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.
When an oil rig in Louisiana drills into something unexpected, a cataclysmic event is unleashed, causing a lake to suddenly disappear; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how it can be fixed.
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s03e02Nightmare in Florida2019-10-1001:00⌄
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Nightmare in Florida
s03e02 ·
2019-10-10 ·
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When a brand-new bridge suddenly collapses in Miami, several die in a horrifying calamity; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how an innovative bridge-building technique could be to blame.
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s03e03Curse of the Devil's Dam2019-10-1701:00⌄
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Curse of the Devil's Dam
s03e03 ·
2019-10-17 ·
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When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how a simple miscalculation could be to blame.
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s03e04Terror in Tacoma2019-10-2401:00⌄
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Terror in Tacoma
s03e04 ·
2019-10-24 ·
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After a giant suspension bridge begins to violently rock, it suddenly collapses, marking one of the most iconic engineering disasters of all time; using the latest science, experts reveal what went so catastrophically wrong at the Tacoma Narrows bridge.
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s03e05Crash of the Titan2019-10-3101:00⌄
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Crash of the Titan
s03e05 ·
2019-10-31 ·
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As Big Blue, one of the largest construction cranes in the world, lifts a one-million-pound (500-ton) section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park Stadium, it suddenly collapses. Experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong.
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s03e06Houston's Hurricane Hell2019-11-0702:00⌄
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Houston's Hurricane Hell
s03e06 ·
2019-11-07 ·
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When Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, in 2017, the city is overwhelmed by four feet of rain in four days, causing catastrophic flooding and billions of dollars in damage; experts use cutting-edge tech to discover what went wrong and how it can be fixed.
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s03e07Chicago's Tower of Terror2019-11-1402:00⌄
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Chicago's Tower of Terror
s03e07 ·
2019-11-14 ·
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When the innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy, experts must apply cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering methods to fix an urgent, life-or-death problem.
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s03e08Boston's Big Dig Disaster2019-11-2102:00⌄
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Boston's Big Dig Disaster
s03e08 ·
2019-11-21 ·
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Boston's Big Dig was one of the most ambitious engineering projects in history, but in 2006, a fatal collapse in one of its tunnels put the ambitious project in doubt; experts reveal what caused this engineering disaster and how it was fixed.
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s03e09Olympic Stadium Fiasco2019-12-0502:00⌄
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Olympic Stadium Fiasco
s03e09 ·
2019-12-05 ·
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Montreal's Olympic Stadium was an ambitious engineering project with a striking Space Age design, but it's distinctive roof has caused over one billion dollars in cost overruns; experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science can fix it.
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s03e10Deepwater Disaster2019-12-1202:00⌄
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Deepwater Disaster
s03e10 ·
2019-12-12 ·
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The Deepwater Horizon oil rig drilled into the deepest oil reserves on the planet, but a sudden explosion on-board led to the worst oil spill in history; experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science finally fixed this catastrophe.
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s03e11Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence2019-12-1902:00⌄
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Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
s03e11 ·
2019-12-19 ·
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New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster; using the latest evidence, experts explain what really went wrong and how NASA saved the lives of the three astronauts stranded in space in a life-or-death race against the clock.
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