Engineering Catastrophes - Season 3
Season 3
Episodes
Curse of the Swamp Monster
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.
Nightmare in Florida
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.
Curse of the Devil's Dam
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.
Terror in Tacoma
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.
Crash of the Titan
As Big Blue, 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.
Houston's Hurricane Hell
When Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, in 2017, 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.
Chicago's Tower of Terror
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.
Boston's Big Dig Disaster
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.
Olympic Stadium Fiasco
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.
Deepwater Disaster
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.
Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster; using the latest evidence, experts explain 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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