore, the Statue of Liberty, the celebrated Tower in Paris, and many other projectos designed by Eiffel became also integral elements of my cultural identity. Features I share with zillions of people -- such is Art!

[@miketranfaglia3986]

I love the elevator in Lisbon---rode that every day when I was there. This was the peak of human achievement, IMHO. All this was done with pencil and paper!

[@micade2518]

An excellent documentary! Bravo and thank you.

[@larrybrophy9093]

The design of the elevators in the Eiffel Tower!

[@markmarco2880]

Well done.🍎

[@thomasrengel5577]

Notice that there is not a single mention of the word "Panama" as in de Lesseps' canal at the Isthmus of Panama. Eiffel was caught up in the Panama Canal Scandal Big Time and was lucky to avoid prison time. That is another reason he disappears from structural projects, lays low, and then devotes the rest of his life to aerodynamics and meterology. Obviously the French work at avoiding mention of "Panama", They failed at building a canal there---America succeeded. Sorry, France! Someone should do something on American engineers and their 19th-century avoidance of RIVETTED structural joints until after the WWI era. We Americans went in for pin-connected structural joints before switching to rivetted joints after WWI. This will explain the distinctive look to American bridges of the period.

[@AirCrash1]

44:43 Notice this idiot.

[@davido3026]

The Tacoma bridge and others in America failed because American engineers neglected the wind interaction with the period of vibration thos e bridges!!!

[@davidanalyst671]

Eiffel was the only frenchman who I know his name 100 years later, and his own career was destroyed by the politicians and lawyers from his own country. What a sad story of a truly great frenchman. This is what politicians and lawyers will do to anyones life. He wanted to build gates, but ended up losing his company because the french sent too many undersupplied laborers into a jungle to do a job the americans would do with steam shovels and much much fewer casualties. So he and his company was destroyed by the French politicians and lawyers who literally had nothing to do with him, and who were using shovels to dig instead of machines. This is what all lawyers, and all politicians do.

[@19Edurne]

So Napoleon doesn't ring a bell... ;)

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@pedroedsos]

@@19Edurne Descartes, Curie, Pasteur, Hugo, Verne, Costeau, Voltaire, Joan Of Arc, Louis XIV... I'm not even going deep into arts and sports...

[@19Edurne]

@@pedroedsos I'm French, so yeah, I do know them all. You should have posted this comment directly to the person I answered to, not me. ;)

[@janeblogs324]

@@19Edurne oh the guy who got 2+ million French killed

[@gerardmanfroid1860]

Where was he when they built the Baltimore bridge ???

[@philfluther2713]

If it's 'Free' why are there ads? [Reply to David 'Time is money']

[@davido3026]

How much did you pay for it?

[@philfluther2713]

'Time is money'@@davido3026

[@harmoniousembodiment7203]

Unwatchable due to the pervasive, obnoxious loud music noise and the narrator yelling to try to be heard over the totally unnecessary, distracting tiresome dramatic music pervading the documentary. Just talk and use the audio from what is filmed.

[@BossySwan]

Eiffel 65

[@Gotcha6666]

the sad part is they couldn't even pronounce Eifel's name correctly

[@VonKirda]

Nor do you spell it correctly

[@GH-oi2jf]

You are wrong. They are using the French pronunciation.

[@VonKirda]

@@GH-oi2jf you are wrong

[@wientz]

I guess now is as good as any time to start mispronouncing his name.

[@stevehillier7018]

The Cassandra crossing 1976

[@KR72534]

When did he start using steel.

[@chucku.farley3927]

they should drug test the narrator for meth

[@galeng73]

Hmm... There was quite a bit of dispute and time passing before we erected the Statue Of Liberty. There's no way he'd have known where it would be placed, so would not have known that it would be an area high in wind. Not even we knew where it would end up. In fact, it was originally to be sent to Egypt.

[@dicdicd1767]

Not true, bartoldi's project to build a statue for NY arbor was known for a long time before being built. The French were to provide the statue and the American were to build the pedestal.

[@GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm]

True! Should've been mentioned. 👍

[@francinesicard464]

Gustave Eiffel had nothing to do with Lady Liberty. The Statue was built by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and was a present, not from France, but from the people of France, in celebration of the US of A. Declaration of Independence centenary.

[@dicdicd1767]

@@francinesicard464 this is not quite right. It is correct that Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue but Gustave Eiffel brought technical support for the iron frame of the statue.

