Engineering Catastrophes

  • Premiered: Apr 2018
  • Episodes: 69
  • Followers: 10
  • Running
  • Science Channel
  • Wednesday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 2
2x1
Hell Tower NYC
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 2018
A New York City skyscraper that could topple at any moment; a city street that suddenly collapses; a modern-day crisis at Pisa's Leaning Tower; experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.
2x2
Skyscraper vs. Sinkhole
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 18, 2018
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.
2x3
Nightmare on Main Street
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 2018
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.
2x4
The Towering Inferno
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 2018
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.
2x5
Terror at Doomsday Dam
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 08, 2018
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.
2x6
Hell Fire USA
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 2018
A fire in an American town that has been burning since 1962; a massive flood threatens Chicago's iconic skyscrapers; a town swallowed by the sea; experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
2x7
Sins of Ghost Vegas
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 29, 2018
An abandoned Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret, a ghost town sinking into the earth, and a passenger train on course for disaster are engineering catastrophes in need of repair and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong.
2x8
Highway to Hell
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 2018
A skyscraper rained deadly bolts on the streets below, a highway on the brink of collapse, and a catastrophic landslide are engineering crises in need of repair. Experts use the latest science to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
2x9
NASA Under Pressure
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 13, 2018
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.
2x10
Ghost Town from Hell
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 20, 2018
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.
2x11
When Demolitions Go Wrong
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 13, 2019
With space at a premium in many towns and cities, every year hundreds of thousands of unwanted buildings are razed to the ground to make way for something new. Featuring video footage of some of the world's biggest and most infamous disasters.
2x12 Season finale
Explosions from Hell
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 20, 2019
When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down buildings that refuse to fall. At the world-renowned Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, experts .. show full overview

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