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  1. Story of the Hoover Dam, The (1955 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., Free loan

    Contemporary account of the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, completed in 1936 as Boulder Dam and given it original name in 1947.

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  2. Ride on Time: Bus Priority in Ealing (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., Free loan

    Looks at a bus priority demonstration project on the Uxbridge Road in the London Borough of Ealing.

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  3. Earthquake Below (1975 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

    Looks at how an earthquake shattered San Francisco in 1906 and a more recent earthquake in suburban Los Angeles. Also looks at the causes of earthquakes and at fault systems. Examines the attempts by NASA to...

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  4. Mapping the Future (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Geography; Sociology
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., Free loan

    Explains the principles of geographic information systems (GIS), a computerised blend of geographical and statistical information, and looks at four applications. Also visits three of the ESRC’s eight...

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  5. Great Bore, The (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Emery
    Subject
    Drama; Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., Free loan

    A drama-documentary about the Channel Tunnel and the Thames Tunnes. Isambard Kingdom Brunel returns from the dead to inspect, admire and assess the Channel Tunnel before it is opened by the Queen. He...

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  6. Story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, The (1940 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Tacoma Narrows is near Seattle, Washington, and is exposed to westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean. The construction of a suspension bridge across the narrows began in November 1938 and in July 1940 the...

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  7. Peruca Dam Blasting (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., Free loan

    Illustrates how experts averted a disaster when the rockfill Peruca Dam in Croatia was occupied and explosive charges were placed in the inspection galleries on 17 September 1991. The water level was allowed...

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  8. Building Our Future: Research into the Build Environment (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

    Looks at research work funded and supported by the Environment Committee in SERC and explains the need for such research and the practical benefits that can follow. Examines six specific projects in flood...

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  9. Fire at Valley Parade, Bradford, The (1987)

    Subject
    Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 32 minutes), £44.06

    Describes and analyses the devastating fire at Bradford City Football Ground on 11 May 1985 in the aftermath of the investigation by the Fire Research Station.

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  10. Failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, The (1940 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Tacoma Narrows is near Seattle, Washington, and is exposed to westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean. The construction of a suspension bridge across the narrows began in Novermber 1938 and in July 1940...

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