Engineering Catastrophes
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Engineering CatastrophesPushing the boundaries of scientific innovation and engineering often results in mind-boggling building achievements. Unfortunately, progress can also produce leaning towers of terror. This series showcases the latter -- engineering disasters, from the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting. Episodes profile, investigate and analyze outrageous structural gaffes, then tell of genius resolutions to solve the issues. Blunders include an airport that is sinking into the sea, an upside-down bridge, and a waterfront building that creates a dangerous wind tunnel.S3, EP8 "Oil Rig vs. Sinkhole"An oil rig in a Louisiana lake drills in the wrong place and causes a massive whirlpool that drains the entire lake; exploring why this sinkhole disaster was one of the greatest engineering catastrophes in American history.
S3, EP11 "Olympic Stadium Fiasco"Montreal's Olympic Stadium is an ambitious engineering project with a striking space-age design, but it's distinctive roof has caused more than $1 billion in cost overruns; experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science can fix it.
S3, EP4 "Terror in Tacoma"Rocking suspension bridge.
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Pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation and engineering often results in mind-boggling building achievements. Unfortunately, progress can also produce leaning towers of terror. This series showcases the latter -- engineering disasters, from the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting. Episodes profile, investigate and analyze outrageous structural gaffes, then tell of genius resolutions to solve the issues. Blunders include an airport that is sinking into the sea, an upside-down bridge, and a waterfront building that creates a dangerous wind tunnel.
Original Air Date: Apr 5, 2018
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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