Engineering Catastrophes (2018)
From the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting, witness some of the most outrageous structural disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track.
Seasons & Episode
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Residents along the Pacific Coast Highway are cut off from the outside world after a storm causes a bridge to buckle. Experts reveal how the construction method of the old concrete bridge left it vulnerable to erosion on the steep coastline
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An iconic telescope in Puerto Rico suffers a spectacular collapse.
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A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan.
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A morning commute becomes dangerous when a bridge collapses in Pittsburgh.
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An aging dam in Nebraska fails after the area is pummeled by a superstorm.
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A distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires.
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Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes in America's heartland.
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A sinkhole envelops a residential street in the Bronx.
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Tragedy strikes in San Juan when an explosion rocks a busy shopping center.
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An explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey kills five workers.