Engineering Catastrophes
Season 7
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Network: Science
Season aired: 2023-10-18
Seasons
Overview
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.
Episodes · 10
Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse
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
Island Observatory Failure
An iconic telescope in Puerto Rico suffers a spectacular collapse.
Tower Crane Calamity
A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan.
The Fern Hollow Fiasco
A morning commute becomes dangerous when a bridge collapses in Pittsburgh.
Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
An aging dam in Nebraska fails after the area is pummeled by a superstorm.
Art School Inferno
A distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires.
Gas Leak Catastrophe
Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes in America's heartland.
The Bronx Sinkhole
A sinkhole envelops a residential street in the Bronx.
Shopping Center Tragedy
Tragedy strikes in San Juan when an explosion rocks a busy shopping center.
Chemical Plant Calamity
An explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey kills five workers.
