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.
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.
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s02e02Skyscaper vs. Sinkhole2018-10-1901:00⌄
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Skyscaper vs. Sinkhole
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2018-10-19 ·
01:00
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.
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s02e03Nightmare on Main Street2018-10-2601:00⌄
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Nightmare on Main Street
s02e03 ·
2018-10-26 ·
01:00
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.
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s02e04The Towering Inferno2018-11-0201:00⌄
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The Towering Inferno
s02e04 ·
2018-11-02 ·
01:00
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.
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s02e05Terror at Doomsday Dam2018-11-0902:00⌄
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Terror at Doomsday Dam
s02e05 ·
2018-11-09 ·
02:00
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.
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s02e06Hellfire USA2018-11-1602:00⌄
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Hellfire USA
s02e06 ·
2018-11-16 ·
02:00
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.
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s02e07Sins of Ghost Vegas2018-11-3002:00⌄
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Sins of Ghost Vegas
s02e07 ·
2018-11-30 ·
02:00
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.
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s02e08Highway to Hell2018-12-0702:00⌄
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Highway to Hell
s02e08 ·
2018-12-07 ·
02:00
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.
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s02e09NASA Under Pressure2018-12-1403:00⌄
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NASA Under Pressure
s02e09 ·
2018-12-14 ·
03:00
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.
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s02e10Ghost Town from Hell2018-12-2102:00⌄
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Ghost Town from Hell
s02e10 ·
2018-12-21 ·
02:00
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.
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s02e11When Demolitions Go Wrong2019-02-1402:00⌄
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When Demolitions Go Wrong
s02e11 ·
2019-02-14 ·
02:00
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.
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s02e12Explosions from Hell2019-02-2102:00⌄
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Explosions from Hell
s02e12 ·
2019-02-21 ·
02:00
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.
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