Engineering Catastrophes - Season 7

Engineering Catastrophes - Season 7

Season 7

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Episodes10
DatesOct 18, 2023 - Dec 20, 2023
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Episodes

Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse
Season 7Episode 160 min

Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse

Residents along the Pacific Coast Highway (California Highway 1) are cut off from the outside world after a 2017 storm caused the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge near Big Sur to buckle. Experts reveal how the construction method of the old concrete bridge left it vulnerable to erosion on the steep coastline.

Oct 18, 2023
Island Observatory Failure
Season 7Episode 260 min

Island Observatory Failure

In Puerto Rico, the iconic Arecibo Observatory, a radio telescope nestled into a giant crater, had to close in 2020 after suspension cables holding up a critical 900-ton platform came crashing into the 305 m dish. Experts analyze the cumulative effects that led to the collapse of this awe-inspiring structure, which has been operational since 1963.

Oct 25, 2023
Tower Crane Calamity
Season 7Episode 360 min

Tower Crane Calamity

A crane collapse at a high-rise construction project in March 2008 left seven dead on a Saint Patrick's Day holiday weekend in Manhattan. An investigation reveals how a shortcut used while raising the crane left the machine swaying in the wind without proper lateral support.

Nov 1, 2023
The Fern Hollow Fiasco
Season 7Episode 460 min

The Fern Hollow Fiasco

On a snowy morning in Pittsburgh, a messy commute becomes dangerous after a bridge collapses; an investigation reveals how corrosion and other environmental factors helped bring down this decades-old structure.

Nov 8, 2023
Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
Season 7Episode 560 min

Nebraska Bomb Cyclone

The Spencer Dam, an aging embankment dam on the Niobrara River near Lynch, Nebraska, is overcome by flooding after a devastating bomb cyclone hit the area on March 14, 2019. An investigation reveals that massive chunks of ice unleashed by the superstorm played a critical role in the overtopping and failure of the old structure.

Nov 15, 2023
Art School Inferno
Season 7Episode 660 min

Art School Inferno

In Scotland, a distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires; experts explore how outdated construction methods and materials contributed to the vulnerability of this esteemed place of learning.

Nov 22, 2023
Gas Leak Catastrophe
Season 7Episode 760 min

Gas Leak Catastrophe

Twenty people are killed in Fremont, Nebraska, when the Pathfinder Hotel explodes on the cold Saturday morning of January 10, 1976. An investigation into the tragic gas leak leads underground to where gas lines supply this iconic building in America's heartland.

Nov 29, 2023
The Bronx Sinkhole
Season 7Episode 860 min

The Bronx Sinkhole

A sinkhole engulfs a Bronx residential street, growing so large that it swallows a van. Experts explain how heavy rain and old infrastructure caused this terrifying calamity.

Dec 6, 2023
Shopping Center Tragedy
Season 7Episode 960 min

Shopping Center Tragedy

Tragedy struck Puerto Rico in November 1996 when a propane gas explosion collapsed a six-story tower with the popular Humberto Vidal shoe store on the first floor. The disaster killed 33 people and wounded more than 80 others.

Dec 13, 2023
Chemical Plant Calamity
Season 7Episode 1060 min

Chemical Plant Calamity

An explosion at the Napp Technologies chemical/pharmaceutical factory in Lodi, New Jersey, kills five workers and unleashes a torrent of black smoke into the morning sky on April 21, 1995. An investigation reveals how a small amount of water led to this fatal manufacturing catastrophe.

Dec 20, 2023

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