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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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10 this season · 69 totals05e01 San Francisco Freeway Fire 2021-11-25 02:00
San Francisco Freeway Fire
Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno.
s05e02 Arizona Railroad Inferno 2021-12-02 02:00
Arizona Railroad Inferno
A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment.
s05e03 Cincinnati Demolition Disaster 2021-12-09 02:00
Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
Tragedy strikes in Cincinnati as a sudden bridge collapse leaves one of America's busiest highways at a complete standstill; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and reveal how a routine demolition unfolded so disastrously wrong.
s05e04 California Desert Bridge Collapse 2021-12-16 02:00
California Desert Bridge Collapse
A flash flood catastrophe brings one of America's most vital highways to a complete standstill in the California desert; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and discover how its bridge foundations lacked a crucial element.
s05e05 Atlantic City Casino Collapse 2021-12-23 02:00
Atlantic City Casino Collapse
A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse with fatal consequences in Atlantic City; experts investigate and uncover evidence of missing reinforcements vital for structural stability using the latest science.
s05e06 New York Disaster Crane 2021-12-30 02:00
New York Disaster Crane
A crane disastrously falls across two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York City.
s05e07 Pennsylvania Ice Flood 2022-01-06 02:00
Pennsylvania Ice Flood
An unprecedented cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania; experts investigate and reveal how a sudden surge of icy floodwater buckled pier foundations weakened from years of erosion.
s05e08 Genoa Bridge of Tragedy 2022-01-13 02:00
Genoa Bridge of Tragedy
The Genoa bridge collapse takes down a symbolic crossing and becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters; experts investigate and uncover years of slow deterioration to the structure's heavily corroded concrete-encased cables.
s05e09 Italian Railway Debacle 2022-01-20 02:00
Italian Railway Debacle
Disaster strikes a new railway bridge as a crane collapses in the middle of major construction in Italy; experts investigate and uncover a compromise in balance with improperly positioned counterweights and a maneuver that resulted in catastrophe.
s05e10 Miami Condo Calamity 2022-01-27 02:00
Miami Condo Calamity
Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.