46 Dead. The Whole Bridge Hung From One Link.

Chapters

1. 00:005:00 P.M.
2. 00:14No warning at all
3. 00:35One object
4. 00:451928
5. 00:58A chain, not a cable
6. 01:16Why a chain
7. 01:30Cable vs chain
8. 01:47Two bars per link
9. 02:07The eye
10. 02:19Strong, not tough
11. 02:32At the speed of sound
12. 02:48Eyebar 330
13. 03:05The flaw
14. 03:18Thirty-nine years
15. 03:33Nowhere to look
16. 03:49The load kept climbing
17. 04:05Stopped traffic
18. 04:21Route 35
19. 04:34The sound
20. 04:44The bar lets go
21. 04:58The last minute
22. 05:16No half a bridge
23. 05:28Forty-six
24. 05:39A jigsaw of steel
25. 05:56The fracture face
26. 06:14The finding
27. 06:28The bridge was inspected. The flaw was somewhere
28. 06:52Three things
29. 07:06Every bridge
30. 07:23Fracture critical
31. 07:39The sister bridge
32. 07:55What replaced it
33. 08:08One link

About this video

Learn how the Silver Bridge collapsed on December 15, 1967, due to a tiny corrosion crack in an eyebar. This video explains the fracture critical design flaw and the chain of events that led to the disaster. Chapters: 00:00 5:00 P.M. 00:14 No warning at all 00:35 One object 00:45 1928 00:58 A chain, not a cable 01:16 Why a chain 01:30 Cable vs chain 01:47 Two bars per link 02:07 The eye 02:19 Strong, not tough 02:32 At the speed of sound 02:48 Eyebar 330 03:05 The flaw 03:18 Thirty-nine years 03:33 Nowhere to look 03:49 The load kept climbing 04:05 Stopped traffic 04:21 Route 35 04:34 The sound 04:44 The bar lets go 04:58 The last minute 05:16 No half a bridge 05:28 Forty-six 05:39 A jigsaw of steel 05:56 The fracture face 06:14 The finding 06:28 The bridge was inspected. The flaw was somewhere 06:52 Three things 07:06 Every bridge 07:23 Fracture critical 07:39 The sister bridge 07:55 What replaced it 08:08 One link

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