Construction Fails

1 season available

The science behind some of the most incredible engineering accidents ever filmed is revealed; a look at the physics involved as well as forensic details to explain the slip-ups that turned construction into destruction.
Charm City Catastrophe
S2 E1

Fails include a broken Baltimore bridge, a Manhattan crane fire and a "poonami" in China.

Fault Line Fiasco
S2 E2

Earthquake-proof buildings fall down; a battery factory blows up; and a bridge collapses.

Tanker Truck Tragedy
S2 E3

Fails include an overpass fire, a downed radio telescope and a sinking airport.

Columbia's Fatal Flaw
S2 E4

Fails include a disastrous shuttle mission, and an unwanted and very expensive airport.

The Sinking City
S2 E5

Lightning causes construction mayhem, cities are sinking, and bridges are falling down.

Super-Sized Collapse
S2 E6

Fails include a supermarket collapse, amusement parks ablaze and a tunnel rescue in India.