Summary
On a rainy August morning in 2018, a massive section of the Polcevera Bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed and killed 43 people. As emergency responders raced to rescue survivors, authorities began investigating the cause of the collapse. For 50 years, the iconic bridge had stood up to the ever-increasing traffic, a testament to the strength of its pre-stressed concrete and cable stays. So what went wrong that fateful day?
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Bridge failures.
Bridge failures -- Italy -- Genoa. Bridge failures -- Prevention. Bridges -- Accidents. Bridges -- Accidents -- Prevention. Civil engineering. Bridges -- Design and construction. Transportation engineering. Structural health monitoring. Documentary television programs. Science television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Arlington, Virginia] :2020 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Nova (Television program) |
| Contributors |
Gorst, Martin,
1960- television director, television producer. Meyers, Eric, 1959- narrator. Windfall Films (Firm), production company. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company. British Broadcasting Corporation, production company. Radio Monte-Carlo, production company. WELT (Television channel : Berlin, Germany), production company. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher. PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrator, Eric Meyers. |
| Audience |
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children). |
| Language |
English Italian In English and Italian with English subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
| Notes |
Documentary. "SDH subtitles (subtitles for the eaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container. Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nova. Program content: ©2019. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781531710903 1531710905 |
| Other | Classic View |