Engineering Catastrophes

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

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Season 3
3x1
Curse of the Swamp Monster
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Air date
Oct 02, 2019
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.
3x2
Nightmare in Florida
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Air date
Oct 09, 2019
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.
3x3
Curse of the Devil's Dam
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Air date
Oct 16, 2019
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.
3x4
Terror in Tacoma
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Oct 23, 2019
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 .. show full overview
3x5
Crash of the Titan
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Oct 30, 2019
As 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.
3x6
Houston's Hurricane Hell
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Nov 06, 2019
When Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, 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.
3x7
Chicago's Tower Of Terror
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Air date
Nov 13, 2019
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.
3x8
Boston's Big Dig Disaster
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Nov 20, 2019
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.
3x9
Olympic Stadium Fiasco
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Air date
Dec 04, 2019
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 .. show full overview
3x10
Deepwater Disaster
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Air date
Dec 11, 2019
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.
3x11 Season finale
Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
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Dec 18, 2019
New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster, and using the latest evidence, experts reveal 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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