← Engineering Catastrophes

Season 3

11 episodes · 2019

  1. 1Curse of the Swamp Monster

    02 Oct 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  2. 2Nightmare in Florida

    09 Oct 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  3. 3Curse of the Devil's Dam

    16 Oct 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  4. 4Terror in Tacoma

    23 Oct 2019 · 42 min

    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 reveal what went so catastrophically wrong at the Tacoma Narrows bridge.

  5. 5Crash of the Titan

    30 Oct 2019 · 42 min

    As one of the largest construction cranes in the world lifts a one-million-ton section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium, it suddenly collapses; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong.

  6. 6Houston's Hurricane Hell

    06 Nov 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  7. 7Chicago's Tower of Terror

    13 Nov 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  8. 8Boston's Big Dig Disaster

    20 Nov 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  9. 9Olympic Stadium Fiasco

    04 Dec 2019 · 42 min

    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 reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science can fix it.

  10. 10Deepwater Disaster

    11 Dec 2019 · 42 min

    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.

  11. 11Apollo 13: The Secret Evidencefinale

    18 Dec 2019 · 42 min

    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.