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Science Shack: The Millennium Bridge (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), off air recording under licence

Adam Hart-Davis investigates why the Millennium Bridge wobbled and how it was fixed by building his own wobbling bridge.

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The Channel 4 films of the 1980s: ‘A worrying new category’

Date

9 Nov 2010, 13:22

Author

bufvclinda

Post Type

Post

As Channel 4 draws the curtain on the eleven-year success of the Big Brother franchise,  it continues to reap the rewards of being the producer of some of the most popular shows on television, including...

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Long Span, The (2006)

Director

Jim Hendry

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £19.99

A documentary filmed over six years that charts the building of the Forth Road Bridge, from the driving of the first pile to the bridge’s opening by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in September 1964. DVD...

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse, The (1940 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. st. b&w. 4 min., 2005 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

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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Willems Bridge (New Generation) Rotterdam, The (1985 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £65.00 (inclusive)

The new Willems bridge is a cable stayed bridge across the River Meuse in Rotterdam. It is, in fact, a bascule bridge which cannot be opened. Shows all phases in the building from the foundations to the...

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Santiago Calatrava’s Sundial Bridge: Angle of Inspiration (2007)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 30 minutes), $209.00

This programme examines the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California, which was designed by Santiago Calatrava. It considers the bridge’s innovative architectural design and highlights challenges to its...

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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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Bridge Across the Humber (1982 Film)

Director

John Byrd

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows the various stages of construction in the building of the superstructure of the Humber Bridge. Describes the spinning of the main suspension cables, the raising of the road deck units to completion of...

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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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Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments: Bridges and Tunnels (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), subscription only

Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of the greatest achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel. He also steers a barge across the...

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