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The Crumbling of America
Throughout world history, great civilizations have survived and extended their rule through dependence on great infrastructures. Rome had its roads and aqueducts. The Mayans had their pyramids and palaces. But what happens when society neglects its infrastructure? Right now, the U.S. infrastructure is collapsing and it impacts every single person in this country. In the first half of the 20th century, our bridges, highways, tunnels, dams, levees, ports, water and gas pipelines were built during the greatest age of construction the world had ever seen. But now these steel and concrete achievements are deteriorating. More than 70,000 of our nation's bridges are rated structurally deficient. Massive grid failures have left millions in the dark. 25,000 miles of commercial navigable waterways and locks have exceeded their 50-year design life. Everything from dilapidated levees to pipelines to railroads is past their expiration date.
| Release : | 2009 |
| Rating : | 7.7 |
| Studio : | History, |
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| Genre : | Documentary |
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Very disappointing...
An unexpected masterpiece
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
This is the best documentary film I have seen on the colossal and potentially catastrophic nature of the degradation of United States infrastructure. American sewers,levies, dikes,roads, bridges, tunnels, and general concrete/cement infrastructure are literally disintegrating all across North America.I enjoyed this documentary so much I purchased the DVD today. The imagery gave me pause and is frankly, quite scary to behold. If you work in concrete or the precast industries you should watch this film. The film missed the use of sealers and super admixes as a solution to prevent or halt concrete decay and rebar corrosion. Errosion is captured elegantly. This film is the first major media warning on the coming infrastructure crisis.
