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Engineering Catastrophes
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Engineering Catastrophes will profile, investigate, analyze, and find solutions for the world's most unbelievable engineering gaffes. From the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting, this series showcases some of the most outrageous structural disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track. Blunders explored this season include a waterfront building in England that has created a wind tunnel so strong, pedestrians have been blown over; the Carrier Dome in snowy Syracuse that has a soft top roof requiring workers to climb atop with hot water hoses to prevent collapse every time snow falls; a Brazilian highway that is so close to tall buildings that neighborhood residents are concerned about hearing loss.
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12 this season · 69 totals02e01 Hell Tower NYC 2018-10-12 01:00
Hell Tower NYC
A New York City skyscraper that could topple at any moment, a city street in Baltimore, Maryland that suddenly collapses, and a modern-day crisis at Pisa's Leaning Tower are serious engineering emergencies, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.
s02e02 Skyscaper vs. Sinkhole 2018-10-19 01:00
Skyscaper vs. Sinkhole
A skyscraper sinking into the earth, the world's strongest wall in crisis, and a deadly bridge are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
s02e03 Nightmare on Main Street 2018-10-26 01:00
Nightmare on Main Street
A railroad bridge on the edge of disaster, a nightmare in a fairy-tale town, and a massive cathedral in calamity are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.
s02e04 The Towering Inferno 2018-11-02 01:00
The Towering Inferno
A skyscraper causing hellish heat in downtown Dallas, a swarm of sinkholes, and a landmark with a fatal secret are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
s02e05 Terror at Doomsday Dam 2018-11-09 02:00
Terror at Doomsday Dam
When America's tallest dam threatens to burst, a nearby town finds itself an hour away from total annihilation, and engineers use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
s02e06 Hellfire USA 2018-11-16 02:00
Hellfire USA
A fire in an American town burning since 1962, a massive flood that threatens Chicago's iconic skyscrapers, and a town swallowed by the sea are engineering disasters in need of repair, and experts reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
s02e07 Sins of Ghost Vegas 2018-11-30 02:00
Sins of Ghost Vegas
An abandoned Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret, a ghost town sinking into the earth, and a passenger train on a course for disaster are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong.
s02e08 Highway to Hell 2018-12-07 02:00
Highway to Hell
A skyscraper raining deadly bolts on the streets below, a highway on the brink of collapse, and a catastrophic landslide are engineering crises in need of repair, and experts use the latest science to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
s02e09 NASA Under Pressure 2018-12-14 03:00
NASA Under Pressure
When catastrophe strikes Skylab, life on earth is threatened by a space station cratering toward earth, and NASA experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
s02e10 Ghost Town from Hell 2018-12-21 02:00
Ghost Town from Hell
A detonated building mysteriously refuses to fall, an American ghost town with a deadly legacy, and wind turbines on the brink of disaster are engineering disasters in need of repair, and experts reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
s02e11 When Demolitions Go Wrong 2019-02-14 02:00
When Demolitions Go Wrong
When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down the buildings that refuse to fall, and at work sites in Las Vegas & Russia, experts see if they can succeed where the world's most powerful explosives fail.
s02e12 Explosions from Hell 2019-02-21 02:00
Explosions from Hell
When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down buildings that refuse to fall, and at the world-renowned Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, experts try to succeed when the world's most powerful explosives fail.