[@Axel4727]

Il est inexact, évidemment, que Eiffel n a aucun lien avec la statue de la liberté. Ce qui paraît plus interressant d ajouter est que l architecte Viollet-le-Duc avait un autre projet pour consolider la statue, mais qu il est mort sans laisser de plans à Bartoldi, qui s est alors tourné vers Eiffel , avec une solution radicalement différente. Par ailleurs , il convient d ajouter que Bartoldi à entrepris de modifier l angle du bras, sans en aviser Eiffel (i.e. modifier l armature métallique), d ou des années de contretemps pour régler le pb. A posteriori. Enfin, concernant Eiffel , et sa tour, celle ci a été sauvée par un vote d un comité ad hoc , en 1903, à une voix de majorité, et, la même année, l irruption de l armée dans le monument ( essais de télégraphe vers le front de l est ), avec succès.

[@Seaquest112]

Oh, I Luv that commercial, with the girl, on the mattress commercial, her hair was everywhere! It was huge! and fluffy!!

[@DrMJT]

The Statue of Liberty was Originally Constructed to be at one of the ends of the New SUEZ CANAL. The Suez Company refused to pay for such, the Egyptian Govt refused to fund such... So 'Public Chuggers' collected donations and it was 'GIFTED' to the USA. The USA was Never the first, second, third, etc preferred / desired / designed location by Eiffel... it was the Location of LAST RESORT!

[@KyrilPG]

What??? That's utterly false. The statue was NOT designed by Eiffel, only the internal support structure was. It was Auguste Bartoldi, the sculptor and main supporter, who designed the statue, from the original idea of him and Edouard Laboulaye following a fundraiser for gold medal dedicated to Abraham Lincoln's widow. You're mixing stuff so much that it becomes completely false. Bartoldi (the sculptor), envisioned a lighthouse statue for the entry of the Suez canal. It was abandoned due to a lack of funds. Another smaller statue by another sculptor was built instead. And at the time the Statue of Liberty's model wasn't even built in clay yet... There never were "other first choices" and the Suez statue isn't a "precedent" in any way, only a separate attempt from Bartoldi in an era of mega statue frenzy. The first idea of a gift from France to the US came in 1865 and Bartoldi went on a tour of the US in 1871 to find a spot. The location of Bedloe's Island always was the first and *only* one. The Statue of Liberty only started construction in Paris *after* it was fully decided, agreed and funded to be located in New York.

[@DrMJT]

@@KyrilPG Check your history mate: Was Statue of Liberty originally built for Suez Canal? In antiquity, the crown given to Liberty in New York was worn more prominently by Ptolemy III on his official coinage. Bartholdi's statue has been intended originally for Port Said beside the Suez Canal (see over). The placement in Egypt would have been quite logical. Why didn't the Statue of Liberty go to the Suez Canal? Answer and Explanation: Egypt rejected the Statue of Liberty because according to the Khedive it was too costly. The original plan was to present the colossal neoclassical sculpture to Egypt to stand at the entryway to the Suez Canal as a beacon of light to Asia.

[@KyrilPG]

@@DrMJT You're just repeating urban legends... The statue was modeled only *after* the Suez canal part, not before, and what Bartholdi proposed for Port Saïd in 1867 and 1969 was different : it was a 19 meter tall statue of a fellahine with a torch (a fellahine or fallaha is an Arabic female peasant), not at 46+ meter one of Greco-Roman inspiration. Bartholdi's original idea was the Greco-Roman inspired one, which was modified into a fellahine for port Saïd, not the other way around. And the Statue of Liberty's final design is pretty much what Bartholdi had in mind from day one, plus the features inspired by the Great Seal of France. It was never destined to be installed anywhere else than in the US and New York. The crown of the Statue of Liberty is directly inspired from the Great Seal of France, the official symbol of the French Republic since 1848 and the Second Republic. The Great Seal of France portrays Juno draped and seated, with a laurel crown from which radiate 7 spikes, and holding different accessories symbolizing democracy and liberty. The similarities between the Juno of the Great Seal of France and the Libertas of Statue of Liberty are clearly visible. Both the French and American female incarnations of Liberty wear a 7 branch crown, symbol of the 7 seas and continents. Parts of the inspiration also came from the large and famous painting "Liberty leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix (1830), and the Bastille Genie of Liberty for the torch (ontop of the "Colonne de Juillet", 1836)... I don't know where you've heard this stuff, but all Bartholdi, Eiffel or "Arts & Métiers" museums and historians disagree with your version. Calling these urban legends "worthy of News of the World" and typical of historically very dubious American biopic movies. Plus, your version does not coincide with dates...

[@citizen240]

⁠@@KyrilPG THANK YOU, KyrilPG, for such an extensive and ACCURATE history of the Statue of Liberty - and also the background of the proposed statue for the Suez Canal.

[@locus_ab_modus]

they found some of those structures and retrofitted things on them

[@nicktamer4969]

Gogol.