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Construction Fails

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Episode 122 min2020-08-15

Episode 1

Account of one of the most dramatic construction disasters in recent history: two telescopic cranes collapsing, barges swaying and a 187-ton section of bridge crashing into a quiet residential neighborhood, causing the destruction of several buildings.

Episode 222 min2020-08-22

Episode 2

In Asia, we witness a variety of construction site collapses: massive holes in the ground that implode in dramatic fashion, hurling retaining walls, roads and equipment dozens of meters below into a pit. Substandard soil conditions and reclaimed land seem to be the biggest reasons for these fails.

Episode 322 min2020-08-29

episode 3

A look at the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in the spring of 2019. Infrastructure fail that contributed to making the fire much more devastating than it should have been. Why earthquakes destroy some buildings but not others

Episode 422 min2020-09-05

episode 4

We take a take a look at scaffolding, an integral piece of construction equipment. When it fails, the results can be catastrophic. But why does it fail? We examine the reasons through multiple examples

Episode 522 min2020-09-12

Odcinek 5

Glass may be the most popular construction material in the modern age, but constructing with glass is challenging and dangerous. We investigate the effect of nickel sulfide inclusion on glass. Then, machines gone rogue, London's Grenfell Tower, and a double crane that collapses at the Caracas subway construction.

Episode 650 min2020-09-19

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Episode 750 min2020-09-26

Odcinek 7

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Episode 850 min2020-10-03

Odcinek 8

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