← Engineering Catastrophes

Season 2

12 episodes · 2018

  1. 1Hell Tower NYC

    11 Oct 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  2. 2Skyscraper vs. Sinkhole

    18 Oct 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  3. 3Nightmare on Main Street

    25 Oct 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  4. 4The Towering Inferno

    01 Nov 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  5. 5Terror at Doomsday Dam

    08 Nov 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  6. 6Hell Fire USA

    15 Nov 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  7. 7Sins of Ghost Vegas

    29 Nov 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  8. 8Highway to Hell

    06 Dec 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  9. 9NASA Under Pressure

    13 Dec 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  10. 10Ghost Town from Hell

    20 Dec 2018 · 42 min

    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.

  11. 11When Demolitions Go Wrong

    13 Feb 2019 · 42 min

    When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down the buildings that refuse to fall, and at work sites in Las Vegas & Russia, experts see if they can succeed where the world's most powerful explosives fail.

  12. 12Explosions from Hellfinale

    20 Feb 2019 · 42 min

    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 try to succeed when the world's most powerful explosives fail.