Name: Massive Engineering Mistakes
Released: 2019-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Humans have been building for more than 10,000 years - we're engineering experts and yet every year, tales emerge of construction calamites from all over the world. From the extraordinary to the ridiculous, this series uncovers the epic fails and near misses engineers would rather not talk about.

2019 · 44m

EPISODE 8

Episode 8

In Pennsylvania, a historic bridge takes on the full force of Mother Nature. A New York neighbourhood is rocked by construction catastrophe. In Naples, disaster swallows a hospital parking lot. And in London, emergency shut down as cracks are discovered in one of the capital's busiest viaducts.
EPISODE 1

Episode 1

When an explosion strikes a small Texas town, experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a nearby fertiliser plant containing volatile chemicals poised for disaster.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

In California, a major bridge faces catastrophe, Texas homes crumble in a suburban disaster, and in New Zealand a stadium narrowly escape collapse.
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

A collapse strikes at the heart of a Florida community, in Spain, medieval skyscrapers on the brink of modern day disaster, and in Georgia, a stadium roof refusing to play ball.
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

A Mississippi River crossing in Tennessee threatens to collapse, a Brisbane demolition goes terribly wrong and a crucial new highway in New Jersey suffers a devastating failure.
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Devastation in Texas, as a deadly explosion strikes a major port, in Spain, a mammoth construction project turns to tragedy and a catastrophic crane collapse in the UK.